final newsletter winter 2011 compressed
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Since the conception of Nicholas’s
ultrasound room in 2006, 138 babies
have been saved from abortion . 262
parents live guilt free knowing they have
given life to their children .Together we
are a mighty force for Life,
Let the angels rejoice!
2012 Upcoming Events
January Sanctity of Human Life Sunday
Baby Bottle Campaign
March/April Charming Charlie’s Shopping Event
May 3 Care Net Annual Banquet
Baby Bottle Campaign
June 3 Cross the Bridge for Life
September 15 Care Net 5K Walk/Run for Life
“How could I deny such a blessing?”
This comment was shared by one of our
clients after witnessing the miracle of her
twins on an ultrasound provided at our
Florence Center. She was strongly
considering abortion as a solution for her
unplanned pregnancy but realized, through
seeing her children and hearing their hearts
beat, that she was blessed to be chosen as
the mother of these two children.
As the Christmas Season approaches, we
are reminded of another unwed mother
who said “Yes” to a blessing for all
mankind. Mary, the virgin Mother of Jesus,
responded in a similar manner when called
upon by God to bear His only Son. She
humbly stated,
“I am the Lord’s servant…may it be
done to me as you have said” (Luke
1:38) Through Mary’s obedience and
complete faith, we were each blessed
with the life of Jesus Christ and the
promise of eternal salvation.
May each of you be blessed this
Christmas season as you realize that your
partnership with Care Net Pregnancy
Services saves precious lives in
representation of the love of Christ, our
Lord.
Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year! ,….
Lyndi Soden
Executive Director
Center Seasons
Hours of Operation
24 hr. client helpline
859-282-9878
Florence Center
Monday 10 am—7 pm
Tuesday 11 am—5 pm
Thursday 10 am—5 pm
Covington Center
Monday 10 am—2 pm
Tuesday 12 pm—4 pm
Wednesday 10 am—2 pm
Williamstown Center
Tuesday 4 pm—8 pm
Wednesday 10 am—4:pm
Thursday 6 pm—8 pm
HH Campus Center
Monday 2 pm—7 pm
Thursday 11 am—2 pm
Winter 2011
From Lyndi’s Desk…..
138
and counting…
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Your donations are equipping young men to become Great Dads!
Center Locations
Florence
7134 Price Pike
Florence, KY 41042
Phone: 859-282-0029
Covington
315 East 15th St.
Covington, KY 41011
Phone: 859-431-9178
Williamstown
305 N. Main St.
Williamstown, KY
41097
Highland Heights
Campus
3617 Alexandria Pike,
Lower Level
Cold Spring, KY
41076
859-781-9878
E-mail:
Phone:
859-824-0123
Donor website:
www.choselifenky.org
Client website:
www.carenetnky.org
The Fatherhood Program offered at
Care Net allows young men to take
steps to become the best father
possible for their children. These
young men meet with a Mentor Dad
for 20 weeks covering lessons such
as: The Risks of Smoking, Balancing
Work and Family and Anger
Management. Attendance incentives
are earned at each lesson and upon competing milestones in the course.
Eric W. a current Mentor Dad states……...
“When I ask the clients in our Fatherhood program at Care Net, why they
choose to come take classes, the answer I often hear is “I want to learn
how to be a great father”. This desire in their hearts is a seed planted,
that like in the parable of the mustard seed has the potential to grow into
a great tree. As a mentor in the Fatherhood program, I am given a great
opportunity to water this seed and to help these fathers grow to a deeper
realization of the precious gift of their child’s life and their role as a fa-
ther.”
Thank you to all of our Mentors and those who financially support Care
Net. Without you, this opportunity would not be available for our young
men.
