Men Talk October/November 2001
The Birth of a Man-Child
– © 2001 by
The year was 1976 that this Man-Child was born. 1976 was a good year. A vintage year. A year for which we all can be very thankful. Nine young men gathered their collective wits into a plan that has borne more healthful fruits than anyone had imagined. Now, 25 years later, we can all feast at its still-growing branches and celebrate the event with great joy.
The Men's Center was born, but not without some serious labor pains. Yet the birth was a rather quiet event with a humble beginning. The family purse was meager. The parents were justly proud, yet not boastful. The home was small, yet adequate for the family: a single room in a former convent, when I first met them. Even today the purse is on the meager side of moderate, 'though healthy enough to sustain itself through the active participation of a growing family tree. The functioning word is--volunteers. Continued...
Hank Bruns
What's Inside
– © 2001 by
The year was 1976 that this Man-Child was born. 1976 was a good year. A vintage year. A year for which we all can be very thankful. Nine young men gathered their collective wits into a plan that has borne more healthful fruits than anyone had imagined. Now, 25 years later, we can all feast at its still-growing branches and celebrate the event with great joy.
The Men's Center was born, but not without some serious labor pains. Yet the birth was a rather quiet event with a humble beginning. The family purse was meager. The parents were justly proud, yet not boastful. The home was small, yet adequate for the family: a single room in a former convent, when I first met them. Even today the purse is on the meager side of moderate, 'though healthy enough to sustain itself through the active participation of a growing family tree. The functioning word is--volunteers. Continued...
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