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Kids 4 Truth has changed the office addresses for both the Missouri and Tennessee offices.  Please note the following:

Missouri Office:
Kids 4 Truth International
18921G E. Valley View Pkwy #234
Independence, MO 64055

Tennessee Office: (send payments and donations to this address)
Kids 4 Truth International
448 N. Cedar Bluff Road; #326
Knoxville, TN 37923

Phone Numbers:
866-754-4272
KC line: 816-841-4954
Fax line: 816-875-4811

Email Addresses:
Clubs Information: clubs@kids4truth.com
General Information: info@kids4truth.com
Financial/Shipping Manager: julie@kids4truth.com
Clubs Program Administrator: marrena@kid4truth.com
Executive Team: execteam@kids4truth.com

Over 7 years ago God allowed the Kids 4 Truth team to assemble a tract that has been distributed literally all over the globe in several languages.  The tract used scripture to answer the many questions of "Why?" in regards to the World Trade Hope Disaster.  This tract has been re-printed for several other tragedies such as the 2004 Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and VA Tech.  This High-Quality, Content-Rich Gospel tract was designed especially to minister to those whose lives have been touched by the national tragedy on 9/11.

While the content in the tracts remain very relevant to our society, we had a decrease in demand for the tract and have decided to eliminate the tracts from our inventory.  Therefore, for a limited the tracts are available at no cost! Just pay shipping/handling! (http://kids4truth.com/store/World-Trade-Hope-Booklet---Pack-of-100-P164C7.aspx)

In addition we are also offering the World Trade Hope CD at no cost - once again just pay shipping/handling! (http://kids4truth.com/store/World-Trade-Hope-CD-P76C7.aspx)  The World Trade Hope CD contains stirring patriotic songs, Christian hymns and soulful testimonies from Oklahoma City and Columbine survivors, the World Trade Hope CD is a thoroughly moving audio collection designed to minister encouragement and hope. Thousands have been handed out freely on the streets of New York City. This CD is not only enjoyable and inspiring to listen to, it is an effective ministry tool. Buy several to give away to police officers, firefighters, or other people impacted by the 9/11 tragedies. The World Trade Hope CD comes packaged in an attractive jewel case.

The Kids 4 Truth Executive Team would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  We pray that the Lord will richly bless you and your ministry during this holiday season.

The Kids 4 Truth Offices will be closed December 19 - January 4 so that our staff can spend time with their families during the Christmas Season.  We will be checking phone and email messages daily.  We will return all non-urgent phone messages after January 3.  Orders placed during this time will be shipped the week of January 5. 

Those wishing to give a year-end tax-deductible donation may do so on our online store or by leaving a detailed phone message at 866.754.4272.  We will make sure your donation is credited on the 2008 tax year.

Have a very blessed God-focused Christmas!

The Kids 4 Truth Executive Team
Bob & Sarah Roberts, Rob & Julie Gillen, Joy McCarnan, Rusty & Marrena Ralph, and Todd & Marie Tabler

Christmas time is a great time to thank your K4T workers, pastor or children.  Kids 4 Truth offers some items that make great gifts that not only thanks these  people but also promotes your club and adds excitement in the club.

Worker or Pastoral Gifts

• The Kids 4 Truth Bistro Mug filled with candies or small treats is a great way to thank your workers or pastor.  Simply fill the mug with your favorite treats and use Clear Wrap and ribbon for a simple yet inexpensive gift.
• Kids 4 Truth Year-End pins are not just for children.  These bright pins are great gifts for your workers!
• Kids 4 Truth Black Pen is laser-engraved and has a quality weight and feel.  These

Stocking Stuffers

Parents are always looking for stocking stuffer ideas.  From our ever-popular disk flyers to glitz pencils to carabiner clips we have several small items that would be great stocking stuffers.

Gifts for Children (and Adults!)

Do you have a child that loves the Kids 4 Truth Club?  Consider giving a gift such as a cinch bag, polo shirt, or tote bag.  These items range in price from $7.95 to $17.95 and makes great gifts. 

