It seems Summer is already upon us as the weather is turning warmer. We hope you all are taking advantage of this and enjoying plenty of outdoor activities. Please take note of the activities and events listed below. Mark your calendars now and plan to attend.

We hope to see you at the next event!

Thank you,

L.E.A.R.N. of TN

www.learntn.org

L.E.A.R.N. SUMMER SPORTS PROGRAM:

The delegation from Area 16 Special Olympics at this year€™s Special Olympics Summer Games includes 28 athletes, 2 unified partners, and 9 coaches. Athletes will be competing in athletics, bocce, unified bocce, powerlifting and swimming events. Opening Ceremonies is this Friday, May 18^th, beginning at 6:45pm and it is held in the Allen Arena at David Lipscomb University. Competition begins on Saturday morning, May 19^th,and events will be held at Vanderbilt University and at the Centennial Sportsplex. The Athletic competition begins at 8:30am at the Vanderbilt Track , Bocce and Unified Bocce competition begins at 9:00am at the IM Softball Fields, Powerlifting competition begins at 9:00am in the McGugin Center, and Swimming competition begins at 9:30am in the Centennial Sportsplex. We invite everyone to come out and cheer for all the athletes at both events. Good luck to all the athletes and coaches this weekend.

L.E.A.R.N. GOLF:

Four golfers, two partners, and a new partner to be will be attending the Special Olympics East TN Regional Tournament held in Sevierville, TN on May 29^th. Good luck to all our participants. We will not be conducting practice during memorial day weekend or Tuesday the 29^th. Next practice will be June 3^rd. For information contact Dave at 533-0668 or email ddavis166@comcast.net

NUTRITIONAL EVENT:

Jon Stephenson from Williamson County Parks & Recreation is promoting nutritional values and quality of health in families with members of intellectual disabilities, young athletes, and adult men. He has a couple of doctors speaking to various Special Needs groups about health and nutrition. Jon has made it a personal goal to educate the Special Needs Community on nutrition to help better their lives and hopefully extend them. The event will be held on Thursday, June 7^th, beginning at 6:30pm, at First Baptist Church Room 208.

ERIC€™S& AMANDA€™s GARDEN CLUB:

Eric and Amanda would like to invite their friends to join their Garden Club. The Club will meet every 2^nd and 4^th Saturday beginning June 9^th from 5pm- 7pm at Eric€™s home located at 1630 Glenhaven Dr. We will grow and harvest a variety of vegetables including several varieties of tomatŒs, potatŒs, peppers, corn and other vegetables. We will also have a grill out and swim party to cool off from the heat. For more information contact Dave at 533-0668 or ddavis166@comcast.net

PETALS WITH A PURPOSE:

The next Petals with a Purpose, PWP, class will be on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at 6:30pm in the LEARN classroom at First Baptist Church. Please R.S.V.P. to Susan Meier by email, mkskjc@aol.com , if you would like your child to attend. Participants will learn about summer flowers and create small summer bouquets. You may choose to share your bouquet with a loved one or a special friend, or you may choose to share your bouquet with a resident at a nursing home. If you'd like to deliver your bouquet, you can follow Ms. Carla to Community Care of Rutherford County after the PWP meeting. Ms. Susan will deliver to Adam's Place on Friday, June 15 at 10am.

Ms. Susan, PWP founder, thinks we all need to practice making decisions, so this time, she is going to let each one of you make your own decision about sharing your bouquet! If you would like to take your bouquet home to enjoy it, you may! If you want to share it with someone special that you know, that will be great! Or if you'd like to donate your creation to a resident at a nursing home, that will be wonderful too!

MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM:

Anyone interested in learning how to play a musical instrument (Piano, guitar, drums, etc.) or taking singing lessons or play in a band, contact Dave Davis at 533-0668 or email ddavis166@comcast.netand he will send you info on the program. Melissa House, certified music therapist, will be conducting music lessons in his home. He has a piano, some guitars and drum sticks that can be used during the lessons.

OTHER NEWS:

Special Kids Camp Ability:

Camp Ability of Special Kids is a Christian, summer day camp for children and adults with special needs ages 6-25. Camp is designed to allow children and adults with special needs to participate in an interactive, social, and just plain fun environment during the months of June and July each year. Camp Ability is held at North Boulevard Church of Christ in Murfreesboro, TN, and is broken into two sessions- one in June and one in July. Campers are able to attend one or both sessions depending on a family's need.

