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Give Water, An Education, & Faith to the Poor Children of Ethiopia
Click Here to Give Water, Education & Faith to an Ethiopian Child.Dear Friends,On a recent visit to see little Marin, a young girl recently adopted from Ethiopia. She showed me a picture for me of her home in Ethiopia. She pointed to the stick figure she drew and said it was her, and the black circle in the picture was the water she drank that gave her “bugs in her tummy.”

So, why am I telling you about this?

After spending time with Marin I felt compelled to do something. We are now asking for your help to give water, education and faith to the children of ethiopia. We are doing a two week mission trip to several villages in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January 2010. The Cleveland Catholic Forum, is helping to sponsor my mission trip to Ethiopia. The money raised through tax deductible donations to the Cleveland Catholic Forum will help provide for the following:

Click Here to Give Water, Education & Faith to an Ethiopian Child.

Week One of Our Mission Trip:
Providing for education for the children of Chuko and Awassa:

• The law in Ethiopia requires students to wear uniforms to school. Without a uniform, students cannot go to school. (Uniforms cost $7)
• Tuition must be paid to attend kindergarten. Regardless of age, many students still haven’t had enough money to go to kindergarten. (Tuition costs $60)
• No school supplies or books are provided for students. They must buy their own. (Supplies typically cost around $8)

Week Two of Our Mission Trip:
Digging a well in the Oromia region to provide clean drinking water for the people of this village (We are partnering with Water 1st International).  In Ethiopia, only 24 percent of the population has access to safe drinking water. The lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitary latrines is the top public health problem and the number-one killer of children. Water-related diseases also cause the deaths of over 5 million people each year. Half of the victims are children under age five. Please consider making a tax deductible donation to this mission trip. We will use all money received to directly purchase uniforms and tuition for the students in need. The remainder of the donations will go to provide an additional well in the neighboring village.

Your donation can be made by Visa, MasterCard or Discover online or by mailing a check to the Cleveland Catholic Forum, P.O. Box 45293, Westlake, OH 44145. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Sabath at (440) 796-8802.

Click Here to Give Water, Education & Faith to an Ethiopian Child. Thank you so much for your prayers and generosity!

May God Bless you!

Amy Sabath,
Board Member, Cleveland Catholic Forum

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Join The Cleveland Catholic Forum & Patty Schneier
For Two Powerful Talks
Parents Get Real! Talk to your Teen about Love!
&
True Love. . . How Will I Know?

Join the Cleveland Catholic Forum and speaker and radio talk show host Patty Schneier on Sunday, October 4th at St. Basil in Brecksville for two powerful talks, the 1st talk Parents Get Real! Talk to your Teen about Love! is for parents, the 2nd talk True Love. . . How Will I Know? is for teens.

When:
Sunday, October 4th
Parent Talk 4:00-5:00
Teen Mass 5:30 to 6:30
Teen Talk: 6:30 to 7:30Where:
St. Basil the Great
8700 Brecksville Rd.
Brecksville, OH 44141

Talk Overviews:
Parents Get Real! Talk to your Teen about Love!
In As a current mother of teenagers and a former high school teacher, Patty has a heart and a passion for teens—and their parents. Parents, Get Real is a message of hope for parents who sometimes struggle for the right words to say regarding love, life, dating, sex, and marriage. She offers practical tips and suggestions to help parents discuss the Truth about love and the many counterfeits in our culture.True Love. . .How Will I Know
In this talk Patty Schneier invites teens to learn the meaning of real love. With Christ as the supreme example, Patty explains how we are called to love one another as Christ loved us, in and through our bodies. True love, the “real thing,” speaks to the deepest desires of our hearts. We want it; we were created for this authentic love. But it is only when we know what true love is—and what true love communicates—that we can recognize a counterfeit. This talk is filled with personal stories and real-life examples. But most of all, this talk will help teens decide for themselves that the “real thing” is worth the wait!

This event is free to attend and open to the public. Youth groups are especially invited to attend.

There will be ample parking at the church for the event.

Questions? Please contact the Cleveland Catholic Forum at 440-623-9183.

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