The Town of Davie is hosting a Thanksgiving Basket Food Drive in an effort to assist HOPE Outreach Center in providing 200 families with a Thanksgiving dinner this year. [1. HOPE Outreach Center is located at 4700 S.W. 64th Avenue (Davie Road), and is a 501(c) nonprofit organization that develops and provides services that impact the quality of life for individuals and families in our community. HOPE Outreach Center is a member of the Town’s Neighborhood Service Center and is a local approach to meeting the needs of our residents by providing better access and expanding our level of service.]

The following items are suggestions to be included in each Thanksgiving Basket. This list and additional information can be found at http://hopeoutreachfl.org.

• 2 (15 oz.) cans of green beans
• 2 (15 oz.) cans of sweet corn
• 1 (15 oz.) can mixed vegetables
• 1 (40 oz.) cans of yams
• 2 (16 oz.) cans of turkey gravy
• 2 (16 oz.) cans of cranberry sauce
• 2 (16 oz.) cans of black beans
• 1 (lg. can) baked beans
• 1 (15 oz.) box of instant mashed potatoes
• 1 (14 oz.) or 5 lb. box of minute white rice or bag of rice
• 2 (6 oz.) boxes/bags of stuffing
• 6 individual cups of applesauce
• 1 (lg. can family size) peaches or fruit cocktail
• 1 (lg. bag) cookies
• 1 (lg. box) crackers (e.g. saltines)
• 1 (package) napkins
• 1 (4 pack) toilet paper
• 1 (28 oz.) jar peanut butter
• 1 (lg. jar) grape/strawberry jelly
• 1 (jar or can) peanuts
• 1 (lg. bag) chips
• 1 (box or lg. bag) popcorn
• 1 (lg. box) cereal
• 1 gal. or large box juice
• 1 bottle vegetable oil
• Anything fun and festive

You may add paper goods and other items to the baskets as you wish. We only ask that the items listed above except for gift cards are placed in either a plastic storage container with lid (18 or 20 gallon), or an 18”x18”x16” box. If possible, please include a $25 gift certificate for the turkey. If all of the items are not included in each basket, please do not seal the box. If you can’t purchase all the items on the list, please donate whatever you can. Gift cards to supermarkets and financial contributions of any size are always appreciated.

The following Town locations will accept donations from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday –Friday from now until November 18, 2011. In addition, donations will be accepted at the Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Davie Town Council Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

• Davie Police Department, 1230 South Nob Hill Road
• Davie Fire Rescue /Public Works Administration, 6911 Orange Drive
• Davie Town Hall, 6591 Orange Drive
• Davie Pine Island Multipurpose Center, 3801 S. Pine Island Road

If each of us gives just a little, these families, our neighbors, can take a break from hunger during the holidays.

For information about HOPE Outreach Center please call 954-321-0909 or visit http://hopeoutreachfl.org. For information about the Town of Davie Thanksgiving Basket drop off locations, please call Anita Reid at 954-797-1102.

[source: Town of Davie Press Release]

FOOTNOTE:

Pastor Andy is our Guest Speaker this Saturday morning (March 19^th — see details below). This breakfast gathering is for YOU, if you’re in one of these categories:

1. Bible Students. If you’ve taken the ONE YEAR BIBLE CHALLENGE, and are reading through the Bible this year. This is our chance to get together with some of the other people who are reading through the Bible on the same schedule as you. …Or if you’d like find out more about how you can read through the whole Bible in one year.
2. Fans of Pastor Andy Fernandez, Executive Director of Firewall Ministries. If you’re in this category, you’re not alone. I’m a Pastor Andy fan too.
3. Members of the men’s Saturday morning breakfast group. We are meeting here this week in lieu of our regular Bible study meeting. Bring your wife and children too.

DETAILS:

• When: Saturday, March 19, 2011
• Time: 7:30 AM
• Topic: “The Christian Family”
• Where: Call or contact Tom Truex for location and information.
• Contact: Call Tom Truex or use the  CONTACT form on the top of every page at ReadTheWholeBible.COM.

Regards,
Tom Truex

A Time To Remember

Sanctity of Human Life Memorial Service

• 7 – 8 PM on Sunday, January 23, 2011
• at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 7601 SW 39 Street in Davie, Florida

Refreshments in Fellowship Hall after the service

Please join the staff, board, and friends of Hope Women’s Centers as we gather to remember the lives lost to abortion. This will be a solemn worship service appropriate for middle school aged youth through adults. We will focus on God’s faithfulness to the generations and celebrate the One who knew us before we were formed in our mother’s womb. Hear testimonies from women and men who have experienced the pain and regret of abortion choices. Questions? Need More Information? Call Jaime at 954-726-7464.

The History of National Sanctity of Human Life Day

In a January 13, 1984 proclamation, President Ronald Reagan designated January 22, 1984 as the first National Sanctity of Human Life Day. The date was chosen to coincide with the 11th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case that legalized abortions in the United States.

Reagan issued the proclamation annually thereafter, designating Sanctity of Human Life Day to be the third Sunday in January, which represents the closest Sunday to the original January 22 date. His successor, George H. W. Bush, continued the annual proclamation throughout his presidency. Bush’s successor, Bill Clinton, discontinued the practice throughout his eight years in office, but Bush’s son and Clinton’s successor, George W. Bush, resumed the proclamation, and did so every year of his presidency.

The proclamation of National Sanctity of Human Life Day has been heralded by National Right to Life as “a wonderful statement of what the pro-life movement is really all about”. Reproductive activist groups like NARAL and Planned Parenthood have denounced it, saying it signals a desire to roll back the rights of women.

In an amicus brief filed by the National Lawyers Association in the case of Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow, National Sanctity of Human Life Day was cited as an instance of the executive branch acknowledging the theistic philosophy of the United States government.

What does all this mean to Hope Women’s Centers?

It establishes a great tradition that we have chosen to follow, no matter who is in the Whitehouse because we know that abortion is NOT a political issue; it is a spiritual issue. We are committed to protecting and defending life because we believe God created it and it is worth sacrificing for! The decisions made in YOUR house about life have much more power than the decisions made in the Whitehouse!

Each year we plan a worship service on the Sunday closest to the January 22 anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion. We remember the 52 million+ lives lost to abortion and we recognize that 52 million women and men have had their lives altered forever because of the choice they made to abort their children. We acknowledge that God heals and forgives those who seek Him, and that abortion is not the unforgiveable sin. This year, “A Time To Remember” is scheduled for January 23, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.