Day at the Capitol, Friday, April 11 Help insure homeschooling freedoms by joining thousands of other homeschoolers at the rally at 12:15 pm on the West steps of the Capitol. Hear inspiring speakers from our state's elected leadership, and help influence the state leaders to acknowledge and respect homeschooling accomplishments. Your students may be trained in principles of Godly citizenship, leadership, and the U.S. Constitution, and learn how to make a difference for America's future by attending workshops in the morning or afternoon. Win $100 by submitting a display for the Capitol Rotunda. Information can be found here . Posterity! You will never know how much it cost our present generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it." -- John Quincy Adams Fill the Gallery of the House at Homeschool Day at the Capitol, April 11 Our Founding Fathers sacrificed their lives and fortunes for the freedoms that we enjoy today. May we ask you for a much smaller, though very important, sacrifice? It is our goal on April 11 at Day at the Capitol to fill the Gallery of the House Chamber with homeschool families to be introduced on the floor. There are 235 seats. Will you make the commitment to rise early that morning and fill them? No matter what the weather predictions are (i.e. the 'non blizzard' of April '07). We believe this will make a lasting impression on our state legislators. Because of time restraints, Representative Kevin Lundberg will introduce all the families at once. All participants must be seated in the Gallery by 8:45am, so please arrive no later than 8:30am. Out of respect for the men and women working in the Capitol, please walk quietly and respectfully as you proceed to the Gallery. Please dress in business/nice church attire. After all the introductions are made, you may exit as quietly as possible, and proceed to the Pillar of Fire Church to continue this exciting day! If you can participate, please contact us at office{at }chec{dot}org, or 720-842-4852. Thank you for partnering with us through Day at the Capitol in this effort to keep and uphold our homeschool freedoms.
CHEC Introductory Seminars and High School Seminars
Introductory Seminars: May 3 – Parker July 26 – Grand Junction High School Seminars: April 5 – Parker July 19 – Parker July 26 – Grand Junction October 18 – Colorado Springs Visit here for information and to register. CHEC and Vision Forum present: The 2008 Father/Son Discipleship Retreat August 9-12, 2008 at Crooked Creek Ranch in Winter Park, Colorado Speakers slated to include Doug Phillips, Little Bear Wheeler, Scott Brown, and Geoff Botkin The comments from among the nearly 1500 fathers and sons who attended the Colorado retreats in 2003, 2005 and 2007 have been overwhelming in their call to continue proclaiming the Word of the Lord in Deuteronomy 6 and Psalm 78 as to the raising up of our sons. Life changing lecture sessions, outstanding food, free time, Father/Son Olympics. This retreat, now headquartered at the beautiful Crooked Creek Ranch Resort in the majestic Colorado Rockies, has gained national prominence and has become an annual event. Register early to reserve your place. Details and advance registration information, or call toll free 1-877-842-2432. Youth Enterprise It is time once again to sign up for a booth for the upcoming Christian Family Conference. If you are age 13 to 21, are living at home under the guidance of your parent(s) or guardian(s), and you have a product or service of your own to sell, you are just the person we are looking for. With a Youth Enterprise booth at the Conference you will be able to market your products or services to several thousand home schooling families in a professional and safe environment. For further information go here , and click on “Events.” From there go to “State Conference” and click on “Vendors.” Under that, click on “Youth Enterprise.” Read the information, and if it sounds like something you are interested in, fill out the application. If you have any questions, email Steven Vaughan, Vendor Assistant at checyouthvendor{at}gmail{dot}com . Space is limited, so apply for your booth soon. NEW FOR 2008, Youth Enterprise Business Plan Contest Do you have an idea for a future business, or do you already have a business going? Sign up for the First Youth Enterprise Business Plan Contest. Your business plan will be evaluated by Christian business owners for its overall structure, potential for profitability, and adherence to biblical standards. Prizes for First Place will be a $250 gift certificate to the CHEC Resource Center, and for Second Place a $100 gift certificate to the CHEC Resource Center. For more information, a full list of rules, judging guidelines, and an Application please email Steven Vaughan at checyouthvendo{at}gmail{dot}com . (Please Note: This contest is for youth 13-21 years of age who are still living at home. Applicants are not required to have a Youth Enterprise booth at the Conference. Children of CHEC employees, Board members, or Conference Committee members are not eligible.) CHEC is proud to announce their newest conference event You may remember Gallery Showcase…now meet the new big brother! TALENT FAIR The CHEC Talent Fair will present the many gifts of our precious homeschool children. Your children now have three categories to shine in! VISUAL ARTS CATEGORY Includes needle arts, general arts and composition divisions, as in the past. PERFORMING ARTS CATEGORY Entries of vocal or instrumental music, short skits, speeches, and worship dances will be selected for performances in the vendor hall during the conference!! FOOD ARTS CATEGORY Divisions of preserves, pies and cakes will be judged and displayed! We would love to taste your children’s best! The Visual Arts and Food Arts categories will be judged on-site and ribbons awarded. We will be asking for volunteers to judge (only categories your child has not entered) and, as a token of our appreciation, CHEC will provide a conference pass to you at no charge. The Performing Arts category will be judged by taped audition prior to the conference. We invite your children to present their gifts from God at the Talent Fair. Visit here or email Chectalentfair{at}aol{dot}com or call Terresa at 