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"to celebrate and promote healthy
marriages in our communities"
Celebrate
Marriage is an annual event held in Richmond in February around Valentine's
Day . We began this broad-based community wide event in 2004 to
celebrate and promote healthy marriages in our communities.
Coming in 2009:
Successful Step Families Conference with Ron Deal Feb 21,
2009 at St Giles Presbyterian Church. Call 288-3431
10 GREAT DATES with David & Claudia Arp at many Richmond
area Congregations
2008 Activities:
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March
29-30 Black
Marriage Day noon-5pm.
workshops
for couples, singles and youth at East District Initiative.
Celebrate at your congregation in creative ways and
let us know so we can promote.
304-4154. CM affiliate
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Feb
8-9 Marriage Celebration and Couples Retreat at Crowne
Plaza West Sponsored by Baptist General Convention. Register
on line at www.bgcva.org.
Unmarried Couples and Singles Track on Sat.
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April
24-25 Love Thinks or How
to Avoid Marrying a Jerk (or Jerkette) Singles Seminar at
VCU-MCV Sponsored by CMDA
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Additional
classes will be listed on our web site with 4,000-9,000 hits
per month.
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April
26 Making Good Marriage Great with Gary Smalley & Team
CNN Simulcast at First Baptist Church, Richmond.
Contact FBC contact Walter Morton at 804-358-5458 x 132 or morton@fbcrichmond.org.
link
for pdf flier
These
were our major sponsors for 2007
we
ask you to join us in 2008.
Valentine
Celebrations to be listed. Call with your event to be
listed here
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Other
activities happen year around and we are Still planning...
.....LIST YOUR MARRIAGE EVENTS HERE....
2008 Celebrate Marriage Valentine Cruise to Cayman Islands 2008Feb 11-16,
2008 Sponsored by New Canaan International
Church CREM (Christian Relationship Enhancement
Ministry) Link for Flier pdf
Coming in Feb 2009: Step Families Conference and
Training with Ron Deal Feb 21, 2008. Will include teen and
tween activities to enhance blending families. Call if you can
help promote this in your congregation or organization: 288-3431
Sponsorship
opportunities for annual Celebrate Marriage Events listed below:
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SPONSORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES 2008
Gold
Sponsor
$ 5,000
Silver
Sponsor
$ 2,500
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Logo included on program materials
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Introduction at Clergy/Community Leader breakfast
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Prestige banner/sign and program recognition
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Featured in media announcements and press releases
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10 Free passes (5 couples) to upcoming Couples Skills classes
(Gold Sponsor)
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6 Free passes (3 couples) to upcoming Couples or Singles
Skills classes (Gold Sponsor).
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All benefits listed below
A Bronze Sponsor
$ 1,000
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Recognition
on FTF Web site home page with 4,000-9,000 hits per month.
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Website sponsorship listing for a full year in conjunction
with the Celebrate Marriage 2008
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Listed prominently on signage at selected events
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FREE Lunch/Learn for business:
“Healthy Relationship
Skills”
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2 Free passes to upcoming Couples or Singles Skills classes
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All benefits listed below
Sponsor
$ 500
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Program recognition at the exclusive movie preview
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1 Free passes to upcoming Couples or Singles Skills classes.
Individual Supporter
$ 1
- 499
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Gratitude of a thankful community
Won’t
you help us put first things first in our community.
Call 288-3431 ext 13 to become a sponsor.
First
Things First of Greater Richmond is a 501(c)3 Non-profit
community organization
For
more information, call Tania
at 288-3431
extension 11 or
send your check to
First Things First, 5200 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA
23226.
www.FirstThingsRichmond.org
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2006 Summary Report and Sponsors: below:
Celebrate Marriage Richmond 2006 was a very successful; broad
based community event “to celebrate and promote healthy marriages
in our communities!” Through
various media and workshop opportunities, we communicated a very
positive image of the importance of healthy marriages for husbands,
wives, children, businesses and the general community. We also
presented a number of practical educational opportunities to learn
healthy relationship skills for singles, couples and professionals.
Building Marriages and Strengthening Families for a
Better Community.
Summary of 2006 activities:
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February
10th Community Leaders and Clergy Breakfast at Pine Camp
Cultural Arts Center with Dr John Van Epp.
National speaker
and developer of “Love
Thinks” relationship skills curriculum and program for
singles (also known as How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk or
Jerkette). Attended
by 68Community leaders interested in helping singles/couples make
better choices in relationships/marriage.
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Proclamations
and Public Awareness:
Both Mayor Wilder and
Governor
Kaine issued proclamations of Marriage Week.
Additionally, our media sponsor, COMCAST, ran daily TV
“Marriage Matters” (310) spots plus we ran some radio PSA announcements.
COMCAST Local Edition interview of FTF Director and Board member 21
times on CNN Headline News.
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Couples Skills workshops (research
based) in various locations with 266 participants.
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Singles Relationship Skills workshops
based on the “Love Thinks” model in several locations with 99
participants including a small group of Ex-offenders in
rehabilitation.
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Workshop For Mental Health Professionals & Clergy
(training trainers)
PREPARE/ENRICH Relationship Inventories; certification training for
33 professionals.
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Marriage Mentor training with
FOCCUS/REFOCCUS relationship inventories and Marriage Savers
exercises for 30 mentors who will serve hundreds of couples each
year.
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Northside Healthy Marriage Initiative:
"Love Thinks"
Building Healthy Relationships Billboard and workshops. Over 66,000
traffic count
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High School Rap Session for teens @ Richmond ACDC
with Dr. Rozario Slack,
national speaker on fathering and urban healthy
relationships/marriage with 240 participants
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Luncheon for Northside barbers/beauticians with Dr Rozario Slack (20)
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Lunch & Learn workshops: “Healthy
Relationship Skills”
for businesses (40)
www.Celebrate-Marriage.org
www.FirstThingsRichmond.org
Sponsors
included:
plus various smaller donors
We are grateful to COMCAST as 2006
Media Sponsor running PSAs: "Marriage
Matters" and Spotlight Local Edition
For more information or to get involved in Celebrate Marriage
2007,
email
Celebrate
Marriage is an annual event held in Richmond in February
around Valentine's
Day . We began this broad-based community wide event in 2004
to celebrate and promote healthy marriages in our communities.