To join the mentoring team visit
www.choselifenky.org or call 431-9178
Gloria Gay
Matt and Suzy Godsted
Kent and Diane Godsted
Mark and Betsy Hausfeld
James and Kathleen Hils
Roy and Liese Hoover
Michael and Stephanie Jungier
Bill and Sue Kathman
Bob and Terri Kendig
Jim and Jackie Klosterman
Paul and Lori Knarr
Paul and Karen Lahner
Joe and Yavone Lauria
Larry and Mary Jo Locknane
Doug and Jane Lyons
Scott McKinley
Mark and Connie McNerney
Fred and Sharon Meade
Dennis and Frances Miceli
Darlene Murrell
Purcy Nance
William and Cheryl Price
Don and Ann Ransdell
Michael and Tara Rapp
William Rice
Molly Roy
David Roy
Reverend Martin Pitstick
Michael and Beth Schwebler
Paul Smith
Lyndi Soden
Thomas and Cheri Stewart
Jennifer Stulz
Dan and Peggy Summe
Kurt and Jennifer Summe
Chad and Kristin Summe
Jay & Kathleen Thamann, Jr.
Debi Townsend
Barry and Diane Tuemler
Wess and Beth Vandenbark
Pastor Bo and Jannie Weaver
Paul and Michelle Whelan
Sandy Williams
Joel and Kathy Williams
Paul and Linda Yancey
John and Dana Yockey
Elizabeth Allgeyer
Kim Aylor
Gerald and Lennine Barron
Jim and Lisa Bayne
Mark and Paula Bengel
Shawn Black
Thurman Blades
Rex and Judy Bowling
Mary Braunwart
Mary Brzinski
Eugene and Susan Burchell Jr.
Jack and Sandra Cady
Dale and Mary Jo Cannon
Troy Chamlee
Kim Combs
Rev. Comer Comer
Jeff and Lesley Cooney
Richard and Nancy Cummins
Marcus Donald
Meg Dooley
Gary and Patricia Eglian
Timothy and Pam Eversole
Stephanie Freihofer
Gloria Gay
Matt and Suzy Godsted
Kent and Diane Godsted
Mark and Betsy Hausfeld
James and Kathleen Hils
Roy and Liese Hoover
Michael and Stephanie Jungier
Bill and Sue Kathman
Bob and Terri Kendig
Jim and Jackie Klosterman
Paul and Lori Knarr
Paul and Karen Lahner
Joe and Yavone Lauria
Larry and Mary Jo Locknane
Doug and Jane Lyons
Scott McKinley
Mark and Connie McNerney
Fred and Sharon Meade
Dennis and Frances Miceli
Darlene Murrell
Purcy Nance
William and Cheryl Price
Don and Ann Ransdell
Michael and Tara Rapp
William Rice
Molly Roy
David Roy
Reverend Martin Pitstick
Michael and Beth Schwebler
Paul Smith
Lyndi Soden
Thomas and Cheri Stewart
Jennifer Stulz
Dan and Peggy Summe
Kurt and Jennifer Summe
Chad and Kristin Summe
Jay & Kathleen Thamann, Jr.
Debi Townsend
Barry and Diane Tuemler
Wess and Beth Vandenbark
Pastor Bo and Jannie Weaver
Paul and Michelle Whelan
Sandy Williams
Joel and Kathy Williams
Paul and Linda Yancey
John and Dana Yockey
Give the Gift of Life:
Remember Care Net in
your Will and Estate
Planning
Judge and Mrs. Ruberg
Ellie Woeste
Joe Barket
Uncle Elmer Rust
John and Dee Cohen
Bill and Eileen Dorning
Donald and Dorothy Davis
Theodore "Skeets" Kunkel
Thank you … Your support continues
His work!!
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Support Life in Kentucky by
selecting the Choose Life License
Plates next time you renew your
vehicle's plates. Mention you would
like to include the $10 donation.
Your donation goes to support
crisis pregnancy centers across the
state. We received $2,663 in 2011.