303-470-0806 for more information. Hodge –Podge A new online homeschool magazine’s premier edition. List of Colorado Museums, their websites and information. Visit Kevin Swanson’s new website. Nominations Needed for Support Group Leader of the Year Support Group Leaders joyfully carry a burden to help shepherd members in their groups and provide homeschoolers with a variety of support. CHEC desires to encourage these leaders in their responsibilities. To that end, CHEC seeks to honor Support Group Leaders’ selfless service to the homeschool community in assorted ways. One of those ways is to choose an outstanding leader to recognize each year. Please help us by nominating a Support Group Leader. We will honor the “Support Group Leader of the Year” at the CHEC Homeschool Conference in June at one of the General Sessions. Please briefly share with us the following information and email it to memo{at}chec{dot}org. © Name of nominee, name of group led and years of service in leadership. © Why do you believe this leader should receive “Support Group Leader of the Year”? © How has this leader impacted your support group? List projects, special items or attributes that sets this leader apart from other leaders. © Please share any other information you feel is pertinent to the nomination. Don’t forget to include your name, address, phone number and email address so we may contact you if needed. Used Curriculum Sales SPICE Used Curriculum Sale in Grand Junction Friday, April 18, 9 am to NOON Mesa Country Fair Grounds 8-ft. tables reserved for $5 each, set up the night before. Contact Susan at 970-242-4154. CHEC Springtime Family Book Fair in Golden Saturday, May 10 from 9 am to 3 pm Jefferson Country Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall BookFair Entrance Fee $5/adult, children free Food available on-site. Reservations required, visit CHEC's website. Set-up time Friday, May 9 from 2 to 5 pm and Saturday, May 10 from 7 to 9 am Email Christy at bookfair{at}chec{dot}org. Springs First Booksale in Colorado Springs Friday, May 16, 10 am to 2 pm Springs First Church of the Nazarene, 4120 E. Fountain Blvd. Information here. HOME Used Curriculum Sale in Colorado Springs Monday, May 19, 6:30 to 9 pm Rocky Mountain Calvary, NE corner of Austin Bluffs and North Academy Blvd. Must be a member to sell, reservations required. No entrance fee. Contact Paula at mpskra{at}comcast{dot}net. Born Again Used Books/Used Curriculum Sale in Colorado Springs Saturday June 7, 10 am to 1 pm Born Again Used Book Store, 1529 North Union Blvd. FREE! Set up your own table but reservationa re requested to sell. Contact Julie at 719-528-8622. Send us your used curriculum information for inclusion in the Memo! Send it to memo{at}chec{dot}org. Where there is no vision, the people perish.
Proverbs 29:18 Countdown to College Workshop, Friday, May 9 More than College Prep! From 9:30 to 4 pm at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 9941 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree (SW corner of Lone Tree Parkway and Lincoln Road). Cost is $65 per family if registration is postmarked before April 16, $70 per family if postmarked by April 21, $75 per family at the door. Includes one syllabus per family. Alumni families attend free! The workshop includes: Biblical guidelines to recognize God’s calling, comprehensive strategies to pursue your calling, flexible goal-setting methods, multi-use achievement verification and records, de-mystified college and scholarship processes, powerful scholarship search methods, interactive workbook, hands-on planning exercises. Registration information from Kim Anderson at wordsmythe{at}gmail{dot}com . Two New Books by Kevin Swanson, Available at www.CHECBooks.com The Second Mayflower: Four hundred years ago, a ship landed on the shores of New England bearing a fledgling band of people, committed to living life by the principles of God's Word. This people eventually formed a nation conceived in liberty and blessed by God. Now four hundred years later, their vision has almost faded. Liberty is dying. Humanism dominates. The family, by all indices, has disintegrated. But there still beats within the hearts of a remnant in this nation, the principles of the First Mayflower. In this 300 page manifesto, author Kevin Swanson lays out a vision by which the values of faith, family, and freedom may be salvaged for at least one nation for future generations. The voyage of the Second Mayflower is just beginning. Psalms: A Family Bible Study Guide: For families who see the Bible as "core curriculum," we introduce the brand new Family Bible Study Guides Series. Family worship is a time when parents fulfill their Deuteronomy 6:7 and Ephesians 6:4 responsibilities to teach and disciple their families. This manual will provide the following Bible study helps for the study of the Psalms: A convenient categorization and contextualization of each psalm; An exposition of the psalm, explaining the meaning in simple terms; A description of the emotions that weave through the psalm; An application of the psalm for family life and children; A summary of what the psalm teaches about worship; and Content questions and discussion questions to bring about life application. Support Group Info, Sharing Newsletters, Sharing Memo articles, Yahoo Group Please take a few moments to verify your support group information for accuracy on CHEC’s website. Please let us know if something is incorrect or needs to be changed. THANKS! We love hearing from all of you around the state and those groups beyond our borders! Please share your support group newsletters with us by sending them to the CHEC office (10431 South Parker Rd., Parker, CO 80134) or to us directly at our home address of 1437 Auburn Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80909. Previous front page articles from the Memo are available at here or here. Please feel free to share information from the Memo with your group members, remembering to cite the author when appropriate. A Yahoo group has been established to share information that cannot be included in the Memo due to time issues. Please visit here to sign up. Feel free to post and share information as it becomes available to you on this group. | 
