Departments • Education To teach the facts about alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs. Sponsoring contests that educate: Coloring Contest, Poster Contest, Essay Contest. • Home Protection To strengthen family values. • Social Services To reach out to the community in Christian love. • Christian Outreach To become Christlike in her daily walk. • Legislation/Citizenship To contact legislators and sponsor citizenship quizzes. • Public Relations To serve as WCTU ambassadors to the community. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Local Union year begins Sept 1st. Noontide Prayer - Observed daily around the world. International Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Awareness Day - Sept 9th at 9:09 AM. Emphasis on the 9's for the nine months of pregnancy. Great American Smoke Out - 3rd Thursday in November Woman's History Month - Month of March Truth Without Interruption Day - Wednesday of the first full week in April Alcohol Awareness Month - Month of April Youth Temperance Education Week - 4th week of April Christian Family Week - Begins on Mother's Day Jennie Casseday Day - June 9th Delivery of flowers to shut-ins. | UPCOMING EVENTS
New Members Recognition Meeting Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at 2 pm Johnston SDA Church, 2663 Hartford Ave., Johnston, RI There will also be updates on what is happening in RI concerning drugs, info on a Christian program for recovering addicts, and a project to discourage the use of alcohol in cooking. All welcome to attend. Youth Temperance Education Week Will be April 22nd to April 28th, 2012 We will be mailing sample WCTU materials to schools, churches, libraries, and individuals around RI. If you would like to help, contact Carol at info.wctu [at] gmail [dot] com. (Just substitute the appropriate symbol in the email address above.) 2012 National Convention August 2012 Country Inn & Suites Lincoln, Nebraska Make plans now to attend. 2010 National Convention Photos Pictures from the 2010 Convention held in RI can be found at Photobucket Album 1 and Photobucket Album 2! |
"For God, Home, and Every Land."
I hereby solemnly promise, God helping me, to abstain from all distilled,
fermented, and malt liquors, including wine, beer, and hard cider, and to employ all proper means to discourage the use of and traffic in the same.
I hereby solemnly promise, God helping me, to abstain from all distilled, fermented, and malt liquors, including wine, beer, and hard cider, and to employ all proper means to discourage the use of and traffic in the same.
