2010 1K Club for Kids
Imagine that you are the oldest of six children and you and your five five siblings are in the care of strangers. You wonder, "Will we be living in different homes? How often will we be able to see each other?"

Four of your siblings are going to live in separate homes. Two will be living together in the same home. Imagine again that a new campus of the Florida Baptist Children's Homes were to open near you. If this were true, what a huge difference there could be for you and your siblings. They could all live together in the same house.

You may think this is just fiction but it is based on a true situation right here in one of our five-county service areas.

Imagine too that you're a parent who is temporarily unable to care for your children and that they must be taken from you to live at a Florida Baptist Children's Homes campus in another city, either Tallahassee or Jacksonville. In order to see your children, you will have to drive to the campus where your children live. But, if there were a local campus in north central Florida, you could visit them without the long drive and could visit them more often while they're living on the campus temporarily.

To help make this campus possible and to keep families together, join the 1K Club for Kids and give $1000 to the Friends of Children of North Central Florida in 2010. One thousand individuals giving $1000 each will finish the task and make the dream of a local campus a reality! Make a difference, join the 1K Club for Kids.

Be a part of this ministry by:
• Personally donating $1000 or more by Dec. 31, 2010
• Joining with your Sunday School class or other group to donate $100 per month in 2010
• Pledging to donate $100 per month in 2010
• Asking your civic organization or club to adopt the project
• Praying that the project will be completed in 2010

How Are We Doing?
Since 2002, churches and individuals have contributed toward the goal of establishing a local campus of the Florida Baptist Children's Homes in north central Florida. Now only $688,000 is needed to reach our goal of $2.4 milion.

In addition:
• $164,569 was contributed in 2009 (included above)
• $9761 has been contributed in 2010 (included above)
• $103,955 has been contributed for construction of the campus (in addition the amount above)
• $365,721 has been contributed since 2002, apart from contributions applied to the campus goal, to provide a local social worker for the Florida Baptist Children's Homes, providing foster care training and adoptions for this region of the state

Jessica Throckmorton is the North Regional Director of Development for the Florida Baptist Children’s Homes. As the Director of Development, she is responsible for public relations and fundraising for 16 counties, from Duval to Volusia to Dixie. She is available to speak to your church congregation, your volunteer organization, or small group. Also, she would be happy to meet with you one-on-one to give you more information on making a gift, information on memorial or honorary giving, planning your will, or even volunteer opportunities.  Jessica can be reached at 904-710-2988 or Jessica.Throckmorton@FBCHomes.org. 

Would you like to have a speaker at your church or other group meeting? Call 352/262-1391.