Birthline of Loveland Birthline of Loveland Helping save lives of the unborn (formerly Birthright Loveland) Primary Businessof Address 1528 N. Lincoln Your AddressAve., Line#200 2 Loveland, CO 80538 Your Address Line 3 www.friendsofbirthline.org Your Address Line 4
Birth Announcements Birthline of Loveland Newsletter
A fitting gift for mothers
April 2014
Birthline pendants available for Mother’s Day giving
Inside this issue: Dancing with the Cars
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King Soopers cards
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Donors thanked
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friends on Moter’s Day. The pendant beautifully symbolizes a mother’s and
Stock donation options
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her baby’s hearts intertwined and inseparable.
Office manager introduced
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The 1-inch pendant is available in silver and gold
Director’s letter
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New volunteers
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Donations needed
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irthline of Loveland’s Mother’s Heart pendant-necklaces are ideal gifts to give to moms, daughters, grandmothers, great-grandmothers and
for only $25. The purchase saves lives by providing mothers and their unborn babies with the services they desperately need. Go to www.friendsofbirthline.org to obtain an order
Directors and Staff
blank for mailing or email: iloveba-
Directors
[email protected]. The necklaces can
Matt Busch, president Jane Muhlenbruch-Yee, vice president Joe Grim, secretary Diane Bakel Frederique Grim
also be purchased at our Birthline office during business hours. The Man to Man ministry will launch this fall, but it needs MEN
Lindsey Jones
volunteers! Read more about the ministry and how men can con-
Nick Kemp
tribute to our cause on page 5.
Artwork courtesy of www.mark-brian.com
Rachel Konda-Sundheim Dick Link Louise Link
Staff Dee Holt, executive director Debra Miller, office manager
Run for Orphans
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‘Dancing with the Cars’ event set for June 7
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ark your calendar for June 7 for the Birthline of Loveland and House of Neighborly Service fund-
raiser. The event is being sponsored by dealerships at the Motorplex on I-25: Davidson Gebhardt Auto Group,
un for Orphans is
King, Crossroads Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz of Love-
set for May 10 at
land, Co’s BMW Center and MINI of Loveland. Join us
The Ranch in Loveland.
for an exciting and fun evening of dancing to The Na-
Sign up by going to
cho Men and enjoying good food and drink from 6:30 to 10 p.m. for only
www.RunForOrphansRace
$45 a ticket. Tickets must be purchased in advance and will be
.org. Birthline needs run-
available on April 15. To purchase tickets, go to
ners, walkers and spon-
www.birthlineloveland.org, the Birthline of Loveland office, House of
sors. Please help support
Neighborly Service or Davidson Gebhardt Chevrolet. No tickets will be sold
Birthline!
at the entrance gate.
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King Soopers gift cards support Birthline
D
o you shop at King Soopers, even to just get
that was re-loaded will roll over to the next month
gas now and then? If so, you can help sup-
until we hit $5,000.
port Birthline with a King Soopers Re-loadable Gift Card. These cards allow you to conveniently do your shopping without any extra fees or cost and Birthline gets a percentage of what you spend.
Why Re-loadable cards? This is an easy fundraiser since Birthline only needs to sell a card once for the $5 credit balance on the card. It continues supporting Birthline as long as the
How does it work?
owner keeps using it. There are
King Soopers has issued
no transaction fees, so whatever
Birthline a number of gift
amount you load on the card is
cards. They all start out
usable at check-out. King Soop-
with a $5 credit on them
ers uses the program to effective-
and Birthline sells them
ly support the organizations its
for $5. When you go to
customers care about and to
King Soopers, stop by the
maintain customer loyalty.
service desk* before shopping to “re-load” your card with any amount
Ways to make it work even better
up to $500 using your credit card, cash or check. You can also do the same re-loading at the checkout counter. At check-out they will scan your SooperCard, groceries, coupons, etc. To pay, scan your re-loadable gift cards as if it were cash. When your balance gets low or goes to $0, just re-load it
If you have friends or family members who also shop at King Soopers, you can sell or just give them a card for $5 and they, too, will support Birthline. This is a way to easily multiply our fundraising effectiveness.
using the same procedure. As long as the card bal-
Is it just King Soopers?
ance does not go under $1 for more than 30 days, it
You can use the re-loadable gift cards at any of the
remains activated for Birthline.
Kroger family of stores, including all King Soopers,
Birthline receives 5 percent of all re-loads on the
City Market, Krogers, Loaf and Jug, Fred Meyer,
cards issued to us. Each month we’ll get a state-
Ralph’s, Smith’s, Food 4 Less and many other loca-
ment of the serial numbers of our cards and the
tions.
amounts re-loaded on them. When the month has
*Note: When re-loading at the service desk, it takes
$5,000 or more in re-loads, Birthline gets a check
about 5 minutes to activate it in their computer sys-
for 5 percent ($250 minimum check issued). If our
tem; at the check-out counter, the activation is im-
cards don’t have $5,000 re-loaded, the amount
mediate.
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Thanks extended to many providing gifts, funds & services
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od continues to give
rado Gives
Birthline much to be
Day, spon-
thankful for, including the
sored by
many individuals and churches
FirstBank
faithfully giving to help save
and Commu-
the unborn. The monthly and
nity First
yearly financial donations of
Foundation,
supporters bring our organiza-
and donors
tion close to its 33rd anniver-
contributed
sary of service to the Lord.
online with
Birthline sends out its appreci-
no pro-
ation to the following:
cessing fees.