Session One: June 4 - June 29
Session Two: July 9 - August 3
No Camp the week of July 4^th

Registration Fees:
$100/week
$10/week for early care
$25/week for extended care
$30/week for both early and extended care

For more information contact Brandon Deal, Director of Camp Ability at 615.496.4638 or by email: bdeal@specialkidstn.com

We hope everyone is having a great week! Listed below is information regarding several activities and events. Please take note of the dates and times and mark your calendars now. We look forward to seeing you at these activities and events.

Thank you,

L.E.A.R.N. of TN

www.learntn.org

Spring Dance

L.E.A.R.N. will be having its annual Spring Dance this Saturday, April 21st from 6:30-10 pm at the First Baptist Church gym. This dance is for all adults and highs school students with special needs and their parents. The theme this year is A Night On The Red Carpet. Everyone is invited to dress up as their favorite movie, tv, music or sports star. Each star will be announced on the Red Carpet and the paparazzi will be invited to photograph the stars. Dressing up is encouraged, but not required.

The cost is $2 per person with a non-perishable food item to benefit Greenhouse Ministries, or $3 without a food item. Parents and guardian admission is free. We ask that one responsible adult family member be present with each dance attendee. As a reminder, we have many family activities throughout the year where everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. This evening, however, is a special time of socializing for our high school students and adults.

Soft drinks and punch will be provided, but we ask that everyone bring a finger food to share. We will need 10 volunteers to help with decorating at 9am on the 21st and 10 volunteers to tear down and clean up after the dance. Please email Carla at cmaye@att.netto sign up to help.

Petals With A Purpose

The next Petals With A Purpose meeting will be on Thursday, May 10^th at 6:30ppm in the L.E.A.R.N. classroom at First Baptist Church. This class we will have a guest speaker, Jessica Wilson, Lead Floral Manager at Kroger, who will be there to speak to the participants regarding her career as a floral designer. She has also offered to teach those in attendance how to make a corsage for someone special for Mother€™s Day. She will bring the flowers and all the materials needed to design a small corsage! Please R.S.V.P. to Susan Meier by email, mkskjc@aol.comby Saturday, May 5^th, if you would like your child to attend. If your child has siblings who will also be in attendance, please let Susan know so she will know how many to expect. There is no cost for the participants, just a huge smile when you walk into the class!

L.E.A.R.N. Summer Sports

We have several participants who have signed up for our Summer Sports Program. Volunteer coaches have been teaching and training athletes in the following sports: bocce ball, unified bocce ball, power lifting and track and field. We have several athletes who will be participating and competing in these sports at the Special Olympics State Summer Games. Opening Ceremonies will be held on Friday, May 18^thand competition will begin on Saturday, May 19^th. Please plan to attend this event and cheer on our L.E.A.R.N. athletes and all the athletes who will be competing in this tournament. We will have more information regarding this event in our May newsletter.

L.E.A.R.N. Golf Program

Our golf practices begin this coming Sunday at Champions Run from 3:30 - 5:30pm and on Tuesday at Smyrna Golf Course from 5-7pm. One change we will have this year is a cost for range balls but at much reduced cost to us. Looking forward to seeing everyone this Sunday. The Special Olympics 2012 Golf schedule for Tournaments this year has not been completely finalized, but here is what is currently listed:

May 2nd: Middle TN Regional Tournament €“ Champions Run

May 29th: East TN Open - Sevierville Golf Course

West TN Regional Tournament - TBA

July 16th: East TN Regional Tournament €“ Bear Trace at Harrison Bay

West TN Open €“ TBA

Middle TN Open - TBA

Sept. 17th: Special Olympics State Golf Tournament €“ Smyrna Municipal Golf Course

OTHER NEWS

The Movement Connection

Awesome Opportunity to get involved with MTSU: Need some interested participants. In January 2012, VSA Tennessee offered a workshop for young people with Down Syndrome in dance. This project is going to be a 6 week pilot program with the intention of working in to a Dance Company in Middle Tennessee for young people with Down Syndrome. Program partners are The Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee and Middle Tennessee State University Dance Program. Anyone interested please contact Dave, 533-0668 to get a registration form or contact: *Return registration no later than April 24, 2012 by mail or email to VSATennessee userk7706@comcast.net 1210 Lake Rise Place Gallatin TN 37066