In Honor Of
Baby Bottle Campaign October 2011
Beechgrove Baptist
Canby Tabernacle
Epworth United Methodist Church
First Baptist Church of Ludlow
Gardnersville Baptist Church
Gumlick Baptist
Heritage Fellowship
Holy Spirit Parish
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Impact Life Ministries
Main Street Baptist Church
Mary Queen of Heaven Parish
Mother of God Parish
Pure Life Ministries
Sherman Full Gospel
St. Anthony Parish
St. Joseph Parish-Cold Spring
St. Joseph Parish-Cres. Springs
St. Phillips Church
Trinity United Methodist Church
Vineyard Christian Church Florence
Vineyard Church of Grant County
Williamstown United Methodist Church
Father Robert Roetgers
Pastor Bo Weaver
Brian Patrick
Bill and Georgia Fannin
Betsy Fay
Rosemarie Dusing
Brian Depinet
Tony Gonzalez
Vineyard Church Florence
7 Hills Church
Crittenden Baptist Association
Newman-Tucker Insurance
The Re-Use Center
Covington Hub Staff
Gary Dawson and Margie Alford
Mike Rapp
Waltz Business Solutions
PC Repair Shak
Wilbert Ellis/Grace Baptist Church
Mary Wells
Kathleen Beasley
St. Thomas C.H.R.P #11
Crossroads
Memorials If you would like to give a gift in honor
or memory of a loved one,
please call 859-431-9178.
In Memory Of
Patricia Eglian
Margie Alford
Carol Fey
Andrew Groeschen
Mr. & Mrs. Curtin's 60th birthday
...Above and Beyond the Call
of Service! The following companies, individuals or
churches have contributed their time, talent
and treasure to help us advocate for life.
Care Net is now
“Recycling Pop Tabs!”
Please help us to help those in
our community experiencing an
unplanned pregnancy. It’s easy!
Just collect pop tabs and bring
them to any one of our four Care
Net centers.
Proceeds earned from this program are
used to purchase diapers, car seats and
baby cribs given as attendance
incentives in our Parenting Education
Programs
Thank You!!!
Care Net Depends on
For all our Insurance Needs
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Meet Our Center Directors! Meet Florence Center Director Sandy
I began my journey at Care Net in December, 2007 as an advocate. I first learned about Care Net through the Baby Bottle Campaign at my mother’s church. We not only filled the baby bottle but I took the volunteer information from the bottle and sent it back to Care Net. I was contacted, did the volunteer training and then began as an advocate. In January 2010 I accepted the position of Florence Center Direc-tor. I always felt once I retired I would like to volunteer somewhere. I just didn’t know it would be here dealing with unplanned pregnancies. I enjoy working with the volunteers and mentors. It is a blessing to see the changes in the lives of the children we deal with on a day to day basis. I have been married to my husband, Jim, for 28 years. We have been blessed with two sons. Our oldest, Matthew, is 24 years old and attends Antonelli College in Cincinnati majoring in massage therapy. Our other son, Michael, is 19 years old and is a sophomore at Transylvania College in Lexington majoring in history. I like to go to the theatre and watch plays, lis-ten to piano music, and do a little bit of scrapbooking. My favorite ice cream flavor is Graeter’s chocolate chip ice cream.
Meet Highland Heights Center Director…Fran I have been involved at Care Net for just over three years. I began as a volunteer mentor and advo-cate and I am now the Center Director for the Care Net Highland Heights Center. Care Net is a wonder-ful pro-life organization. I believe in the sanctity of life from conception to natural death and this or-ganization gives me the opportunity to work with both unplanned and planned pregnancies in advocat-ing, teaching parenting classes, material assistance and all the other services Care Net provides. We have the support, spirituality, and friendship that helps all of us do this ministry effectively. I have been married for 42 years and have two wonderful children and two wonderful grandchildren. Our daughter is 39 and our son is 36. Our grandson is 12 and our granddaughter is 9. They are all a joy! I enjoy many activities including photography and volunteering at the local hospital. In the past, I volunteered as an advo-cate at Pregnancy Center West for about 10 years. I also babysat part-time for my grandchildren while my daughter and her husband worked. As the grandchildren began to attend school full-time and my son-in-law was able to be the primary pro-vider I found myself with a lot of free time. That’s when I found the flyer in our Church bulletin regarding volunteering at Care Net. It all worked out perfectly. My favorite ice cream flavor is…..chocolate!