• Bible Covers not only are a great gift but filled with a Bible creates a gift that encourages the child's spiritual growth.  Bible covers can protect both the Bible and TruthBook from wear and tear.  They also provide an organized way to keep the child's club supplies as the Bible, TruthBook, and Award Standard can be kept within the Bible cover.  This lessons the chance of the child losing his/her supplies.
• Cinch bags are one of the hottest bags for children and teens right now.  These bags make a great gift by itself, but can also become the "gift bag/paper" for wrapping a bulky or unusual shaped item.
• Our larger tote has several pockets, zips closed and has a small zipper pouch on the inside.  Fill the pockets with "little treasures" and have fun watching them find all their small treasures when they open their tote. 
• Polo shirts are available in several colors and styles for both children and adults.
• Silk Screened T-Shirts and Hoodies come in your choice of three designs and up to seven colors.  Sizes range from child XS to Adult XXL.

Gift Certificates
If you don't know the size, color, or item someone would like, consider giving a Kids 4 Truth gift certificate.  Any worker or child would enjoy going online and choosing their gift.

Ways to Encourage Giving K4T Items

• Allow parents to order items through you to allow everyone to share in the shipping charges.
  • Create an order sheet or use our example. 
    • We suggest you add a little to help cover shipping, or divide the shipping among those who place orders.
    • Be sure to add an Order Due Date on the form so parents know when you are putting the order in.
      • Be sure to allow time for orders to be processed and shipped.
      • In most cases, UPS ground shipping is your cheapest shipping option.  Overnight and 2nd Day shipping options are costly.
    • Remember, items may be shipped from up to 5 locations depending on what you order.  You can limit this by listing only the items from certain warehouse locations.

      • MO Warehouse: Embroidered Shirts, Totes, Bible Covers, and Baby Bibs & Onesies

      • TN Warehouse: Standards, Patches, Pencils, Pens, Carabiners, Bistro Mugs, Travel Mugs, Sports Bottles, Polycarbonate Bottles, Tracts, Award Pins, Parallel Documents, and Stickers

      • SC Warehouse: Silk Screened T-Shirts and Hoodies, Posters, and Postcards

      • KS Warehouse: Books, Entrance Exams, Songbooks, and Award Certificates
      • Banner Warehouse: Vinyl Banners
  • Have parents fill out and return the order sheet along with the payment for their items.
  • Go to the online store and place your order. 
  • Distribute orders when they come in
  • (This same process can be done throughout the year by letting parents know when you will be placing your next order.)
• Give parents a flyer showing items that are available
  • Create a flyer highlighting your favorite items
  • Be sure to include online store address on the flyer (http://store.kids4truth.com)
• Offer a few Kids 4 Truth items in your church bookstore
  • Choose and Place an order for some of your favorite items
  • Add shipping cost to the price of your items
    • Option 1: shipping fee divided by number of items ordered = amount you add to each item.
    • Option 2: amount you add to each item is a percentage of the shipping fee (percentage is based on weight and cost of item)
  • Mark items with adjusted price and place in your bookstore

10% off regular price
Kids 4 Truth is making gift giving easier during the next couple months.  All apparel and most miscellaneous items are 10% off of regular prices during the months of November and December. 

The Kids 4 Truth Staff wishes you a very Happy Thanksgiving!  We praise the Lord for all those who use our materials to teach children the Truth. 

We trust and pray that you will enjoy the next few days with your family and friends praising God for all He has done for you.  Kids 4 Truth believes that family is important.  Therefore, the offices will be closed Wednesday, November 26 - Friday, November 28 in order to allow our staff to spend time with their families.

If you have immediate needs, please email us at clubs@kids4truth.com or leave a voicemail message at 866-754-4272.  Our staff will respond to urgent needs as soon as possible; however, all non-urgent emails or voicemail will be returned on Monday, December 1. 

Please note: any orders placed on these dates will be processed when we return to the office on Monday, December 1.

