MEDIA ALERT
 

Andrea Slivka
Public Relations Coordinator
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Toledo
419-308-2272
aslivka@toledodiocese.org
   
Contact:
Joy Shakur
Family Connections Program Coordinator
419-244-6711, ext. 448
Cell: 419-283-9782
 
TODAY’S DATE:  Friday, Nov. 18, 2011
TO:    News directors, assignment editors and photographers
REGARDING RALLY AND FLASH MOB IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH
DATE/TIME:    Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011
2 to 3:30 p.m.  — Rally
2:30 p.m.     — Flash mob
PLACE: The Towne Center at Levis Commons, Perrysburg, between Fat Fish Blue and the Hilton Garden Inn
 
POINTS OF INTEREST:
Participating agencies include Catholic Charities Family Connections Program, Lucas County Children’s Services, Division Foster Care of Ohio, Heartbeat of Toledo, Spirit of Faith Adoptions and Adopt America Network. The event is sponsored by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Toledo, which has facilitated domestic adoptions since 1914 and international adoptions since 1990.
In 2010, Catholic Charities served 31,000 people by providing food, shelter, prescription and emergency rent assistance as well as adoption services, jail and prison ministries and services to the elderly.  The organization’s mission is to make real the love that God has for each individual person regardless of their faith or background by serving the poor, speaking for and assisting the neglected and forgotten, respecting and promoting life from beginning to end and nurturing and supporting individuals and families.
 
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