Imagine that this newsletter in your hand (or on your screen) is a trick-or-treater. Imagine further that it has just rung your doorbell on Halloween night and stands in front of you, hand extended, awaiting some token of your generosity. Do you hand over the treats, or do you slam the door and risk a trick?
TCMC needs your help. We are kicking off our "Brothers Helping Brothers" fund-raising drive this month (see the article on the back page). I promise that we won't soap your windows or toilet-paper your trees if you can't help us. However, if our $5000 goal isn't achieved, I can't promise that TCMC will always be here to help men in the many ways we do.
Everyone knows that these are difficult economic times. Lost jobs, reduced wages, and bleak prospects have all conspired to increase demand for TCMC's services, while also reducing the donations that support our work. The result is that our expenses are increasing, while our funding is in decline.
If you're reading this, the odds are good that TCMC has directly helped you in some meaningful way. So you know first hand how valuable TCMC is, and what a loss it would be if we ceased to operate because we couldn't pay our bills. To prevent this scenario, please consider making a contribution in any amount to the "Brothers Helping Brothers" campaign. The new 'Donate' button on the TCMC web site, www.tcmc.org, makes it easier than ever to contribute, and you'll enjoy the instant gratification of helping ensure that Twin Cities men can continue bettering themselves and working through adversity.
In Halloween terms, if you've taken advantage of any of TCMC's resources, you've already received the treat. Please help to guarantee that there is no nasty trick.
Joe Szurszewski
Board Chair
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We are pleased to offer our members a unique and extensive collection of quality reading on men’s topics.
As a Men's Center member, you are eligible to check out books from our library. And while you are enjoying our many book resources, consider a browsing our large and growing selection of periodicals.
- Men’s Health
- Lavender
- Transitions
- Men’s Journal
- Voice Male
- Fathering Today
Recent books that have been donated include: Sex Addicts Anonymous, How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization, Nothing to Lose, The Gate House, Blind Fall, Quicksand, The Crush, and Protect and Defend.
Book Returns Needed:
Some of these books have become so important in our members’ lives that they seem to have been out since I had hair. While we have no specific time limit, please consider if you are still using any Men’s Center books you now have, and return them to availability.
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TCMC Launches "Brothers Helping Brothers" Fund Raising Drive
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 To help support rising operating expenses for the coming year, the Twin Cities Men's Center has initiated a campaign to raise $5,000 over the next 6 months. During this time, TCMC's fundraising task group will seek individual donations by contacting members directly by phone and e-mail. We choose a fund raising drive as an alternative to raising membership rates. Membership rates remain the same to keep things affordable for all program participants. "Brothers Helping Brothers" provides quick and easy means to donate for those who can afford to do so.
At the same time, TCMC will be pursuing donations from Twin Cities-area businesses, as well as long-term funding through public and private grants. As part of this drive, we would also like to know your "wish list" -- what would you like to see TCMC offer in the future, as well as the steps you wish to support to see such offerings. To make a tax-deductible contribution, simply go to TCMC's website, www.tcmc.org, and click "Donate" in the lefthand navigation bar. Your donation will be processed through PayPal.
Contributions by personal check, payable to TCMC, can be directed to TCMC's office:
Twin Cities Men's Center
"Brothers Helping Brothers"
3249 Hennepin Ave. So., #55
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Please help support the future of TCMC's programs and activities by donating what you can.
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