Christian City Calls on Community With Needs List for Children and Seniors

The Children's Village at Christian City is in need of the following items and would appreciate any help the community can provide:

• Monetary donations
• Paper plates, napkins, cups,
• Toliet tissue and paper towels
• Dental hygiene products
• Canned fruits and vegetables
• Boxed macaroni and cheese
• Peanut butter
• Individually wrapped snacks and drinks
• Kid friendly cereals
• Batteries
• Personal hygiene items for girls
• Gift cards to Wal-Mart, Target, Kroger, or Publix

The Assisted Living Facillity and Alzheimer's Unit at Christian City is in need of the following items and would appreciate any help the community can provide.

• Dental hygiene products
• Deodorant
• Lotion
• Combs/Brushes/Hairspray
• Sleep wear (male and female)
• T-shirts
• Camisoles/bras
• Puzzle books
• Sugar free hard candy and cookies

Please contact Heidi Becker at 770-703-2636 for drop off or pick up details or for more information about Christian City. The Christian City campus is an active retirement community as well as a refuge for abandoned, abused, and neglected children. We minister to the physical as well as the spiritual needs of those who we serve. Christian City is home to over 1,000 children and seniors. For more information, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org.

Local Artists Get Involved with the 4th Annual Children's Chair-ity Event Benefitting The Children's Village

Local artists like Vicki Turner are starting to work on their beautiful hand-painted children-sized and holiday themed chairs for the 4th Annual Children’s Chair-ity Event benefiting The Children’s Village at Christian City. All chairs will be included in a "Santa’s Workshop" Silent Auction as well as a wide range of items donated by local businesses that you can purchase for that special someone. The volunteer driven event chaired by Angela Bean is hosted by community leaders including Ms. Turner, Congressman and Mrs. Lynn Westmoreland, and others who have supported The Children’s Village kids over the years. Sponsors such as AT&T, BB&T Reece Insurance, Georgia Power, Brent Scarborough & Co, Coweta-Fayette EMC and more are coming together to ensure the many kids at the Children’s Village enjoy a happy holiday.

The event will take place on December 2nd from 5:30-7:30pm at The Dolce-Atlanta in Peachtree City. It will be a wonderful event with delicious food, refreshments, festive music, and holiday cheer to kick off the season. Tickets are $30 each which sponsors a child at The Children’s Village for one month. All are welcome!

Christian City has been caring for abandoned and abused children since 1965. Over 1,000 children have called Christian City "home." For more information on The Children’s Village, please visit www.christiancity.org. For more on the event, please visit www.chair-ity-event.org. To purchase tickets or become a sponsor please call 770-703-2636.

Photo: Host and local artist, Vicki Turner, painting her chair for the Children’s Chair-ity Event.

Christian City's Pancake Breakfast and Autumn Festival

Christian City is hosting their annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, October 30th from 8-10am in the parking lot behind the Welcome Center at Christian City located at 7345 Red Oak Road in Union City. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased in advance at The Children’s Village or at the event. After you’ve enjoyed the Pancake Breakfast, make sure you make your way down to Graceland Thrift Store to enjoy their Autumn Festival! Graceland Thrift Store has great prices on new and used merchandise including holiday decorations, clothing, furniture, and crafts. Homemade baked goods will be sold by local churches and other vendors. Don’t miss out on this great event that helps pay for the education of the kids who live in the cottages at The Children’s Village at Christian City. Christian City has been caring for abandoned and abused children in a family centered residential setting since 1965. Over 1,000 children have called Christian City "home." For more information about The Children’s Village, please call 770-703-2636 or visit www.christiancity.org.

Sponsoring Helps Kids Take Flight

The proverbial statement "it takes a village to raise a child" seems appropriate in describing our need for your partnership in the support of the children. The Children’s Village could not, nor would not, be possible without the generous support we receive from folks like you through our Child Sponsorship Program. We are deeply grateful for those who are current sponsors making monthly, quarterly, or yearly donations to help provide the basics such as food, shelter, clothing, and the ongoing operations of The Children’s Village. If you have been looking for an easy way to get involved in helping a child in need, please consider becoming a child sponsor. The Child Sponsorship Program enables you to make a significant difference in the life of a child for less than the daily cost of Coca-Cola or candy bar. As a child sponsor you will receive regular updates and progress reports on the children, invitations to special events just for sponsors, and current news about our programs. For more information about the Child Sponsorship Program, call The Children’s Village at 770-964-3309 or go to our website at www.christiancity.org. Come and see us at The Village…you are always welcome! Thank you for helping us care for these children! May God’s best blessings be with you and your family.