Thanksgiving is quickly approaching!  In order to have any orders shipped before the Thanksgiving holiday, please make sure they are in by midnight, Tuesday, November 25th.  All orders in by that time will be shipped on Wednesday, the last shipping day before Thanksgiving.

For orders placed after the 25th (November 26th - November 30th), these items will ship on Monday, December 1st.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at clubs@kids4truth.com.  Thank you!

Throughout the next few months we will be adding six additional Discoverers lesson plans for each Doctrinal Theme and renumbering all Discoverers lesson plans to make it clear where the lessons fit. 

The original four Discoverers lesson plans for each Doctrinal theme were written using the Q&A from the Discoverers B TruthBook as the main point for each lesson plan.  This works for most churches as they study each Doctrinal theme for 3-4 weeks.  The Key Truth and the Q&A studied in the lesson plan goes along with the Doctrinal Theme that is studied.  

However, we have some churches who have requested additional lesson plans for this age group for some of the following reasons:

1. Their older levels are studying just one Q&A a week and they want to keep the Discoverers on the same Q&A as their older children.  To do this, it would be helpful to have one lesson plan for each of the Q&A studied in both Discoverers B and Discoverers C TruthBooks.
2. They have different classes for children in Discoverers B and Discoverers C and would like to have lessons to specifically address the Q&A in Discoverers C TruthBooks.  The additional Discoverers lesson plans are being written using the Q&A from the Discoverers C TruthBook.
3. They use the Discoverers Teacher Lesson Plans for their Developers.  They like the graded down format and extra activities within the lesson plans.  However, some of these churches are covering just one Q&A a week and would like a lesson plan for each Truth.
4. They do not want to teach the same TruthTime Lesson plans two years in a row.  Having more lesson plans available allows them to rotate through the lesson plans.
5. They are using a 12 month curriculum year and want extra material for those months that have five weeks.

By adding additional Discoverers lesson plans we are adding to the flexibility of the program.  Any lesson plan listed under a specific Doctrinal theme can be taught for that Doctrinal Theme.  The director for your program should decide how your church will use the lesson plans.  Churches who were happy with the four lesson plans can continue to use the program as they have in the past (these lesson plans are labeled with a "B"). 

Flexible Discoverers Scenarios

1. Separate Classes for Discoverers A, B, and C: If your church uses TruthBook A, B and/or C each year AND teaches the children separately, use the Discoverers lesson plans written for the TruthBook studied in that classroom.
   1. TruthBook B has 4 lesson plans for each Doctrinal Theme
      1. 12 Month Curriculum Year: use all 4 lesson plans for each Doctrinal theme.
      2. 9 Month Curriculum Year: use 3 lesson plans for each Doctrinal theme.
   2. TruthBook C has 6 lesson plans for each Doctrinal Theme
      1. 12 Month Curriculum Year: choose 4 out of the 6 lesson plans to use.
      2. 9 Month Curriculum Year: choose 3 out of the 6 lesson plans to use.
   3. TruthBook A has only 1 lesson plan for each Doctrinal Theme because they have just one Q&A per theme.  However, teachers teaching from this TruthBook should use lesson plans from the other TruthBooks as well or else they will only be covering 12 lesson plans.  Most churches use the lessons from TruthBook B when teaching a class that uses TruthBook A. We will note the question from book A in parenthesis - 010101B(a).  Please remember: Any lesson plan listed under a specific Doctrinal theme can be taught for that Doctrinal Theme. 
2. Rotate Curriculum: If your church is rotating every other year between Book B and Book C, use the Discoverers Lesson Plan written for the TruthBook being used during the curriculum year.
   1. TruthBook B has 4 lesson plans for each Doctrinal Theme
      1. 12 Month Curriculum Year: use all 4 lesson plans for each Doctrinal theme.
      2. 9 Month Curriculum Year: use 3 lesson plans for each Doctrinal theme.
   2. TruthBook C has 6 Lesson Plans for each Doctrinal Theme
      1. 12 Month Curriculum Year: choose 4 out of the 6 lesson plans to use.
      2. 9 Month Curriculum Year: choose 3 out of the 6 lesson plans to use.
3. All 10 Q&A - One Question each week: If your church studies all 10 Q&A for each Doctrinal Theme covering just 6 Doctrinal Themes a year, you will use all 10 Discoverers lesson plans for each Doctrinal Theme.
   1. The Discoverers curriculum was written using the same 10 Truths for each Doctrinal theme that levels 2-4 memorize.  In some cases we have reworded or simplified the question for the child, and for theme 7 the children learn the 10 commandments like the children do in level 2.
   2. Please note: if you are trying to make sure the Discoverers are learning the same Q&A each week that the older levels are learning you will want to review the Parallels document or the TruthCard file for the order of questions and answers.
      1. TruthBook B was designed by choosing the four Q&A that we believed were most important for the preschool child to know.  TruthBook C used the remaining six Q&A from the 10 Q&A covered for each Doctrinal theme.
      2. TruthBook A was designed by choosing the one Q&A that we believed was most important or easiest (in some cases) for a 3-year old child to know.

