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***NEWS RELEASE***

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 9, 2013
Contact: Chaplain Michael Sowell
(815) 978-0715
or rrjmmsowell@aol.com

Malachi Dads To Be First Graduates of New Jail Program

FREEPORT– A seed planted by Stephenson County’s government is bearing its first fruits next week when students graduate from a course on fathering known as “Malachi Dads.” Last year, the County funded a Chaplain Education Program to provide training to prisoners at the County Jail.

“I began thinking about my Dad who was absent in my life when I was growing up…then I think about my son,” said Chaplain Michael Sowell, director of the program. “I can’t allow other men that I come into contact with to be impacted by that same cycle of crime. I have to do something. I have to be a man of God and teach other men how to be a man of God as well. I have to be a Malachi Dad.”

The program is named for a passage in the fourth chapter of the Old Testament book of Malachi: “And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the children to the fathers.” The curriculum is based on a proven method first developed at Louisiana’s notorious Angola Prison by the Awana organization. Local volunteers focus on five areas of training—fathering, spiritual, educational, moral and vocational—to help detainees prepare to build a stronger family after they are released.

Studies show the children of inmates are seven times more likely to be incarcerated than their peer group, but programs like Malachi Dads are designed to reduce that rate and the recidivism rate of fathers.

“We want to change our community one inmate and family at a time,” Sowell said.

Other certificate programs for inmates, including a GED program, wil be launched in the near future. The graduation will take place on April 16 at 1:30 pm at the Stephenson County Jail, 1680 E. Singer Drive in Freeport, and is open to the public.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2004

Contact: Cal Wescott

ritefurn@aol.com or phone 235-4911

 

333^rd MILITARY POLICE UNIT THANKS THE COMMUNITY

 

The members of the fundraising committee of the 333^rd Military Police Family Readiness Group have been impressed by the generous and thoughtful response of Freeport and the surrounding communities in support of a parade/escort for the unit in early to mid-May and a July 10^th “Welcome Home” party. Numerous volunteers have devoted their time, private donations have flowed in steadily, and local businesses have agreed to host fundraising events. Northwest Illinois can be justifiably proud of they way they are using their time and donations to honor these brave soldiers.

 

Still, our fundraising efforts are not yet finished. The welcome home celebration funding is continuing because we have found that there are many other expenses, needs and additional opportunities to assist the soldiers. As the date of their return grows near, any and all donations or volunteer assistance are welcome.

 

There are several ways you can help:

• Purchasing commemorative 333^rd Military Police Unit retail sale items (including T-shirts, posters, pins, postcards, flags and coffee mugs) which are available at Rite-Way Furniture. They will also be offered at all our fundraising events and other local businesses to be announced.
• Attend a fundraiser at Diamond Dave’s on April 6^th. A percentage of proceeds will go toward the welcome home fund, and from 5-8:30pm, the Family Readiness Group will be working for tips.
• Attend a fundraiser with a DJ and prizes at The Rafters from 5-8pm on April 15^th, which is sponsored by WEKZ. Tips will go to the Welcome Home Fund.
• Support the Adopt-A-Soldier program. Each $25 donation provides a $50 savings bond as a welcome home gift for a 333^rd Military Police Unit soldier. Donations can be sent to:

Nickee Bender

542 N. Hunt

Freeport, IL 61032

• Donate to the Welcome Home Fund. Donations are tax-deductible, and can be made at:

State Bank of Freeport

1718 Dirck Dr.

Freeport, IL 61032

c/o 333^rd MP Unit Welcome Home Fund

 

Again, your generosity so far has made us proud, and we thank you for your support. For further information or to volunteer your time, please contact parade/escort chair Duane Wenzel at 235-1748 or dwenzel@cfaith.com; homecoming party chair Nickee Bender at 232-7971 or nbender1@juno.com; or contact me at 235-4911/232-5415 (evenings) or ritefurn@aol.com.

 

Sincerely,

Cal Wescott

Fundraising Committee Chair

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