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R.E.S.T.O.R.E., Inc. Is at it Again:
Hosting Its 8th Annual Dads and Kids Kampout!
Special to The Truth
R.E.S.T.O.R.E., Inc. is in the thrust of
preparations for its 8th Annual Dads and Kids Kampout on
Friday, August 4 at 5 p.m. thru Sunday, August 6
at 11:00 am. The event will be held at Camp Miakonda
Sylvania Avenue, Sylvania, OH. Children attending the Kamp
Out will be roughing it with dads under the stars, pure
quality time, good old fashion fun, food, games, contest,
and giveaways. A $50.00 registration fee per family is
required. * Limited number of
scholarships are available.
R.E.S.T.OR.E., Inc., uses biblical principles
that are applicable and effective regardless of one’s belief
system. This non-profit’s aim is to help men get the
support, education and services they need to be the best
fathers they can be. “This is a community event, we are
still in need of sponsors to support our scholarship fund
for dads who cannot afford the registration fee of $50, and
volunteers to make this a very memorable event for the dads
and their children.” said Mark Robinson.
R.E.S.T.O.R.E., Inc. is a faith-based not-for
profit 501(c) (3). Its mission is to restore fathers back to
the head of the family through the gospel of Jesus Christ;
and reverse the trend of fatherlessness in the greater
Toledo Area. R.E.S.T.O.R.E. Inc. provides a variety of
practical services, such as, fatherhood education, service
referral, and spiritual support; and it uses biblical
principles that are applicable and effective regardless of
one’s belief system. This non-profit’s aim is to help men
get the support, education and services they need to be the
best fathers they can be.
R.E.S.T.O.R.E., Inc. was founded in 2006 by
responsible fatherhood advocate, Robinson, a recipient of
the 2013 Fatherhood Heroes Award, through President Obama’s
National Fatherhood Initiative Campaign. He knows first-hand
about the lack of support provided to men with children
having been a single parent for six years. Robinson recalls,
“It was extremely difficult to get any type of support from
the social service networks in my community, they were not
designed with me in mind”.
Robinson is a social worker by profession and
at the present time holds a position as manager of Recovery
Services for the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board
of Lucas County. He has an extensive background in the field
of Social Work and has served on numerous committees here in
Ohio and in New York. He is currently serving on the Ohio
Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families (OPNFF)
Board, which is a statewide collaboration that seeks to
advance a fatherhood and family agenda at the state and
local level.
According to Robinson, the 2010 Census is a
clear indicator that we as a community must be proactive in
our support of men in their role as Fathers and Husbands.
“Dads are vitally important in the lives of their children
and must be supported as they assume non-traditional and
somewhat unfamiliar role as primary caregiver”, says
Robinson.
For more information about R.E.S.T.O.R.E.
and/or “The Dads and Kids Kamp Out” please contact:
Mark Robinson
Founder/Executive Director
R.E.S.T.O.R.E.,Inc.
419-377-1488
restorefathers@aol.com
www.restorefathers.org
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