PITCH A PENNY
Wishes for Children in Foster Care
Contact: Rachel Kornilakis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel. 734.395.2393
Email: rachelk@fosteringforwardmi.org
Date: 05/01/2017
Fostering Forward Michigan invites community members to “Pitch a Penny,” to raise awareness for the 13,000 children that live in Michigan’s foster care system. May is National Foster Care Awareness month. Supporters are encouraged to meet up and share in the 13,000 pennies that Fostering Forward Michigan will make available for participants to pitch into the fountain. We will be making special wishes that every one of our 13,000 foster children will have a safe, loving and supportive home. Thanks to the generosity of their Community Outreach Program, Greenfield Village has been a popular destination for our foster families over the past year and that makes it the perfect location to hold this special event.
Saturday, May 13th at 10 a.m. at Greenfield Village in Dearborn at the fountain located just outside the entry of the Village.
“Without dedicated foster parents willing to walk alongside kids like me, the system just can't work”, said Rebecca M. a former foster youth. We are striving to train and retain high quality foster parents and advocate for best outcomes for all of the children in the child welfare system. Through direct support and advocacy we can improve children's lives.
About Fostering Forward Michigan, Inc.
Fostering Forward Michigan is Michigan’s statewide Foster, Adoptive and Kinship parent coalition. Some families may want to do more than make a wish, we will have volunteers on hand to help them become engaged in change for bettering the system. There will be information available for those who are interested in knowing more about becoming a foster family. To learn more visit www.ffmich.org, or call us at 734.395.2393
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Wishes for Children in Foster Care
Contact: Rachel Kornilakis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel. 734.395.2393
Email: rachelk@fosteringforwardmi.org
Date: 05/01/2017
Fostering Forward Michigan invites community members to “Pitch a Penny,” to raise awareness for the 13,000 children that live in Michigan’s foster care system. May is National Foster Care Awareness month. Supporters are encouraged to meet up and share in the 13,000 pennies that Fostering Forward Michigan will make available for participants to pitch into the fountain. We will be making special wishes that every one of our 13,000 foster children will have a safe, loving and supportive home. Thanks to the generosity of their Community Outreach Program, Greenfield Village has been a popular destination for our foster families over the past year and that makes it the perfect location to hold this special event.
Saturday, May 13th at 10 a.m. at Greenfield Village in Dearborn at the fountain located just outside the entry of the Village.
“Without dedicated foster parents willing to walk alongside kids like me, the system just can't work”, said Rebecca M. a former foster youth. We are striving to train and retain high quality foster parents and advocate for best outcomes for all of the children in the child welfare system. Through direct support and advocacy we can improve children's lives.
About Fostering Forward Michigan, Inc.
Fostering Forward Michigan is Michigan’s statewide Foster, Adoptive and Kinship parent coalition. Some families may want to do more than make a wish, we will have volunteers on hand to help them become engaged in change for bettering the system. There will be information available for those who are interested in knowing more about becoming a foster family. To learn more visit www.ffmich.org, or call us at 734.395.2393
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