Ministers Play FREE at Christian City's I Golf "Fore" Kids Tournament

The Children’s Village will be hosting our Annual Fall Golf Classic on September 30th at Eagle's Landing, in Stockbridge GA to benefit the boys and girls who live in the cottages at Christian City. Ministers play FREE with three paying golfers. This is a wonderful opportunity to help kids and spend some quality time with your church members.

The tournament includes two special opportunities to win—a corporate challenge and a church challenge where the winner receives a $500 prize to put toward the ministry of their choice, traveling trophy, and free entry next year to defend their title! The winner of the corporate challenge receives a special trophy.

Last year’s winner, First Christian Church of Mableton, is invited back to defend their title and play for free! The entry fee is $125 per person or $450 for a four person team. Registration starts at 9:30am and includes 18 holes of golf, cart, range balls, lunch, refreshments, and a post tournament dinner.

To learn more information on how to become a sponsor, sign up to play, or volunteer, please visit www.christiancity.org or call 770-703-2636. Christian City has been caring for abandoned and abused children in a family centered residential setting since 1965. Over 1,000 children have called Christian City "home."

Photo: 2009 Tournament Winner - First Christian Church of Mableton

Eagle Scout Neil Dhruv Organizes Project to Help Kids

Neil Dhruv, a sophomore at Woodward Academy, has been working towards being an Eagle Scout for years. He recently achieved the highest ranking honor in Boy Scouts when he completed his Eagle Scout project benefiting The Children’s Village at Christian City. Each Eagle Scout was to create and design a project that benefits the community. Neil chose to handcraft wood picnic tables for less fortunate children to enjoy.

Three years ago, Neil went to India and saw a number of children living in an orphanage, and ever since has been thinking of how to help children in need. When the time came for Neil to choose his Eagle Scout project, it seemed like a perfect fit to help The Children’s Village because it was nearby his Peachtree City home. Neil raised the funds and built four picnic tables with the help of his friends and fellow scouts. The kids and house parents will now be able to have a place they can sit to enjoy eating and visiting outdoors. Bob Crutchfield, President and CEO of Christian City expressed, "We are grateful for the hard work and dedication Neil put forth for his Eagle Scout project. What a great example he is to other young people! When you see kids helping kids it is very moving. Neil is an impressive young man and we are privileged to know him and call him a friend."

The Children’s Village, located in Union City, cares for abandoned and abused children in a family-centered environment. The children live in cottages with full time house parents. Christian City has been caring for abandoned and abused children since 1965. Over 1,000 children have called Christian City "home." For more information about this nondenominational, non profit organization, please call Heidi Becker at 770-703-2636 or visit www.christiancity.org.

Photo (Left to Right)—Noelle Porter, Program Director of The Children’s Village, Mrs. Dhruv, Neil Dhruv, Bob Crutchfield, President/CEO of Christian City

Come support our efforts to sponsor the children at The Children's Village at Christian City and enjoy a spectacular day of high level golfing, outstanding food, and the fun you've come to expect at our classic. There will be trophies for winners, prizes, and special competitions, and of course, a live auction with some really special items this year. Be sure to note the date and make plans now to be a part! You can register online to play or sponsor or both, right now at www.christiancity.org. You can also call us and register by phone at 770-703-2636. It's going to be a real fun day "Fore" a great cause. We look forward to seeing you on the greens!

Date: September 30, 2010
Location: Eagle's Landing Golf and Country Club, Stockbridge, GA
Registration: 9:30 am
Shotgun Starf: 11:00 am
Individual Entry: $125
Four-some: $450

Volunteers Plan the 4th Annual Chair-ity Event for The Children's Village

It is Christmas in July for the volunteers of the 4th Annual Chair-ity Event benefiting The Children’s Village at Christian City. The volunteers have already started meeting to plan this wonderful holiday event hosted by community leaders. The event takes place on December 2nd from 5:30-7:30pm at The Dolce-Atlanta in Peachtree City. Local artists will be painting children’s chairs, and there will be a “Santa’s Workshop” Silent Auction where guests can pick up a gift for that special someone.