Understanding the Numbering of the Discoverers Lesson Plans

Discoverers Lesson Plans will have a six digit number plus a letter at the end. 

• First two numbers = level number (Discoverers will be 01)
• Second two numbers = Doctrinal theme number (01-12)
• Third two numbers = Q&A Number (You can match up the Q&A number with the Discoverers lesson plans by going down the first column and then down the second column of any given page [Doctrinal Theme] in a TruthBook.  As a reminder, the order of Q&A in the Discoverers lesson plans and Discoverers TruthBooks do not necessarily follow the order of the Q&A in the older levels for that theme.  Note number 3 under Flexible Scenarios.)
• Letter = TruthBook Letter (B, or C)
  • We will note the question from book A in parenthesis - 010101B(a). 

Updated Lesson Plan Files

Over the past year we have been editing our Discoverers TruthTime Teacher Lesson Plans.  If you downloaded your lesson plans some time back, you may want to download the updated files.  The updated files contain more activities, craft ideas, illustrations, and content.  Please remember: our lesson plans are designed with more content than most teachers can teach in a lesson time period.  This is done so that you can pick and choose the points and illustrations God lays on your heart as you prepare to teach the lesson.

Original Ideas for Crafts or Activities

Do you have an original idea for a craft or activity that goes well with one of the Discoverers lesson plans?  We would love to hear your ideas.  You may feel free to post your idea in the online form, under the lesson plan description, or email it to us at clubs@kids4truth.com.  Sharing your ideas helps make K4T better for others.  Remember: we currently have a monthly contest for the most creative, helpful, or interesting forum post each month.  The monthly contest winner receives a $15 gift certificate to the Online Store.

I love wearing Kids 4 Truth shirts!  I have been called the Kids 4 Truth Lady at my church as I wear my K4T garments so often.  There are several benefits of having your workers wear Kids 4 Truth Logo shirts. 

1. Provides a professional and official look to your ministry - Helps your ministry (club) look like a complete program that is organized, neat, and identifiable which helps parents feel safe in allowing their child to come to your club.  This is especially important when you are using your club as an outreach opportunity.
2. Identity of Workers aids in Safety of your Ministry - Identifies who your workers are and who should be around the children.  This is important not only for the parents but also for the children as the children will know who to turn to for assistance when needed.
3. Encourages and Motivates - Children follow the examples we set before them. 
   1. Children who see workers faithfully wear their Kids 4 Truth "uniform" are more likely to wear their standards and participate.
   2. Earlier today I had a director tell me how excited his children were when his new K4T shirt arrived.  He had to wear it to club that night and the kids at church were excited about it as well. 
   3. Some churches use the K4T children's polo shirts as incentives to earn patches.  The children can earn earn a shirt by earning so many patches or "points". 
   4. Other churches have all their children wear polo shirts as "part of their uniform".  Shirts can be purchased to match their level or one color for all levels. (It is important to note that most churches who do this charge yearly "dues" to participate in the club.  This gives them the funds to provide the shirts.)
4. Promotes your Kids 4 Truth Club.  Every time your workers wear their Kids 4 Truth shirts out in public they are advertising your Kids 4 Truth Club.  They are a walking billboard for your ministry.  (This is the main reason why I wear my shirts out in public!)
   1. People who see the logo become more familiar with the logo and are more inclined to allow their child to participate if invited. 
   2. People may want to find out more about Kids 4 Truth - therefore, they visit the site.  When they visit the website they can watch multimedia presentation (dynamations) which share the gospel or they can find out more about Kids 4 Truth Clubs. 