Location: Middle Tennessee State University, Murphy Center G040 Dance Studio

Dates: Tuesday and Thursday evenings for 6 weeks beginning May 15

Time: 6:30pm-8pm

Cost: Free, but pre-registration is required by April 24, 2012

Final Performance: Friday, June 22, 2012, 7pm

Eric's & Amanda's Garden Club

Eric and Amanda are inviting any of their friends who want to learn about growing vegetables to come to Eric's House every other Saturday beginning May 26th, from 4:30pmuntil you€™re ready to go home. This is an informal group. We are calling this a Club but actually it's just an excuse to get Amanda's and Eric's friends together to learn about gardening, and once the weather gets warm in June bring a side dish for a grill out and your swimming gear for a swim. Hot dogs & burgers provided by the Davester. Call Dave at 533-0668.

Wehope everyone is having a great week!  We have information regardingseveral activities and events listed below.  Please take note of the datesand times and mark your calendars now.  We look forward to seeing you atthese activities and events.

Thankyou,

L.E.A.R.N.of TN

www.learntn.org

L.E.A.R.N.STARS Basketball

Weare proud to announce that we will have 3 basketballs teams, two Traditionaland one Unified, competing in this year€™s Special Olympics Regional and StateTournaments.  Both tournaments are being hosted by David LipscombUniversity.  This Saturday, March 10^th, our teams willbe competing in the Regional tournament.  Each team will play three games.Our Super Stars team€™s first game will be at 9:00am and our Shooting Starsfirst game will be at 9:40am.  Both teams will be playing at the DavidLipscomb High School gym.  Our Rock Stars team will play its first game at9:00am in the David Lipscomb Student Activity Center. 

NextFriday and Saturday, March 16^th and 17^th our teamswill compete in the State Tournament.  On Friday Opening Ceremonies willbegin at 2:30pm followed by screening games at 3:30pm and then competitiongames at 5:30pm.  Saturday competition games begin at 8:30am.  Wewill have more information regarding the State tournament game schedule at alater date.

Pleasecome out and cheer for our L.E.A.R.N. Super Stars, Shooting Stars and RockStars teams and have a great time watching all the athletes compete in thesetwo tournaments.

SummerSports

Wewill have a Summer Sports Registration make-up date on Thursday, March 22^nd,beginning at 6:30pm at First Baptist Church.  If you have not alreadyregistered your athlete, please plan to attend.  Our Summer Sports includebocce ball, unified bocce ball, golf, power lifting and track and field. Volunteer coaches have signed up to train athletes in each of thesesports.  Practices will begin after our basketball season ends on March 17^th. Practice days, times and location vary depending on the sport.  Coacheswill contact the athletes€™ families and go over the practice schedule for theirsport.

SpringDance

L.E.A.R.N.will be having its annual Spring Dance on Saturday,April 21st from 6:30-10 pm at theFirst Baptist Church gym. This dance is for all adults and highs schoolstudents with special needs and their parents. The theme this year is A Night On The RedCarpet.  Everyoneis invited to dress up as their favorite movie, tv, music or sports star. Eachstar will be announced on the Red Carpet and the paparazzi will be invitedto photograph the stars. Dressing up is encouraged, but not required.

The cost is $2 per person with a non-perishable food item tobenefit Greenhouse Ministries, or $3 without a food item. Parents and guardianadmission is free. We ask that one responsible adult family member be presentwith each dance attendee. As a reminder, we have many family activitiesthroughout the year where everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. Thisevening, however, is a special time of socializing for our high school studentsand adults.

Soft drinks andpunch will be provided, but we ask that everyonebring a finger food to share. We will need 10 volunteers to help withdecorating at 9am on the 21st and 10 volunteers to tear down and clean upafter the dance. Please email Carla at cmaye@att.net to sign up to help.  

OTHER NEWS:

RisingAbove Ministries Easter Eggstravaganza

Everyoneis invited to Rising Above Ministries first annual Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday,March 31st from 1:00-3:00 pm at New Vision Baptist Church, 1750 N. ThompsonLane in Murfreesboro.

Therewill be multiple egg hunts for children and adults with special needs, as wellas siblings up to age 10. There will be games, prizes, activities, crafts, facepainting, balloons, a petting zoo, unicyclists as well as cotton candy andpopcorn!

Toregister your family for this FUN and FREE event, please visit www.risingaboveministries.org.In the top left corner click on "Murfreesboro TN" under"Register for and Egg Hunt".