The volunteer committee is very excited for the upcoming event as there will be delicious food, festive music, and great networking opportunities. Last year’s event was huge success. With the help of 50 sponsors, volunteers, and local artists, over $36,000 was raised for the abandoned and abused children who live in the cottages at Christian City. For more information on The Children’s Village, please visit www.christiancity.org. For more on the event, please visit www.chair-ity-event.org. To volunteer or become a sponsor please call Angela Bean at 770-401-4397

Making their Future Bright

The Children’s Village offers an "investment" choice that, in a very real sense, is ironclad safe—the lives of abused and abandoned children! It’s an investment that can last literally forever. Stocks have struggled, the housing market has been reaching for the bottom, but providing a child in need is an investment that yields immediate, long-term, and eternal dividends! The children benefit immediately with food, shelter, clothing, and a safe and loving home. These provisions and the influence of kind and Godly house parents, can change a child’s life for decades to come. Their children and children’s children will be positively influenced! And, when done out of love for Christ, this kind of giving even stores up treasure in heaven for you, the giver! What an opportunity!

The Children’s Village has a full spectrum of precious children to invest in: tall ones, short ones, small ones, older ones…each child is a rock solid opportunity to put your resources where they will not erode away. Sponsoring the Children’s Village is a way to put your funds to work in ways you can see immediately—and to lay up treasure for the life to come. Now that’s a good long-term investment. Will you invest in what matters today? Please visit our website to learn more or to donate online www.christiancity.org

The Children's Village in Need of Child Sponsors

The Children’s Village at Christian City is a residential, family centered program which cares for abandoned, abused, and neglected children who have no other safe place to go. The children live in cottages with full time house parents on the Christian City campus located in Union City. Most of the children come to The Children’s Village with nothing but the clothing on their backs, meaning the bulk of financial support for providing the basics comes from caring individuals in the community, churches, businesses and civic groups. Christian City provides food, clothing, medical and dental assistance, education in private and special needs schools, to all the children who arrive on their door step regardless of race, religion, or ability to pay. The most practical and convenient way to help is through the Child Sponsorship Program, a monthly financial sponsorship. For as little as a dollar a day, $30 a month, you can become a sponsor and make a huge impact in a child’s life.

Christian City has been caring for less fortunate children since opening the first cottage on Valentine’s Day, 1965. Over 1,000 children have called Christian City “home.” For more information about The Children’s Village or how to become a sponsor, please visit www.christiancity.org or call 770-703-2636.

Ministering to Those in Need

One of our kids, who lives in the cottages at Christian City, just learned that he will be going on a mission trip to Mexico this summer through Southwest Christian Church. He is so excited about going and being able to minister to those in need. Christian City is so proud of him and what he has accomplished!

If you would like to learn more about Christian City, the Children’s Village, or how to sponsor the children, please visit www.christiancity.org.

I Golf Fore Kids

“I Golf Fore Kids” allows you to enjoy the pure thrill of your favorite game, knowing that it’s all for a great cause! By participating you will help provide our children with their basic needs of shelter, food, clothing, medical care, and education. Now that’s a total Win-Win! That’s exactly what we have in store for you this March 29th at the lovely Braelinn Golf Club in Peachtree City. It’s a great course you will surely enjoy!

Come play! You can feel good by sponsoring the children while enjoying a spectacular day of golfing, food, and the fun you’ve come to expect at our classic. There will be trophies for winners, prizes, and special competitions.

Event Details:
•Braelinn Golf Club
500 Club View Drive
Peachtree City, GA 30269
•9:30 Registration, 11:00 Shotgun Start
•Registration includes: 18 holes of golf, cart, range balls, lunch, refreshments, and post tournament dinner!
•Four-Person/Ft Lauderdale Scramble Format
•Entry Fee is $125/player – Four person teams only $450

You can register online to play or sponsor or both, securely, right now. You can also mail, fax, call in, or email (your information) to us. Use any option below:
Register Securely Online at http://www.christiancity.org/
Call us and register over the phone: 770-703-2636

Ministers Play Free!New this Spring, ministers play free with the paid registration of 3 church members! Foursome must register under their church name and designate which player is the minister. To register for the “Minister Plays Free” option, please call us at 770-703-2636 or use the print and send/fax registration form at http://www.christiancity.org/. This option can’t be registered online.

The Children's Needs List

The Children’s Village at Christian City is in need of the following items and would appreciate any help the community can provide:

• Paper plates, napkins, cups
• Toilet tissue and paper towels
• Canned fruits and vegetables
• Boxed macaroni and cheese
• Peanut butter
• Individually wrapped snacks and drinks
• Kid friendly Cereals
• Batteries
• Personal hygiene items for girls
• Gift cards to Wal-Mart, Target, Kroger, or Publix

Please contact Heidi Becker for drop off or pick up details or for more information on the Children’s Village and how you can become a child sponsor. Christian City has been caring for abandoned and abused children in a family centered residential setting since 1965. Over 1,000 children have called Christian City "home". Please visit our website at www.christiancity.org.

