Dinner & A Movie

Making hope tangible for homeless youth and impoverished families.

Last Friday, was a busy day at D&M. We started off by celebrating Easter with a brunch. The kids enjoyed dying eggs, participating in an egg hunt and each received a basket. Unfortunately, in the midst of all this joy one of our young moms was suffering from extreme depression. In December, Rylie was diagnosed with a chronic illness. It is rare and painful. Since then she has not received any treatments that have helped. She is the single mother of a 6 year old boy. The continued pain is taking its toll. On top of this the one year anniversary of her father’s death just past adding to her emotional pain. Though we cannot fix her illness or bring her dad back. We are there to listen, counsel and support her. We are her family.

In addition to all this we had one young mother deliver a healthy baby boy. She and her boyfriend made the tough decision to put their son with an adoptive family. This decision brought a great deal of turmoil and sorrow to their hearts. They too needed our emotional support.

In these tough economic times D&M is running on empty. We need your help to continue to support these families and so many more. Please make it possible for D&M to continue help those in your community who are in so much need.

Make a donation – Funds will be used to provide for the physical and emotional needs of impoverished families and homeless youth. Donations can be made at www.dinnerandamoviepdx.com or PO Box 28237, Portland OR 97228.

Become a Champion - Each champion partners with D&M with a $50 (or more) per month donation. The donation makes it possible for us to continue to sustain mentors for these families.

Spread the word – Please help light the grass on fire by forwarding this to friends, family and co-workers. I have attached our brochure for those who might not know about D&M already. The more supporters we have the greater good we can do for those we serve. Let’s make change possible!

Please feel free to contact Jennifer Lawrence 503-734-9299 jen@dinnerandamoviepdx.com with questions, comments or to learn more.

 Dinner & A Movie’s Spring Dessert

Saturday June 9th at 3:00 pm

Reedwood Friends Church

2901 SE Steele St

Portland, OR 97202

Join us for the afternoon, enjoy some delicious desserts and

learn how Dinner & A Movie’s Child & Family Development Program offers love to some of Portland’s most needy children.

Hear how you can become a champion for these children.

You can help make their future bright.

Bring a friend or a table full

Please RSVP at 503-734-9299 or jen@dinnerandamoviepdx.com

Child care provided (Please notify us if you need this service)

If you cannot attend, donate here:

Please consider a gift that will help make lasting changes in the lives of the little ones

• Be an “egg-ceptional” supporter – Send a one time gift of $50 to buy food for the dinner and brunch.
• Be the Easter Bunny – Send a one time gift of $100 to buy candy, toys and baskets for the kids.
• BE A CHAMPION – Make a pledge of $50 per month to help provide for the basic needs of these precious children all year. This donation helps provide diapers, books, food and more.

Donations can sent to PO Box 28237 Portland, OR 97228 or made here:

Please feel free to contact Jennifer Lawrence with any questions or comments.

503-734-9299 or jen@dinnerandamoviepdx.com

Items you can donate if you like

• 2 hams and one roast
• Plastic eggs
• Easter candy

Decorating Christmas cookies – YUM!

Thank you for making our Santa’s Workshop a success.  All the parents chose and wrapped gifts to take home for their children.  Merry Christmas to all!

Another happy face thanks to all your support.

Thanks for helping us serve a tasty Christmas Brunch!

What a wonderful time of year.  Everywhere you look the lights, decorations, and music are there to fill us with joy and remind us of the many blessings we have in our lives.  Unfortunately, for some parents it is a reminder that they cannot provide presents for their children this year.  This is the case for the families in our Child & Family Development Program.  We have 36 families that need our help to make Christmas happen in their house this year.

We are looking for sponsors for each of these families.  If you sponsor a family you will receive their wish list with clothes sizes and needs.  We ask that you purchase a couple of items per person.  Please include the parents.  Family sizes range from one parent and child to five family members.  What a gift – actually providing Christmas for an entire family.  Please consider joining with your family, small group or co-workers to make this a reality for our D&M family.

To sponsor and recieve the wish list information please contact me at jen@dinnerandamoviepdx.com or 503-734-9299.

Feel free to contact me with any questions as well.

Sincerely,

Jen Lawrence

PS.  If you want to help but can’t sponsor a family at this time we will be accepting financial donations here to allow us to purchase new unwrapped toys for our Santa’s Workshop program