Formore information contact Kurt or Sonya Craig, Chapter Directors at craigs@risingaboveministries.orgor 615-653-3840

RisingAbove Ministries Two-Gether Marriage Retreat

Two-gethermarriage retreats are designed for couple raising individuals with specialneeds. Holding together a marriage when raising a child with special needs isjust plain tough. This retreat addresses challenging relationship issues uniqueto couples raising a special child. Learn how your relationship can thrive, notjust survive. Whether your marriage needs a tune-up, a kick start or anoverhaul, this weekend offers a fresh perspective from speakers who "getit". They have faced the same unique, relationship challenges in their ownlives and are on a similar journey.

Join us at theTwo-Gether Conference 2012 at the Chattanooga Choo Choo on April 21-22.The early bird rate of $39 per couple still applies. This include all of yourmaterials.  The staff of the Chattanooga Choo-Choo is extending an amazingoffer of only $99 per night. To receive your discount, use code"TWO12".   For more information visit www.risingaboveministries.org oremail Kurt or Sonya Craig at craigs@risingaboveministries.org

TheVanderbilt Kennedy Center€™s Disabilities, Religion, and Spirituality Programis launching a new research study focusing on the strengths, spirituality, andwell-being of young people with disabilities in Tennessee. Parents orcaregivers of young people with an intellectual disability or autism (ages13-21) are eligible to participate. Their goal is to learn more about thethings that help young people with disabilities flourish and live a good life.They are inviting hundreds of parents across Tennessee to share their views ona survey as part of this research project. Participating parents will receive a$20 gift card for their involvement. Based on what they learn, they will createa helpful and freely available guide for families, faith communities,disability organizations, and service providers across the state.

Ifyou are interested in learning more about the study€”or know of other familieswho may be interested€”contact Erik Carter, Associate Professor of SpecialEducation, at erik.carter@vanderbilt.eduor (615) 343-1438, or visit http://tinyurl.com/7nohlwx.

Sports4 All Foundation

Sports4 All Foundation in collaboration with Vanderbilt€™s Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority,will be hosting their 4^th Annual Field Day on March 16, 2012. This event will take place at Vanderbilt€™s Rob Roy Purdy Field.  Allparticipants will need to have a waiver filled out to take part in the day€™sactivities.   Pleaseemail Megan Graf @ Megan@s4af.org toreceive more information including a waiver and map to the event.

NashvilleChildren€™s Theatre

WhileNCT welcomes all kids and families to any performance, we invite families whohave children with special needs to enjoy this performance as a community:

What: The Beauty and the Best, AccessPerformance

When: Saturday, March 17th at 11 am

Where: Nashville Children's Theatre

Ticket Price: $12 per person, ticketsare general admission

Fortickets, please call 615-252-4675 or nashvillechildrenstheatre.org

Wehope everyone had a joyful Christmas and we wish everyone a Happy New Year.

Weare looking forward to this year€™s program and we hope you will join us in ourefforts to provide a wonderful year of opportunities for our kids.

Inthis newsletter we have information regarding several upcoming activities andevents. Please take note of the dates and times listed below and mark yourcalendars now.  We look forward to seeing you at these activities andevents.

Thankyou,

L.E.A.R.N.of TN

www.learntn.org

L.E.A.R.N.STARS BASKETBALL PROGRAM:

Weare thrilled to announce that this year we have 35 athletes participating inour basketball program.  Coaches have been teaching athletes basic skillsand fundamentals and the athletes are having a great time with their teammatespracticing each Saturday morning.  We also have volunteer Unified Partnerswho are also teaching and practicing with our athletes.  Beginning inFebruary we will be adding an additional practice on Thursday evenings in orderto prepare athletes who will be playing in scrimmage games with SpecialOlympics basketball teams from Williamson and Sumner counties.  Teams fromWilliamson County will come to the gym at FBC on Saturday, February 4^thand we will travel to their gym on Saturday, February 18^th. Sumner County teams will be at the FBC gym on Saturday, February 25^thand Saturday, March 3^rd.  All games begin at 10:00am socome out and cheer for all the athletes as they prepare for the upcomingSpecial Olympics Regional and State Basketball Tournaments, which will be heldin March.  More information about these two tournaments to come.