Kids 4 Truth realizes that we all have different styles, tastes, and needs when it comes to garments.  Therefore we offer a wide variety of embroidered items in styles and colors for both men and ladies ranging from $17.95 to 34.95:

• Polo Shirts
  • Basic
  • Luxury
  • Luxury with Trim
  • Long Sleeve
• Button Down Shirts
  • Long Sleeve twill or denim
  • Short Sleeve twill or denim
  • Brushed Gabardine (soft brushed twill)
  • Camp Shirt (this shirt has a straight bottom)
• Especially for Ladies
  • Knit button down cardigan
  • knit shell - short sleeve crew neck
  • knit shell - short sleeve v-neck
  • Knit shell - 3/4 sleeve v-neck
  • Knit shell - long sleeve crew neck
• Outerwear
  • Windshirts
  • 1/4 zip fleece

Do you like the idea of Kids 4 Truth shirts, but just can't quite do the $17.95 a shirt? 

• Perhaps you would like to use the silk screened t-shirts or hoodies.  These items are available in a wide assortment of colors, sizes, and styles and start at $9.95.
• Check out our clearance section: http://kids4truth.com/store/Clearance-C106.aspx.  Sometimes our vendor changes or colors/styles are discontinued, when this happens we clear out our inventory by making these available to you at a discount. Currently we have garments in the clearance section ranging from $4.95 to 14.95 - some have a savings of over 50% off!
• During the months of November and December, all garments are 10% off of regular prices.  This includes all embroidered and silk screened items in men's, ladies, and children's sizes.  Please note: items in the clearance section are not on the 10% off sale.

We offer our embroidered items in many colors so that churches can use the shirts the way they prefer.  Some ideas are:

1. Color-code by level or position
   1. Lime = Discoverers Workers
   2. Red = Developer Workers
   3. Khaki = Detective Workers
   4. Royal = Defender Workers
   5. Black, White, Yellow, Orange, and Denim = Leadership or Miscellaneous Workers
2. One Color for all workers - Our most popular colors are: Red, Royal, Khaki, and Black
3. Workers choose what they would like to wear.

Although we offer a variety of styles and sizes, sometimes there is a need for a garment/size that is not available on the online store such as smaller, larger, taller, or maternity sizes.  Please contact our office if you have a specific need and we will do our best to help you.  Please note: we do not offer the Kids 4 Truth logo in a patch (The K4T logo is embroidered on the standard and is not a patch.); however, when needed, we will custom order a size/style or make custom embroidery available for your ministry.  Custom orders are non-returnable, and custom embroidery is only done by our vendors as the logo is copyright protected.

Several questions have come in recently regarding our return policies - we are working to get these posted to the on-line store, but until we can get those up, we wanted to go ahead and post them here to the Clubs Blog where you can refer back to them as often as you need.

- Refunds are not available for download purchases.  If there is a problem with the download purchased, a store credit will be issued.  Problems must be reported no later than 30 days from purchase date.
- Any shipping discrepancies or damages must be reported within 30 days.  Defective and damaged materials should be returned within 30 days after notifying Kids 4 Truth.
- Unused merchandise returned in clean, salable condition with no signs of use within 90 days of invoice date will be credited to your account, or refunded.  No credit will be issued for materials returned after 90 days.  Books will only be accepted if they are unopened.  The customer is responsible for shipping charges on returns, as well as any new merchandise being shipped as an exchange.
- There is a 15% restocking fee on all items returned.
- Please allow 2 weeks for credit to be issued for returned merchandise.