Our volunteers were touched
Resurrec-
by a young girl who delivered
tion Fel-
armfuls of baby clothes, dia-
lowship Church made a fi-
during their 40 Days for Life
nancial contribution to Birth-
Mass and reception. The mon-
line during the Sanctity of Life
ey was in addition to their
weekend event.
monthly financial gifts.
Madwire Media designed
Matthew Johnson with
Birthline’s new website, mak-
Cheer Up PC provided com-
ing it easier for clients to learn
puter and software services to a
more about Birthline and do-
volunteer so she can assist
pers and other items. For her
nate online.
Birthline.
11th birthday party, she asked
LifeSpring Church women
her friends to bring baby gifts
Alan and Jennifer Wade
held a baby shower again this
she could donate to Birthline.
and the HP Employee Giv-
year and filled 27 layette boxes
ing Program provided the
Faith Evangelical Church
for Birthline. The beautifully
Birthline office with a new
in Loveland provided Birthline
wrapped boxes contain blan-
computer.
with a financial contribution
kets, diapers, clothes, and oth-
from its Christmas collection in
er baby items for new mothers.
addition to its donations
St. John the Evangelist
throughout the year.
unborn and taking action to
Church parishioners filled a
help them.
Birthline participated in Colo-
collection basket for Birthline
We thank these generous donors for having a heart for the
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Prayer Corner by Rev. Francisco J. Garcia St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Donating stock beneficial for donors, Birthline Does anyone not enjoy mutually beneficial deals
Life’s Deepest Desire My deepest desire My beloved child Is possession of The heart in you That I created within The silence of your Mother’s womb.
such as “two for one” or “buy one, get one free?” It is an excellent time to take advantage of such a deal while stock prices are soaring: supporters of Birthline of Loveland can receive double deductions through stock donations. For instance, if stock has increased in value from when it was acquired, investors avoid paying capi-
Know that giving life and living life Are sacred things and part Of the divine plan I have for Each of My children, Despite the hardship; Despite the cost.
tal gains taxes by donating the security to charity. In addition, when the security is donated to a charity, the total amount is still eligible for a tax deduction. Those who donate while the stock is experiencing gains receive greater tax deductions. For example,
I love the little children As my Son loved them; We pray for conversion of hearts That parents may love their children As their own father and mother Loved them … for love Is sacrifice. I pray that the world may Understand that the love Carried in silence Is begging to be heard Through a baby’s whispering breath.
Welcome to new office manager
if the target donation is $2,000, the donor could either write a check or give $2,300 in stock to Birthline without a tax penalty, adding $300 to the generous donation. If hearts are motivated to give but the how is in question, please consider a stock donation to Birthline this year. For more information, call the Birthline office at 663-2671.
Ultrasound now available
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irthline of Loveland volunteers
can now arrange appointments for clients to
Debra Miller is Birthline’s new part-time of-
have an ultrasound at
fice manager. Debra is blessing Birthline with
no cost. For those con-
her time and heart full of love and joy toward
sidering an abortion, having the ability to see the
moms and babies. She will be of great service
new LIFE in the womb frequently results in the deci-
as Birthline expands its ministry.
sion to carry the baby to full term.
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Director’s Letter by Dee Holt
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od continues to place His hand on Birthline and move us forward for the building up of His
Kingdom. As Birthline continues to grow from where we are to where He wants us to be. It is so exciting to see God moving within our ministry and showing us that His heart’s desire is for us to grow deeper into His will of caring for babies and families. This fall Birth-
Going Green
P
lease help Birthline go green and save postage by receiving your newsletter electronically. Just email Dee at
[email protected] and we will add you to the e-mail list.
line will add another piece to God’s plan within our ministry by caring for the other half of a baby’s life, the DAD. So often we see the young man sitting in our office, waiting for the mom to join him after her time with our advocate. We visit with him as he waits for the mother and, while we continue to work with the mom when they leave, we have very little communication with the dad. He’s had no one to talk with, to greet him as a man, to listen to him, to hear his heart regarding their baby and tell him how it will affect his life. What a wonderful gift it will be to have a new dad talking with someone who truly cares about his heart and soul, and when he leaves with the baby’s mom, they will both have something exciting to talk about and share!
Volunteers in motion
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irthline welcomes new volunteers who are shar-
ing their love at Birthline: Louise Vietz works in the clothing room; Robyn Bartling, Danielle Daniels and Susan
So, MEN of faith, we need you! If God has touched your heart with a love
Seibert work in the office and
and caring for young fathers and babies, or if you are a dad and have time
clothing room; Elaine Norde is
to volunteer with us at Birthline, please call the office for more details
working to become a client ad-
and learn about the Man to Man ministry starting up this fall.
vocate; and Sandi Mainwaring helps in the preparation of the
Children remind dad of mom’s abilities
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hile preparing for a recent Birthline volunteer event, one of the directors
curriculum and brochures for the new “Man to Man” ministry.
(a daddy) told a story about his little girls. He
These volunteers come with
said he was getting the girls ready for bed
many talents and Birthline is
and helping them brush their teeth when one
grateful for their open hearts
of the girls blurted out that mommy can help both of them brush their teeth at the same time. Daddy replied, “Yes, mommy is very special.”
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irthline’s executive director and board
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Volunteers for office reception
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serves through a powerful
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up to size 2 (gently used and new)
video about the sanctity of
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Large, clear storage tubs
human life and a short Pow-
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Financial contributions – donate
erPoint presentation adapt-
heart for the unborn and want to
online at www.friendsofbirthline.org
able to any group’s needs.
mentor young dads
or by check.
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Men (volunteers) who have a
Newborn sleepers, baby clothes
