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Save The Dates!
THE GREAT KIWANIS
DUCK RACE
Going on Now
TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION MONTH
May 2012
MOVIES IN THE PARK
July 7 & July 14SPORTSBARN SPRINT TRIATHLON
August 5
FTF 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION FEATURING ACTOR SEAN ASTIN
May 2012 marks the 11th annual observance of Teen Pregnancy Prevention month, and this year there is good news to share. According to new research from the Guttmacher Institute, teen pregnancy in the United States has dropped 42 percent from its highest level in 1990. There has also been a dramatic decrease in teen pregnancy among all racial and ethnic groups since 1990. While this is a step in the right direction, the U.S. still has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in the western world (nearly 3 in 10 girls get pregnant by age 20). It is up to parents and concerned adults to continue to reinforce the message to our teens that Sex Has Consequences. Here are a few facts to share:
Eighty percent of teen moms end up on welfare for the rest of their lives.
Children of teen moms are more likely to become teen parents themselves.
Teens who complete high school, become employed fulltime and marry before having children are 76 percent more likely to avoid living in poverty.
For the second year, FTF is proud to join with the Kiwanis Club of Chattanooga to present the 2012 Great Kiwanis Duck Race. You can "adopt" as many rubber ducks as you like for only $5.00 each. Then on Saturday, June 16, 5,000 ducks will be launched into the Tennessee River from the Walnut Street Bridge and "race" to the new pier on the Northshore. The top three ducks to "swim" across the finish line win cash prizes. Adopt your lucky ducks today at firstthings.org.