Pancake Breakfast to Benefit Ethiopian Orphan01:13PM / Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Williamstown, Mass. - The Teens and Tweens Youth Group of the First Congregational Church of Williamstown invites everyone to come to their All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast from 8-10 am on Sunday, February 1, Admission is $6 for adults 13 and up, $3 for children ages 4-12, and free for ages 3 and under. No reservations are required.
The breakfast is a fundraiser for Sarah, the young Ethiopian girl the Sunday School sponsors through Wide Horizons for Children. Sarah is 11 and she lives with her aunt (her parents are deceased) and six other family members in the northern region of Ethiopia called Tigray. Through Wide Horizons they have been able to acquire sheep and goats, which provide them with food and a steady income. Sarah is an excellent student and wants to be a doctor. The sponsorship program helps pay for her school tuition and supplies so she can achieve that dream.
Five million children in Ethiopia are orphans, and only 3,000 children per year are adopted. Through the Wide Horizons for Children Child Sponsorship Program, children can live with their own relatives, within their community and in their native country and can obtain the appropriate amount of food, health care and education. Many families, like Sarah's are also able to use Sponsorship Funds to invest in livestock or equipment or begin small businesses or even start savings accounts as a source of renewable income.
Wide Horizons for Children, Inc., based in Waltham, Massachusetts, is one of the largest private, non-profit adoption and child welfare agencies in the United States. To find out more about sponsoring a child in Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, or the Philippines through Wide Horizons contact Julie Wilder at jwilder@whfc.org, or 781.419.0357. http://www.whfc.org/
The First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, is located at 906 Main Street (Rt. 2) in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Parking is available in the lot behind the church, off of Chapin Hall Drive. The Church is fully handicap accessible. For more information call the Church Office at 413-458-4273 or e-mail Office@firstchurchwilliamstown.org. |