If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to contact us at clubs@kids4truth.com. 

So...what do you do on Halloween?  Do you turn out all the lights, hide in the basement or family room, and hope that no one comes to your door? Do you wrestle with the decision of whether or not to participate or allow your children to participate in the holiday?  Perhaps you do this because:

• You do not want to promote Halloween with your children and you do not want your children seeing others come to your door asking for candy and treats. 
• You do not want your children feeling like they missed out on some fun and excitement.

Consider with me the possibility of turning this into a witnessing opportunity.  For years, we have taught our children that we use Halloween as a witnessing opportunity.  Although we do not allow our children to dress up or go from door, we usually do something special with our children that night by cooking hot dogs & marshmallows in the fireplace and eating them picnic style in the living room, watching a fun dvd, or playing a family game while we wait for children to come to the door.   Our children take turns answering the door and giving treats to the children who come to our door.  We always include a Kids 4 Truth Bookmark, DynaBox, or a tract that gets the gospel into the homes of each and every child who comes to our door.  Our children enjoy seeing the children dressed up and giving the children their special treats or prizes, and know that they have had the opportunity to share the gospel in an unique way.  Although our children are now between the ages of 12 and 21, they still enjoy this special family witnessing opportunity! 

 Fun Ways to Give out the Gospel:

1. DynaBox Tracts (http://kids4truth.com/store/DYNABOX-Tract---Pack-of-25-P167C0.aspx):  These unique tracts fold into a box.  We suggest that you assemble the tract into a box but before closing the box include a prize or candy treat.  This creates a fun way to give out a tract, gets the gospel into the children's hands and home, and gives a prize/treat at the same time.
2. Kids 4 Truth Bookmark Tracts (http://kids4truth.com/store/Bookmarks-C70.aspx): Children and teens love these colorful, glossy bookmarks!  The tracts are easy to distribute and we find they get used...which means sooner or later they will turn the bookmark over and read the gospel or visit the website.

Tips:

1. If you are giving out tracts with your treats or prizes, don't use old, stale candy.  Be sure that you use treats or prizes that the children will enjoy.  Remember, you are representing Christ when you give out tracts with  treats/prizes.
2. Be careful that prizes don't look too much like candy.  One year I was giving away small prize erasers, and I had to grab fast to keep a young child from eating the frog eraser I just handed to him.
3. Candy can be taped to a tract or bookmark if needed to make it easier to distribute.
4. If you are going to be away and you know children will be coming to your door, consider leaving a basket of prizes by the front door.  Believe it or not I have done this several times and children are good to only take one prize.

Don't want to give away candy:

1. Consider a small prize instead.  US Toy (www.ustoy.com) or Kipp Toys (www.kipptoys.com) are great places to get cheap little toy trinkets.  Try bouncie balls, stretchy lizards/frogs, or sticky guys.  They are cheap and kids absolutely love them.
2. Consider a cool pencil or eraser.  Don't choose just plain school quality...pick the cool eraser shapes or the metallic-look pencils.

Do you have some ideas to share with others?  Please feel free to do so by posting your idea on the forums at: http://equipu.kids4truth.com/forums/69.aspx.

To help you do this, tracts including both the Dynabox Tract and the Bookmarks on sale for 10% off through October 31.

Help spread the word about Kids 4 Truth while driving with the new Kids 4 Truth license plates! 

The Kids 4 Truth Team is pleased to introduce Kids 4 Truth license plates (http://kids4truth.com/store/Kids-4-Truth-License-Plate-P657C0.aspx).  Many of us look for ways to promote Kids 4 Truth to others in our community.  This can be done through many items including apparel, drink bottles, mugs, posters, and now....license plates.  These license plates are great for those living in states that require only one plate on the car.  

Do you have an idea for a product you think we should carry?  We would love to hear your ideas...please drop an email to: clubs@kids4truth.com and we will consider your idea.