L.E.A.R.N.ARTS AND CRAFTS CLASS:

Wewill have an Arts and Craft class on Thursday, January 26th from6:30pm - 8:00pm in our classroom at First Baptist Church. Maureen Lathropwill be teaching this class.  Participants will be making winter placematsthat can be used all year long.  This class will be offered for childrenand adults with special needs ages 8 and up and will be free of charge. We mustlimit the class to 10 participants and one parent/legal guardian or caregiverfor each participant.  If you wish to sign your child up for this class,please contact Maureen @ 615-542-2959.

L.E.A.R.N. COMMITTEE MEETING:

It's that time again...time to form committees to continue todo what LEARN dŒs...provide opportunities for our children and adults. We really need your help.  It dŒs not take a large amount of time and ifyou are unsure what is involved, please come to the meeting and let us explainhow by everyone doing a little something, no one gets burned out and all ourchildren benefit.

We will have the meeting DURING basketballpractice, next Saturday, January 28th at 10:30am at FirstBaptist Church in the side room off the gym. Again, L.E.A.R.N. needs yourhelp...we hope to see everyone there!

PETALSWITH A PURPOSE:

Joinus for our February meeting, Thursday, February 9th at 6:30pm  andcelebrate Valentine€™s Day a few days early by creating a bouquet for someonespecial!  We will be meeting in our classroom at First Baptist Church andparticipants will learn more about flowers, create a bouquet, and enjoy fun andfriendship!

PleaseRSVP to Susan Meier at mkskjc@aol.com so sheknows how many students to expect. 

SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST INFORMATIONAL MEETING:

We have scheduled some experts for an informational meetingon Special Needs Trusts, Wills, Guardianships and Conservatorships on Tuesday,February 21st from 6:30pm - 8:00pm in Room 208 at First Baptist Church. Please pass on to anyone who is interested or has questions regarding any ofthese topics as we would like to open this meeting to the Special NeedsCommunity in general.

OTHERNEWS:

PROJECTHEALTH 4 SPECIAL KIDS:

Ournew program, Project HEALTH 4 Special Kids is up and running in Murfreesboro,TN!  We still have spots open for kids to register so please spread theword to families in the Rutherford County area.    

ProjectHEALTH 4 Special Kidsis a FREE program that meets once (and sometimes twice) a month at PattersonCommunity Center in Murfreesboro from 9am-12pm.  During this time, kids ages12-22 of all ability levels are welcome to join us for an active andhealthy day!  We learn about healthy recipes, how to properly work out ina gym, play active games, and have therapeutic water activities in thepool.  Check out this link to see the video of our program: http://s4af.org/resources.html   

Theupcoming dates for this programming are the following:

January7, 2012

January21, 2012

February4, 2012

March3, 2012

March10, 2012

April7, 2012

April14, 2012

May5, 2012

May19, 2012

June9, 2012

July21, 2012

Kidswho register for this program will also receive a 30 visit pass to MurfreesboroParks and Rec for his/herself and a caregiver.  Please forward this to familiesand agencies that may be interested and have caregivers contact me at Megan@s4af.org or call 615-354-6454 toregister for this program. 

ProjectHEALTH Partners and Supporters:

Pleasetake a moment out of your time to complete this quick survey aboutopportunities for recreation.  This survey was crafted by variousorganizations in Middle Tennessee that would like to serve more children withdisabilities; your answers will help us provide more opportunities to thispopulation. 

Survey for people working with children with disabilities

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/U2LX3Y4ZG5DA

Also,feel free to send out the following survey to parents.  This survey willhelp us gain a caregiver€™s prospective on opportunities for their children.

Survey for parents

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/U2LX3Y6NG6DN

Feel free to forward this email on to others who serve children ofvarying ability levels.  Don€™t hesitate to contact Megan Graf, Wellnessand Volunteer Coordinator, Sports 4 All Foundation, at 615-354-6454 or Megan@s4af.org with any questions you mayhave!

RISING ABOVE MINISTRIES:

The Murfreesboro Chapter of Rising AboveMinistries next service for the special needs community is on Saturday, February4th from 6:00-7:00 pm at Lifepoint Church€™s Stewarts Creek Campus at5100 Almaville Road in Smyrna. Jeff Davidson, founding pastor ofRising Above Ministries and father of a son with special needs will bespeaking.

