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White Sox Game
July 11, 2009
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"When Grandpa steps in as
Daddy"
article by Eric Zorn
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article
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IFI has
identified 4 main areas of program
concentration to try to realize our
mission.
1) Education
2) Health
3) Workplace
4) The Illinois Fathers' Resource
Network
IFI believes
that our programs can help strengthen the
father-child relationship at each stage of life
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Father Absence
Touches Everyone
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PETER SPOKES
1952-2010
National Center for Fathering
It is with a mixture of sorrow and
joy that we share the news that our dear friend,
Peter Spokes, passed into Glory May 24 following
complications arising from a bone marrow transplant
earlier this year
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Illinois Fatherhood Initiative
featured on
OPNFF
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for
Fathers and Families
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IFI - What We Are About
Illinois
Fatherhood
Initiative (IFI)
is the country's
first state-wide
non-profit
fatherhood
organization
whose mission is
connecting
children and
fathers by
promoting
responsible
fathering and
helping equip
men to become
better fathers
or
father-figures.
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208 S. LaSalle - Suite
#1900
Chicago, IL 60604
800 /
996 - DADS
312 / 795 - 8631
fax 312 / 795 - 8839
Email -
4fathersifi@sbcglobal.net
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Click the above button to view the Chicago
Tribune page June 27
Click the above button to view pictures taken at the
dinner
The presentation of the 2010 Illinois Fathers,
Stepfathers, Grandfathers and Father-Figures of the Year
and the Honoree Fathers of the Year
Author and
speaker
Rick Johnson
founded
Better Dad
s, a
fathering
skills
program,
based on the
urgent need
to empower
men to lead
and serve in
their
families and
communities.
Rick's books
have
expanded his
ministry to
include
influencing
the whole
family, with
life-changing
insights for
men and
women on
parenting,
marriage,
and personal
growth.
Inspiring
and
equipping
through
innovative
multimedia
presentations
and
seminars,
Rick's
resources,
methods and
personal
approach
have been
transforming
men, women,
and their
families for
over eight
years.
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More than 100 dads join Freedom Elementary,
Plainfield, IL WATCH D.O.G.S. Oct. 29, 2009
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Super
Bowl Coach Speaks Out on Fatherhood
Mike Tomlin wrote a commentary
called "Fatherhood Comes First, Then the Game"
for
USA
Today.
He writes
"Leslie Copeland
came into my life as my stepfather when I was 6
years old"
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Those in attendance,
Tuesday, May
19
at the Union League Club of
Chicago,
enjoyed meeting & hearing
Carey Casey,
CEO of National Center for
Fathering
They also received an
autographed copy of his book
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Championship Fathering
Special thanks to Peter
Spokes (NCF), David Hirsch (IFI),
and Denny Cummings (founder
of the Author's group of the
ULC)
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Great Gift for Father
