BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.diocesepb.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:799dbda2-3b68-4653-8efc-02efa4670bff X-WR-CALDESC:Join us for lunch with Friends of Foster Children https://www. friendsoffosterchildren.com/\n\nAt Friends of Foster Children\, our missio n is fostering happy childhoods by enriching lives impacted by foster care . Our vision is to provide services\, support and education to overcome th e effects of child abuse and neglect. Lastly\, our hope is that every chil d fostered within our reach feels safe\, valued and cared for\, enjoys the fullness life has to offer and looks ahead to a future unlimited by their past.\n\nGuest Speakers:\nMariana Lopes joined Friends of Foster Children in 2020 and has grown with the agency over the last 3 years. Her current role is serving as Community Relations Specialist for the agency. In this role\, Mariana handles all communications\, recruits and trains volunteers \, organizes small-scale fundraising events\, oversees social media\, and networks in the community. She looks forward to building connections with local businesses and organizations to continue to benefit children in fost er care.\n\nDanielle Gifford joined Friends of Foster Children in 2022 and brought along 6 years of child welfare experience. Danielle is the Foster Navigator with Friends of Foster Children. In this role\, she recruits ne w foster parents\, helps support them through their journey of becoming fo ster parents\, and continues to provide education and services once the ho me is licensed. Danielle’s hope is to grow the number of foster homes in P alm Beach County so that children can stay connected to the community that they know.\n\nLuncheons 4 Life ('L4L') brings together life-affirming org anizations:\n\n- Pregnancy care centers\n- Crisis maternity homes\n- Abort ion pill reversal care\n- Adoption and foster care placement\n- Abstinence ministries\n- Support after abortion counseling\n- Sidewalk advocacy team s\n- Clergy of all faiths\n\n... and caring individuals witnessing for pro -life\, over a great meal -- 100% free to all attendees -- to end the dema nd for abortion in the greater Palm Beach County area.\n\nThere is no cost for the luncheon\, no request for donations\, and it is not a platform fo r political agendas.\n\nThe purpose of Luncheons 4 Life is to open communi cation channels among participants through the grass roots\, person-to-per son networking process.\n\nThis is a networking event so bring your busine ss cards\, your organization's literature\, pens and notepads -- and of co urse\, your appetite -- you're going to need them all!\n\n(Note: Luncheons 4 Life events are often 'sold out'. Reservations are required and can onl y be made by contacting Mary Ellen or your coordinators. For additional in formation or questions please call or text your local event coordinator\, Deanna Herbst\, Respect Life Admin\, 561-312-4847\, or Jonathan Knaus\, 56 1-603-8303.\n\n X-WR-RELCALID:c8d5205babaecd358a74db0a69613702 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20231105T020000 RDATE:20241103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20240310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2ae55a7c-cea7-4a39-a208-6e95ffde50a1 DTSTAMP:20260504T171209Z DESCRIPTION:Join us for lunch with Friends of Foster Children https://www.f riendsoffosterchildren.com/\n\nAt Friends of Foster Children\, our mission is fostering happy childhoods by enriching lives impacted by foster care. Our vision is to provide services\, support and education to overcome the effects of child abuse and neglect. Lastly\, our hope is that every child fostered within our reach feels safe\, valued and cared for\, enjoys the fullness life has to offer and looks ahead to a future unlimited by their past.\n\nGuest Speakers:\nMariana Lopes joined Friends of Foster Children in 2020 and has grown with the agency over the last 3 years. Her current r ole is serving as Community Relations Specialist for the agency. In this r ole\, Mariana handles all communications\, recruits and trains volunteers\ , organizes small-scale fundraising events\, oversees social media\, and n etworks in the community. She looks forward to building connections with l ocal businesses and organizations to continue to benefit children in foste r care.\n\nDanielle Gifford joined Friends of Foster Children in 2022 and brought along 6 years of child welfare experience. Danielle is the Foster Navigator with Friends of Foster Children. In this role\, she recruits new foster parents\, helps support them through their journey of becoming fos ter parents\, and continues to provide education and services once the hom e is licensed. Danielle’s hope is to grow the number of foster homes in Pa lm Beach County so that children can stay connected to the community that they know.\n\nLuncheons 4 Life ('L4L') brings together life-affirming orga nizations:\n\n- Pregnancy care centers\n- Crisis maternity homes\n- Aborti on pill reversal care\n- Adoption and foster care placement\n- Abstinence ministries\n- Support after abortion counseling\n- Sidewalk advocacy teams \n- Clergy of all faiths\n\n... and caring individuals witnessing for pro- life\, over a great meal -- 100% free to all attendees -- to end the deman d for abortion in the greater Palm Beach County area.\n\nThere is no cost for the luncheon\, no request for donations\, and it is not a platform for political agendas.\n\nThe purpose of Luncheons 4 Life is to open communic ation channels among participants through the grass roots\, person-to-pers on networking process.\n\nThis is a networking event so bring your busines s cards\, your organization's literature\, pens and notepads -- and of cou rse\, your appetite -- you're going to need them all!\n\n(Note: Luncheons 4 Life events are often 'sold out'. Reservations are required and can only be made by contacting Mary Ellen or your coordinators. For additional inf ormation or questions please call or text your local event coordinator\, D eanna Herbst\, Respect Life Admin\, 561-312-4847\, or Jonathan Knaus\, 561 -603-8303.\n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230725T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230725T133000 LOCATION:St. Juliana Church\, 4500 S Dixie Highway\, West Palm Beach\, FL 3 3405 US SUMMARY:Luncheons for Life at St. Juliana END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR