The Winning Shot

THE WINNING SHOT

Education isn't the filling of the pail, but a lighting of a fire.

William Butler Yeats

2004 7-9 Year Old FaithWorld Champions

Many of you know Frontline's  mission is to prepare tomorrow's leaders with a vision of success and service. Beyond the rhetoric what does that really mean in the everyday world? The Frontline mission is captured  in the story of Tre' Woodley and Aviree Anderson. Tre' and the team he coaches won  the 7-9 year old Junior Magic Citywide championship for the second year in a row on April 13, 2013.  A 17 year old high school senior he coaching in a league with coaches twice his age. Tre' started as a 7-9 Junior Magic player 10 years ago and came to Frontline when he was three as a preschool student and progressed through The After School Experience, Character Academy and the Leadership Academy. Aviree Anderson a current after school student started at Frontline when he was three months old in the infant preschool class and grew up watching Tre' play on Junior Magic teams and high school basketball and couldn't wait until he was old enough to play.

In the Championship Game Frontline was losing 13 to 14 with 11 seconds left in overtime. The ball was passed to Tahedrick Walker who then whipped it over to Aviree on the right side 8 feet from the basket who tossed in the winning shot to win his first championship.

If this was a story just about basketball that would be the end. It is rather a beginning a story about two young men exploring God's purpose for their lives and in the process becoming good students and leaders in their own community. Aviree will succeed in sports and life just as Tre' prepares to enter college this fall to begin the next chapter of his life. Both will change the world because they learned to lead and serve at Frontline as young people.

Let us never forget that Frontline (and your) work is to help hundreds of "Tre's" and "Avirees" find the same purpose through relationships and the ability to lead so that they can change the world. It starts by entering school ready, becoming competent at grade level and learning to lead. That's what your regular and consistent gifts enable the Frontline team to do. Please make a gift online at www.fl-o.org or by mail at PO Box 555445, Orlando, Florida 32855 by June to help us start the summer strong. Your help is greatly appreciated. Blessings!

NEW PAYMENT SYSTEM TO HELP KIDS FLOURISH

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Finally! The new online payment system is active. Thank you for being a regular supporter of children at Frontline Outreach and your patience. Also, thank you Gregg Yawman and Instepay for donating your system for the last 8 years! The new system with Sage provides you and us the following options:

·      You can schedule your recurring payments weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually without calling our office.

·      Gifts in honor of and in memory of can be made online.

·      A comments section has been added for additional input

·      You can connect by clicking the donate button on the Frontline website at www.fl-o.org or directly at: https://www.sagepayments.net/eftcart/forms/donate.asp?M_id=196191972478

Yanicka and Shauntay from our team will call regular supporters on my behalf to assist in using the new system. You can call them directly at (407) 293-3000 or reach me at (407) 491-3546 with questions. Our 45^th year is a critical year for our work with children, so if God motivates your heart we need your regular support help elevate service to urban children. See our vision as we approach 50 in 2017 at https://www.box.com/shared/igrton6fto11boyeoiot.

Two quick notes: In recognition for your support over my 15 years as leader I was chosen as one of the 17 Fellows in White House Strong Cities Strong Communities Initiative (http://www.gmfus.org/programs/urban-and-regional-policy-program/strong-cities-strong-communities-fellowship/) Also, Frontline is forging a partnership with the Rock Orlando an evangelistic ministry that serves 150 children weekly will locate on the Frontline campus enabling our team to reach more families. I’ll update you on these two developments in the future.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts . We appreciate you and your love for children.  Blessings!