Due to an vast increase in sales this year, we have are currently out of a few patches.  All patches are on order, and supply should be replenished by the end of October.  As soon as the new patches are in, we will begin shipping what is currently backordered.

Patches that are currently backordered include:

- Bonus Patches
- Cutout Magnifying Glass Patches
- Green Bulldozer Patches
- Yellow Shield Patches
- Green Sword Patches

A few others are running low, and if we run out of those, a new blog post will be posted listing all backordered patches.

Due to being out of some patches, several patch sets are also on backorder.  In order to get as many patches to you as we can, if you order a patch set, you may see modifications to your order to show what patches can be shipped now, and what will be shipped at a later date.  If you have any questions at all, please contact us at clubs@kids4truth.com.

Chart the progress of your children in the Discoverers program using our new Discoverers Progress Charts.  These charts are available as a free download on the EquipU site (http://equipu.kids4truth.com/files/folders/progress_charts/default.aspx) and not only includes a column for each doctrinal theme but also columns for each Memorize It! component.  This is helpful for teachers as they can mark on the chart as the child says each part of the curriculum. 

Choose the chart you need according to the TruthBook you are using.

Several churches contacted us recently asking how they can advertise their club in their local newspaper using Kids 4 Truth graphics.  We welcome you to use our free downloadable flyers, postcard, or posters as part of your newspaper ad.  This makes creating your advertisement quick and easy, and gives the same look as your club materials. 

1. Determine what information you want to give in the ad:
   1. Church name and/or Logo
   2. Contact information
   3. Club meeting time
   4. Grades/ages you serve
   5. Cost - if you are charging a participation fee
2. Go to the EquipU site and download the file template you want to use (http://equipu.kids4truth.com/files/folders/artwork/default.aspx).  There are several files available:
   1. Generic Postcard
   2. Flyer
   3. Promotional Poster #1
   4. Promotional Poster #2
   5. Promotional Poster #3
3. Using the computer program of your choice (Word, Publisher, InDesign, etc.) insert the jpg file into the document. 
4. Resize the graphic to the size of your advertisement space.
5. Insert a Text Box and add your text adjusting the font size as needed. 
6. Add a church logo if you wish.
7. Tip: Zoom in/out to check placement and spelling.
8. Save the file in the format desired by the newspaper.

You can use these same techniques to create flyers and handouts for door to door visitation or for children to use to invite their friends to your club.

If you have additional ideas how to advertise or promote your club, please share them with other churches by posting on the online forums (http://equipu.kids4truth.com/forums/).  We look forward to seeing your ideas.

Recently we sent out a survey to many who are using the Kids 4 Truth curriculum  We want to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to participate in this survey and update our records with information about your ministry.  This information will help us to communicate with you and serve you better.

As the Kids 4 Truth Team, we would like to personally thank you for pouring your lives into grounding boys and girls in essential Christian truth! We also want to make sure that we are doing everything in our power to assist you in this endeavor. If you have not answered the survey below, please help us update our records to make sure that we are fully equipped to assist you by taking just a few minutes to send us a response to the following questions: 

1. Church name (with city and state)
2. Senior Pastor
3. Main Contact/Director
4. Your name
5. Your role in the program
6. Number of children in the program
7. Length of time you have used the program
8. Service(s) in which the program is used (please check all that apply)
   1. SS
   2. Junior Church
   3. Sunday Evening
   4. Wednesday evening
   5. Another evening
   6. Other_____
9. Learning style you have implemented
   1. on their own pace
   2. stay together as a group (Focused Group Study)
10. Do you use the Discoverers Program?
    1. Would be a help to have the Discoverers Program in a book 1/book 2 year just as the older levels with only 6 themes per year?
11. What would you like to see added to the program?
12. What changes would you like to see to the program?

Please be sure to let us know if/when your email or mailing address changes.  This helps us keep our records up to date.

You may email your survey responses to me at marrena@kids4truth.com. 

Thank you for allowing us to minister with you in teaching the Truths of God's Word.