Champions for Kids is a support center that strengthens nonprofits to better serve MORE kids by providing investment grants and training. Champions for Kids’ premier fundraising event, EAS RazorFest, is a day that the community comes together for the sake of all kids. Proceeds from the event help fulfill the mission of Champions for Kids.
LifeSource International, is one of eight partner organizations that benefits from Champions for Kids EAS RazorFest. Each partner organization receives an investment grant of $15,000 to help strengthen programs for youth. These organizations also participate in training sessions focused on developing community mobilization strategies to better serve more youth.
Most of Ernie Conduff’s professional life had been spent in church work before he founded LifeSource, International. Still relatively young in nonprofit work, Conduff learned a great deal from training provided by Champions for Kids.
“We were in a new arena competing with other great organizations for funding,” Conduff said. “One of the most impactful Champions for Kids training sessions for us came when CFK did a presentation on branding. We were told how important it is to stick with a logo and name brand for our organization. Stay consistent and strong with your message. That helped us a great deal.”
Conduff thought participation in EAS RazorFest helped LifeSource immensely as well. He said, “The greatest thing we gained was community awareness. EAS RazorFest helped solidify LifeSource as a ministry in our community.”
Another aid to LifeSource has been the investment grant provided by Champions for Kids as a result of EAS RazorFest sponsorships. “We’re using the grant to expand our after school and summer programs,” Conduff said. “Our tutoring and mentoring program after school has gone from two to five days a week and this summer we were able to accommodate 72 kids at summer camp. We had 56 last year.”
LifeSource International was founded to serve the underprivileged and socially at-risk families and children of Northwest Arkansas. LifeSource currently serves over 6,000 clients in distress each year and provides social services at no charge in six categories: Children programs (Kid’s Life), Professional Counseling for families and individuals, Food and Clothes pantry, Adult Education classes, Medical Clinic scheduling, and Senior Citizen programs.
If you would like to help LifeSource International please contact: President/CEO, Ernie Conduff or Development Director, David Welborn 602 South School Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72701 • 479 -521-4000 ernie@lifesourceinternational.org • dwelborn@lifesourceinternational.org
CFK’s newest friend —Jim Nantz, CBS Sports, says: “Champions for Kids is very dear to me. I had the great blessing to grow up in a two-parent, loving home with a Mom and a Dad that looked after my ever need. They nourished me, gave me lessons in dignity, pride and respect for people.
"When I look back on my life I owe everything I am to that warm environment. But not all children have that same experience. Unfortunately many kids today face issues that I never had to face. If you saw the numbers you would not believe them. It is staggering.
"That is why Champions for Kids exists, to mobilize the community, provide investment grants, and help train nonprofit organizations that together bring hope for the next generation. We all want to help that next generation get ahead. That is why I invite you to step up and join this great organization— Champions for Kids. Together we can make a brighter future for our children.”
Champions for Kids
26 West Center Suite 215 Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.582.2008
Friday, June 26, 2009
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