Meet Covington Center Director….Maria I am blessed to be the center director for our Covington location. I am originally from New York City, but Kentucky is now my home. I met and married my husband Tim after graduating with a B.A. in Ele-mentary Education and we have two children Wesley age 19 and Katelyn age 16. As my children matured and became more independent, I felt a calling to do something else. I really had no idea what that might be but God definitely had a plan. I learned of Care Net through a mission’s fair at Hebron Lutheran church. God led me to a table that had a display of Willow Tree figures on it which I was very much into collecting. The woman running the table started telling me about Care Net and I became fascinated with the idea of volunteering for a cause like this. I signed up for the training to become an advocate and mentor. Immediately I was surrounded by kind, loving, Christian woman who really showed me the love of God. I went into this praying I could make a difference in the lives of others, but to my surprise, Care Net has done exactly the same thing for me. Anyone who has ever had the opportunity to serve here will tell you there is just something so loving and healing about the place. I wake up every morning looking forward to my work day. My relationship with the Lord grows stronger every day I am with Care Net. After serving as a volunteer for about 6 months God decided to expand my involvement in Care Net. A new location was being opened in Covington and I was asked to take the position as Center Director. I was excited to take on the new challenge. If you’re at that point in your life where you feel like something is missing, I would advise you to give Care Net a try. You might just find more than you were looking for. In my spare time, I am a very diverse person. I enjoy anything from reading James Patterson books, to sky diving with my
church family. I also enjoy scrapbooking, making jewelry, shopping, dates with my friends, spending time with my family
and eating Graeter’s vanilla Ice cream!
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Meet Our Center Directors! (cont’)
2011 Client Reunion Picnic On September 17th, 2011 Care Net hosted
the Second Annual Client Reunion Picnic. All current and past clients
received an invitation to join staff and volunteers to celebrate life. This
year we gathered on a beautiful day at President’s Park in Edgewood,
Ky. and enjoyed friends, food, fellowship and fun! Thanks to JTM for
the BBQ, to the volunteers who brought side dishes and to Chic-Fil-A for
the give-aways. The Client Reunion is becoming a treasured event for all
of us here at Care Net as we so appreciate the chance to reconnect with
our clients and the children we have helped save.
2012 Client
Reunion Pic-
nic
Care Net Board of Directors
Dan Summe - President Liese Hoover - Vice Pres. Elizabeth Fryman -Treasurer Ellen Houston - Secretary Brenda Boone Kelly Brunson, MD Lee Ransdell Pastor Bo Weaver Ed Bosch Sr. Lyndi Soden - Exec. Director
Meet Williamstown Center Director … Pam I have been involved with Care Net since 2006. Care Net Williamstown is down the street from my house. I used to go for walks and I just felt very drawn to the sign and felt like God was prompting me to get involved with Care Net. I began as a volunteer and later was hired as a program assistant and then as the Center Direc-tor. I am married and have two children. My daughter Alexandra is 8 years old; in 2010 we were able to adopt our son Nathan who is now 5 years old. Prior to coming to Care Net, I was a stay at home Mom who home schooled our daughter Alex. I enjoy being with my family and participating in outdoor activities, biking, volleyball, swimming, camping and reading. My favorite ice cream flavor is… Rocky Road!