Donate your Cell Phones

Do you have an old cell phone in your dresser drawer that’s collecting dust? Christian City and the Children’s Village are collecting cell phones, so get rid of all your old cell phones and put them to good use! You can donate all your used phones at the Christian City Welcome Center. If you have any questions about the program, please call 770-703-2636.

If you would like to learn more about the Children’s Village or Christian City, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org.

Graceland Thrift Store

Come donate your household items that you no longer use and get a tax benefit! Feel free to shop around when you’re there! Proceeds are used towards the children’s educational needs. Please call 770-969-9957 for more information. Store Hours are Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 9:30am-2pm.

Graceland always needs the following items:
• Gently used clothes
• Computers, TV’s and other media devices in good working condition
• Furniture and household appliances
• Baby items

For more information about Christian City, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org.

Free Southern Crescent Chorale Concert

The Southern Crescent Chorale is having a free concert benefiting the Children’s Village at Christian City on March 27th at 7:00 pm at Southwest Christian Church in East Point, GA, a love offering will be taken up. Please stop by and listen to these wonderful singers and support the abandoned and abused children who live in the cottages at Christian City.

For more information about Christian City, please visit www.christiancity.org.

Children's Village Snow Day!

The kids had a wonderful time on Friday, February 12 because of the blanket of snow that fell in Georgia! Our children played in the snow and had a great time making snow angels, having snow ball fights, and enjoying hot chocolate inside! The kids were so excited to see and play in the snow! It was a perfect day for family fun!

To learn more about the Children's Village, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org.

Valentine's Day at the Children's Village

Thank you to J93.3 for hosting a Valentine’s Day party for our kids at the Children’s Village. The children had a great time and are so thankful for all the beautiful homemade Valentine’s Day cards they received from J93.3. Valentine’s Day is so important to the Children’s Village because this year February 14th is our 45th anniversary of serving abused and abandoned children who need some love in their life.

If you would like to learn more about the Children’s Village, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org

Volunteer at Christian CIty and Get a Free Day at Disney!

Christian City and the Children’s Village are now participating in Disney’s “Give a Day, Get a Day” program, so give us a call today to make a difference! Please contact Linda Clark to volunteer today at 770-703-2701.

If you would like to learn more about the Children’s Village or Christian City, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org

Christian City Celebrates Forty-five Years

Christian City celebrates forty-five years of ministry to children and seniors on February 14th. Christian City opened the first children’s cottage to eight little boys affected by situations of abuse and abandonment on Valentine’s Day, 1965. Since then, Christian City and the Children’s Village have been "home" to over 1,000 children and thousands of retiring seniors and the elderly through their Life Lease Homes, HUD housing apartments, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility, an assisted living facility, and the first ever free standing Alzheimer’s Care Center in Georgia.

For more information about The Children’s Village and Christian City, please call 770-703-2636 or visit www.christiancity.org.

The Children Need Your Help

The children who live in the cottages at the Children’s Village are products of an unstable environment. These children had their childhood taken from them by situations of abuse, neglect, and abandonment. All these kids should have to worry about is what they want to be when they grow up, but the children who come to us have had to worry violence, where their next meal was coming from, and where they were going to sleep. The Children’s Village provides a safe haven for these children so that their only worry is whether they want to be a teacher, veterinarian, or an astronaut.

Please consider helping ensure these kids have a childhood by donating to the Children’s Village at Christian City. You can donate online at www.christiancity.org

Self Esteem in Children

Self esteem is an important part of your child’s development. A child with high self esteem can achieve wonderful things in his/her future like being a leader in the community and company. Building self esteem in children who had theirs taken away from them is extremely challenging but not impossible. Many of the children who come to live in the cottages at the Children’s Village have little to no self esteem when they first arrive. With the help of loving house parents, our children have gained the self esteem that is so desperately needed after their difficult past.

When you are building a child’s self esteem, it is important to remember to always be positive.
Children need constant reassurance and praise for their job well done no matter how large or small the accomplishment. Remember to praise your children after they receive an "A" on a test, win a soccer game, or finally learned how to play "Mary Had A Little Lamb" on the piano. Even if your child fails at an activity remember to be positive and support them by saying "I know you can do better next time." Reassurance from a parent, guardian, or adult role model can go along way in creating a strong self esteem.

