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Sixth Annual Fatherhood Walk
Special to The Truth
RESTORE Inc., is hosting Toledo’s
sixth annual “Fatherhood Walk” on Saturday, June 18,
2016 (9:00 am – 4: 00 pm) at Central Catholic High
School. The walk is part of RESTORE Inc. campaign to raise
the awareness of the importance of the roles fathers play in
the lives of their children. Register on line at
www.restorefathers.org or the day of the walk.
Registration starts at 9 am.
The two-mile walk through the surrounding neighborhoods will
start and end at Central Catholic High School. Family fun
activities will take place immediately following the walk on
the lawn of Central Catholic. Don Fothergill will be the
guest speaker, addressing the crowd on the important roles
fathers play in the lives of their children. The event is
expected to draw hundreds of responsible fatherhood
supporters. Sponsors and supporters include McDonalds,
Seaway Marketplace, House of Day Funeral Home, Systems
Dynamics Communications, Molina Healthcare, Walmart, Buckeye
CableSystem, Buckeye Health Plan, Seaway Market Place, and
others.
“We want to draw attention to the
significant roles fathers play in the lives of their
children. Research confirms that children do better in
every measure of development when there is a responsibly
involved father in their lives”, said Mark Robinson,
founder. The “Fatherhood Walk” is free to the community to
show support of fathers, father figures, & mentors.
R.E.S.T.O.R.E., Inc. is uniting with Truckers Canning Hunger
at the Fatherhood Walk to raise donations of food for Feed
Your Neighbor Food Pantries to stock the shelves of the food
pantries in the greater Toledo area.
Food donations 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
R.E.S.T.O.R.E., Inc. was founded in
2006 by Responsible Fatherhood Advocate, Robinson, who is a
social worker by profession. He is currently on the Ohio
Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families (OPNFF)
Board, which is a statewide collaboration that seeks to
advance a fatherhood and family agenda at the state and
local level. Vendor tables are available for a small fee.
For more information about
R.E.S.T.O.R.E. and/or the Fatherhood Walk, please
Contact:
R.E.S.T.O.R.E., Inc.
419-377-1488
restorefathers@aol.com
www.restorefathers.org |