Staff Tara Rapp Director of Operations/Programs
Beth Schwebler Director of Development
Connie McNerny Finance Assistant
Kelly Hitter Office Manager
Jackie Klosterman Development Assistant
Kelly Micek Communications Coordinator (time gifted)
Maria Gurren Covington Director
Sandy Williams Florence Director
Pam Eversole Williamstown Director
Fran Miceli Highland Heights Director (time gifted)
Karen Passalacqua Covington Program Assistant
Jennifer Stulz Florence Program Assistant
Stephanie Juniger Williamstown Program Assistant
Annette Myer Highland Heights Program Assistant (time gifted)
Florence Thomas Baby Bottle Coordinator
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Center Seasons
5K Walk/Run for Life
The Second Annual 5K Walk/Run for Life took place on Saturday, September 10th, at Champion
Window Field in Florence. The day began with clouds and rain but as soon as Pastor Bo Weaver be-
gan his opening prayer, the sun began to shine! The blessings continued to flow as approximately 90
participants joined together to celebrate the sanctity of all human life and to support Care Net’s mis-
sion of “existing to educate, support and empower people with the truth before, during and after an
unplanned pregnancy”. Thank you to all the participants and corporate sponsors who raised almost $8,000 at
this year’s event!
Many thanks go to the Planning Committee especially Jan Hanser, JoAnn Fedor, Kelly Menz, Molly Roy,
Rachel Boone and Jackie Klosterman. We are also deeply appreciative of the support received from our corpo-
rate sponsors: Bavarian Waste, Izzy’s, the Von Lehman Company and Tri-State Running. Finally, thank you to
the vendors whose participation enhanced our event this year: Ben-Jamin DJ Productions, Loschiavo Produce,
Chipotle Dream Street location, Physical Medicine Center in Florence, Bob Roncker’s Running Spot and Polly
Neace from “His Right Hand Photography”.
We look forward to seeing everyone walk or run for LIFE again next year! See you September 15th 2012!
Give on-line
WWW.CHOSELIFENKY.ORG Make a difference … for every heartbeat!
Photos provided by His Right Hand Photography
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Maximize your Donation with a Matching Gift! Did you know that if you work
for one of these corporations, you can ask them to match your Care Net contribution? If your company is
not listed, ask if they have a matching gift program.
Abbott Laboratories Macy’s Inc.
Bank of America Merck Partnership for Giving
Carlson’s Personal Legacy Matching Program PNC Foundation
Charles Seligman Distributing Co. Prudential Inc. Foundation
Duke Energy Scripps Howard Foundation
Eli Lilly and Co. State St. Matching Gift
Fidelity Investments Foundation The Standard
Fifth Third Foundation The Tomkins Corporation
GE Foundation UBS Employee Giving Program
Genex Matching Gifts US Bancorp Foundation
Illinois Tool Works Foundation VonLehman and Company
Give on-line
WWW.CHOSELIFENKY.ORG Make a difference … for every heartbeat!
We Love to Shop!
On Sunday November 6, Care Net proudly hosted our first Silent Auction Event entitled
“Care to Shop” at The Vineyard Church in Florence. Approximately 50 themed baskets, for children
and adults, were on display for bidding! Themes included were: Hot Wheels, Star Wars, Birthday
Celebration with Newport Aquarium tickets and Legos-Elementary for children. Adult themes in-
cluded: Nascar Collectable Die Cast Cars, Book Lovers including a Kindle, Original Oil Paintings
and Ballet Tickets plus dinner at Mount Adams Fish House. Care Net staff and volunteers donated
homemade appetizers and desserts which were enjoyed by the guests!
The $2,000 generated by this event will be used to purchase car seats and baby cribs which are
awarded to clients enrolled in our parenting education courses as part of the attendance incentive pro-
gram. Thank you to all who planned, donated, promoted and attended this event!
Photos provided by His Right Hand Photography
P.O. Box 17688
Covington, KY 41017-0688
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The printing of this newsletter was
made possible through the generosity
of an anonymous donor.
Mission Statement
We are a Christ centered organization existing to educate, support and empower people with the truth before, during
and after an unplanned pregnancy, while uplifting the sanctity of human life.
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