If you would like to learn more about the Children’s Village, Christian City, or how to sponsor the children, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org.

Invest in the Future

The children who live in the cottages at the Children’s Village have been subject to horrible situations of abuse, neglect, and abandonment. With the help of loving house parents, these children are overcoming their pasts to become leaders in the world. Many of the children are on the honor roll, in honor societies, in after school activities, and are leaders in their organizations. These kids have overcome a horrible past to find a bright future ahead of them.

Please consider investing in what matters…our children. These kids are an inspiration to us all and they will be future leaders in the community. To learn more about the Children’s Village, Christian City, or how to sponsor the children, please visit www.christiancity.org.

Prayer at the Children's Village

Prayer and devotionals is an important part of what we teach the children who live in the cottages at the Children’s Village. Many of the children who come to live here do not have a strong relationship with Jesus, and some have never been introduced to the works in the Bible. Our house parents make prayer and learning about the God’s will an integral part of their everyday life. Many of the children have decided to accept Jesus in their life and have been baptized while living at the Children’s Village.

If you would like to learn more about the Children’s Village, Christian City, or how to sponsor the children, please visit www.christiancity.org

Graceland Thrift Store

Graceland thrift store opened in 1984 and was named after "Mama Grace" Duke, who had recently retired from being a house parent. "Mama Grace" started this ministry as a yard sale to raise money for the Home for Children.

The Graceland thrift store at Christian City is filled with wonderful treasures at great prices! All of the proceeds from the store are primarily used for educational needs for the children who live in the cottages at the Children’s Village at Christian City. The store hours are Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 9:30am-2:00pm. Come by for some great values and friendly service!

You can donate your gently used items to Graceland on Monday-Saturday from 9:00am-3:00pm.For more information please visit www.christiancity.org or call (770) 969-9957

Use Goodsearch for Christian City

Do you want to help Christian City and the Children’s Village but you don’t have any money to donate right now? Well you can help by simply using the internet! Use www.goodsearch.com as your search engine and Goodsearch will donate 1 cent per search when you designate Christian City. It is as simple as that! No money comes out of your pocket, you don’t have to create an account, and you’ll be helping Christian City in a very big way! 1 cent may not seem like very much, but if 1000 people do 2 searches per day then Christian City would receive $7,300! Use Goodsearch as your search engine and help raise money for Christian City. Don’t forget to tell your friends!

To learn more about the Children’s Village or Christian City, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org.

Keeping your Kids Healthy

The Children’s Village would like to give you a few helpful hints to keep your child healthy. During the winter months, kids are getting sick with the flu, common cold, and strep throat. It is important to take preventative measures against germs so that your child is healthy especially when they are around other sick children. Make sure your child stays hydrated with water and to eats a balanced diet. It is important that your child is also getting enough sleep; without enough sleep and a balanced diet, the body has a weaker immune system. Your child should also wash his/her hands throughout the day and especially before ingesting any food.

To learn about the Children’s Village or Christian City, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org

Compassion for Children

The children who live in the cottages at the children’s village are all victims of abuse, neglect, abandonment, and/or other unfortunate circumstances. When these children come to Christian City, their spirits are crushed, they are angry and defensive, and they do not trust the adults in their lives. Our house parents work with these children and love them unconditionally so that they understand that this relationship is different from relationships they had in the past. The relationship of a house parent with a child is full of love and respect; however, it does take some time for the child to fully be able to love in return.

Our house parents have compassion for these children and love them as their own. The Children’s Village is creating a childhood for these children, which was taken away from them at such an early age. If you would like to learn more about the Children’s Village, Christian City, or how to sponsor the children, please visit www.christiancity.org

Reporting Child Abuse

Child abuse is a considerable problem in the United States and throughout the world. There are over 100,000 cases of child abuse reported in Georgia alone. This number alone is alarmingly high, but unfortunately child abuse goes unreported on a daily basis. Children stay in unsafe environments because they are too scared to say anything or because they do not know any better. It is important to report any cases of abuse to the authorities so that these children can receive help and the care that they need.

The Children’s Village at Christian City is a safe haven for children who have been victims of abuse, neglect, and/or abandonment. The Children’s Village provides the care that these children need, while also providing them with the love they desperately want. To learn more about the Children’s Village or Christian City, please visit www.christiancity.org.