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Youth For Christ
How to be a Hero from Home

The week of September 21-26 is your opportunity to be a make a difference in a young person’s life by taking at least one of the following actions:  Donate, enroll, or bid.  Here’s how:

Donate:

On Line:  Go to yfcmv.org/heroes to make a gift using a credit or debit card.  You might consider even setting up a recurring gift so you can help teens come to know Christ all year long.

By Mail:  Simply return a gift along with the enclosed response card.

To Learn More:  Go to yfcmv.org/heroes and click the “learn more” button to read about the campaign and explore your giving options.

Enroll:   Sign up with Kroger and Amazon to have money rebated to Youth for Christ for each purchase you make with your Kroger Plus Card or through Amazon’s “Smile” site.  Neither of these opportunities increase your cost in any way, but both let you make a difference in kids’ lives each time you shop.

On Line:  Go to yfcmv.org/heroes and click the Kroger or Amazon Smile button to read all the details or begin the sign-up process right away.

By Phone:  Call YFC at 937-548-2477 and we’ll be glad to handle the registration process for you.  For us to sign you up with Kroger, you’ll need your Kroger Plus Card (just the rewards card most shoppers have) handy.
To Learn More:  Go to yfcmv.org/heroes and click the “learn more” button or give us a call.

Bid:  The Heroes from Home auction allows you to bid on great services and merchandise anytime between now and September 26th, when live bidding is added via video stream beginning at 6:00 pm.  You can submit your maximum bids for items and await the results, or follow the bidding when it goes live and bid in the moment.  (If you submit a maximum bid, it will be applied “as needed,” so in essence, you only match what others are willing to pay.  But as the first bidder you always win in the case of a tie until your “maximum bid” is exceeded.)  Your bids help kids, so we ask you to bid generously, allowing the value of kids to guide your bidding even more than the value of what you are trying to buy.

On Line:  Go to yfcmv.org/heroes and click the “bid” button see items, register, and begin to submit bids, or click the “learn more” button to get more details first.

By Phone:  Call YFC at 937-548-2477 and we’ll be glad to go online and submit your bids for you.  We’ll need to get credit card information from you at that time.

In Person:  Stop by the YFC office to take a close look at the items for sale and we can submit your bids for you on line while you’re there.  If you want, you can even show up at the Edwards Auctions facility at 5862 Kruckeberg Road near Greenville at 6:00 pm on Saturday, September 26 and participate live as Rich Edwards does an internet video stream of each item.  Don’t expect a crowd to be present, but you can watch on a monitor and submit your bids live along with those bidding back at home.

To Learn More:  Go to yfcmv.org/heroes and click the “learn more” button or give us a call at 937-548-2477.

Want to be a hero for kids face to face?

Check out the many volunteer opportunities at yfcmv.org/get_involved/volunteers/ or give us a call at 937-548-2477.  We’d love to talk with you!

One Heroes From Home story…

September 22, 2015

Dear Friend,

A childhood accident left Gabby unable to move quickly or gracefully like her peers.  An abusive father left deep scars on her soul that proved to be more of a handicap than her damaged muscles.  By the time she moved to Greenville, she had begun to see herself as worthless.  The names she called herself are ones most people would never allow themselves to say.

To Gabby, the teens and adults who reached out to her at school and welcomed her into Campus Life are heroes.  Through their love she began to see herself as loveable.  Because of their trustworthiness, Gabby has felt safe enough to begin tearing down the nearly impenetrable wall she had built around her heart.  Most importantly, through their lives, Gabby has seen a glimpse of Jesus and is beginning to trust Him as her Savior and Lord.

You might think that Gabby isn’t typical because of her injuries.  On the outside that’s certainly true, but on the inside, I’m not so sure.  YFC staff and volunteers will tell you that a very large number of kids today have serious struggles on the inside, struggles much more severe than we remember from when we were kids.  These teens could sure use a hero.  They desperately need to know the Savior!

I’m writing to ask if you will consider being a hero for a young person who needs to know Christ.  If you can physically come with us into the lives of kids we’re excited to talk with you.  But if not, I’m asking you to consider participating in the “Heroes from Home” campaign, which will take place on September 21-26.

The “Heroes from Home” campaign offers three ways YOU can help a kid:  Donate, enroll, or bid.  The enclosed information tells you how, and it’s easy to participate.  Any action you take can be online, through the mail, over the phone, or just stop in.  Whatever way you choose to get involved, it will make a difference for a Darke or Preble County teenager.

Thank you for considering this request and for your involvement in this movement to bring teens into relationship with Christ.

For youth and for Christ,
Neal Crawford
Executive Director


 
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