Hi, everyone tomorrow is the monthly meeting where a lot of city officials
gather, and a lot of youth organizations will also be there, say a little prayer
for me, because this is the hand out I will be passing out. Rest assured
Rhabdoiod families I will not use your families story without your permission.
I will either contact you, asking you if I could tell your story, or If you want
your story told, please contact me. I really feel I have to do this. In the
last month to young boys were killed 4 blocks to the east of me, and 6 blocks
west of me. I can not take it any longer. One boy laid out in the street for
quite awhile before anyone found him, my heart aches so much for his mother!!!!
As Michael says you can not stir up the community if your not prepared to lead
them. This is my idea, lets hope it makes a difference.
Love to all I'll let you know how it goes.

Julie
Partners in Friendship
Have your organization or Youth Group partner with the Emily J. Cook
Foundation and develop friendships along the way.

A representative from the Emily Cook Foundation will come visit with your group
with approximately 3 stories of Rhabdoid families. Each story is tailored to
fit
the average age of the group. After stories have been discussed, and questions
answered we will do a project for the family.

Project #1- Make homemade cards encouraging the family.

Project # 2- Make a craft for the families, which could include..fake flowers,
since cancer patients can not have real flowers, flower butterfly's for an
angel's family.

Project # 3- The organization may choose to raise items needed for one of our
Rhabdoid Care Paks.

Project # 4- The organization may choose to grant a wish.

This program was developed, because we as a community must take a stand
against the violence in our neighborhood. Each day I think of the two boys who
were murdered at the corners of my neighborhood. It is our obligation to our
youth to teach love not hate, however we must provide them that opportunity.
The only opportunity I have is to use Rhabdoid. I know it changes your life
forever. I know sick children, and siblings of sick children would love to get
a
stack of cards in the mail. I want to provide to the youth in my community the
opportunity to show the love they have.
My dream is someday that someone will put the gun down, not for fear of
getting caught but because they care about another human.

For Rhabdoid Stories:
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