FameFathers

The WeGrill Focus Group facilitated by The Ohio State University Extension and FameFathers was a great success. Dads and their youths came out to fellowship, learn about healthy eating, and talk a little about family dynamics. For more information regarding FameFathers please go to www.famefathers.org or call John Hafford II at 330.873.9794.

FameFathers in collaboration with The Ohio State University Extension are conducting a focus group with Fathers/Father Figures and the 11-16 youth in their lives. We will be discussing fathering and food. This gathering will last approximately 2 hours with fathers and youth receiving stipends for their participation. If you are interested in participating you must register with John Hafford at 330.634.6068.

Attention Fathers:

Just wanted to make you aware of a few fatherhood events coming up soon. First on June 9th, the Summit County Fatherhood Initiative is hosting a Dads Day at the Ballpark for fathers and their children. If you are interested in attending with your child/children please contact me ASAP as tickets are very limited. Next, on June 13th Chick-Fil- A is having a Daddy Daughter Date Night on June 13th for more information or to make a reservation see www.daddydaughterdate.com. Finally on June 14th FameFathers in partnership with Mountain of the Lord Fellowship will be hosting a Father Daughter Dance from 6-9. The cost is $15 for a Father/Daughter couple and $5 for each additional daughter. Call 330.873.9793 to purchase tickets or for more information. Dads and Daughters of all ages.

FameFathers now has the new CELEBRATING EVERYDAY FATHERS, EVERY DAY tab up on the website! Visit our site today to see which fathers in your area we caught in the act of enjoying time with their children! http:www.famefathers.org

Fame Fathers The joint mission of Fame Fathers and the National Fatherhood Initiative is to improve the well-being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers.

"A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty. "
~ Unknown

"Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad."
~ Unknown

"I talk and talk and talk, and I haven't taught people in 50 years what my father taught by example in one week."~ Mario Cuomo

"Small boys become big men through the influence of big men who care about small boys."~ Author Unknown

On being a good father:
"He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it."
~ Clarence Budington Kelland

"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection."
-Sigmund Freud

It is a wise father that knows his own child. ~William Shakespeare