Each service begins with a non-denominational andcontemporary worship time with music for all ages.  Afterward, childrenand adults with special needs and their siblings may leave for classroom timewhich is specifically designed for them.  There are lovingvolunteers that will share God€™s word in creative and fun ways.  Everychild will be included and have the opportunity to learn in their ownway. 

The worship service will be followed by a fellowshipmeal.  Rising Above is providing pasta dishes and drinks. We are askingeach family to bring either a salad, bread or dessert.

We invite everyone to join us!  For more information or toget involved, contact Kurt or Sonya Craig at craigs@risingaboveministries.orgor 615-653-3840.

Wehope everyone is having a great week.  Below is news regarding upcomingactivities.  Please note your calendar now and plan to attend theseevents.

Wehope to see you there!

L.E.A.R.N.of TN

www.learntn.org

L.E.A.R.N.DANCE CLASS

Wewill be having dance classes for three consecutive Thursday evenings: November 3rd, 10^th and 17^th from 6:30-8:00pm in theFirst Baptist Church gym.  Cindy Shadrick, Shane’s mom, has offered toteach the classes.  There is no limit on the number of participants andeveryone in the family is welcome to attend!  This is a good opportunityto brush up on your dance skills before our End-Of-The-Year Celebration andDance! We hope to see everyone there!

L.E.A.R.N/MTSUBASKETBALL CLINIC

Our4th annual L.E.A.R.N./MTSU Basketball Clinic will be held Saturday, November5th from 10am-12:30 pm at Sports Com. Pre-Registration 9am-10am.  MTSU Coach Kermit Davis and the MTSU Blue Raiders basketball teamhave once again volunteered to conduct the clinic for us.  If yourchild is interested in participating in this fun andeducational event, please contact Dave Davis at ddavis166@comcast.net or  533-0668.

END-OF-THE-YEARCELEBRATION AND DANCE

Everyoneis invited to our biggest event of the year on Saturday, December 3rd from6-10pm in the gym at First Baptist Church. We will have a pot-luck dinner,present sports awards to athletes and then dance the night away! You won't wantto miss this!  More information and sign-ups in our next newsletter.

L.E.A.R.N.CLOTHING FUNDRAISING SALE

Wewill be selling t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants (newitem), hoodies, and caps in order to raise funds to support various LEARNactivities and events.  The clothing and caps are great for our LEARNmembers, their families, and our volunteers to wear to all of our LEARNactivities.  We will be taking orders at the L.E.A.R.N./MTSU BasketballClinic on Saturday, November 5th and our End-of-Year Sports Celebration onSaturday, December 3rd.  At both events we will have a table set-up so wecan take your order and payment.  Orders will be placed on Monday,December 5^th  and we will have the order back and ready to handout before Christmas.  Please complete the attached order form and bringit with your payment to the Basketball Clinic or End-of Year SportsCelebration. 

Wehope that you will support our fundraising effort by placing a shirt and/or caporder.  Thank you!

L.E.A.R.N.HOLIDAY CERAMICS CLASS

Wewill have a ceramics class on Thursday, December 8th from 6:30pm -8:00pm at First Baptist Church. Elaine Finchum is sponsoring this class.This class will be offered for children and adults with special needs ages 8 andup and will be free of charge. We must limit the class to 10 participants andone parent/guardian for each participant. If you wish to sign your child up forthis class, please email Linda Miller at dlkktak@att.net

OTHERNEWS

L.E.A.R.N.FLAG FOOTBALL

OurL.E.A.R.N. STARS flag football team competed in the Special Olympics State FlagFootball tournament on October 1^st.  Please click on thefollowing link to read an article about this year’s program http://www.learntn.org/Football.html Congratulations to all the players and coaches who participated in our 2011Flag Football program.

RISINGABOVE MINISTRIES

TheMurfreesboro Chapter of Rising Above Ministries will hold itsfirst service on Saturday, November 5th from 6:00-8:00 pm at LifepointChurch’s Stewarts Creek Campus at 5100 Almaville Road in Smyrna.

Eachservice will begin with a joint worship time with music for all ages.  Afterward,children and adults with special needs and their siblings may leave forclassroom time which will be specifically designed for them.  There willbe loving, trained volunteers that will share God’s word in creative and funways.  Every child will be included and have the opportunity to learn intheir own way.  Our worship services are followed by a fellowship meal.

Weinvite everyone to join us! For more information or to get involved, contactKurt or Sonya Craig at craigs@risingaboveministries.orgor 615-653-3840.