FORT MYERS, FLA., January 22, 2019– Ruth Graham, daughter of the late Evangelist Billy Graham, will be the guest speaker at the 23rd Annual Benefit Dinner for Lifeline Family Center Thursday, March 14.
As an extra special appearance, Ruth’s daughter Windsor Dienert-Bauder also will share the stage and tell her own story about unplanned pregnancy and the decisions she made.
About 600 community leaders are expected to attend the annual benefit dinner at McGregor Baptist Church on Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner begins at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $85 each or $480 for a table of eight. Sponsorships, which include a VIP reception with Ruth and Windsor, are available from $1,000 to $10,000. Tickets may be purchased at www.BenefitDinnerLFC.org or by calling 239-242-7238.
The Cape Coral Breeze and CTN10 Christian Television are the media sponsors for the event.
“We are very pleased that Ruth Graham and her daughter Windsor will be coming to Southwest Florida to share their own stories of struggle and overcoming heartache,” said Lifeline Family Center President and Founder Kathy Miller. “Their experiences are sure to resonate with everyone who has had to endure hardship in their lives.”
As the third child of Billy Graham, Ruth has her own unique voice addressing critical issues of the 21st Century including experiencing her spouse’s infidelities, her divorces, her teenage daughter’s pregnancies, another daughter’s struggle with bulimia and her son’s battle with drugs.
She is the author of many books including the best-selling In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart and the sward-winning Step Into the Bible. Ruth is an experienced conference speaker and has appeared on “Good Morning America,” “FOX and Friends” and been interviewed on Moody Radio many times.
Her daughter Windsor speaks openly about her two teenage pregnancies while being related to the most famous Protestant religious leader in the world. She contributed to two books with her mother and Sara Dormon: I’m Pregnant, Now What? and So You Want to Adopt, Now What?
She currently is a student at Liberty University online while working for her husband’s photography business as office manager. She also volunteers at crisis pregnancy centers and has offered her home to young girls who are pregnant.
Lifeline Family Center provides a home in Cape Coral for homeless young women in crisis pregnancies to help them become self-supporting through education, job training, parenting classes, professional counseling and spiritual guidance. It is the only residential program in Lee County for homeless young women in crisis pregnancies who are not part of the foster care program.
In the residential program, Lifeline Family Center serves up to 12 young women, ages 16 to 25, and up to 24 babies at a time. In the Outreach Ministry program, more than 6,000 women have received assistance with material needs, adoption counseling and resource referrals. The non-profit also operates a 24/7 Pregnancy Helpline, provides free pregnancy tests, free ultrasounds by appointment, and does outreach to all areas of Lee County, including all college campuses.
About Lifeline Family Center
Founded in 1996, Lifeline Family Center provides young women in crisis pregnancies a safe home in Cape Coral and a learning environment. They receive education, job training, professional counseling, parenting classes and spiritual guidance. The two-year residential program prepares young moms and their babies to become self-supporting, contributing members of society. Lifeline Family Center receives no government funding and is wholly dependent upon donations from generous individuals, churches and corporations that believe in Lifeline’s mission as well as United Way funding. For more information about Lifeline Family Center, visit www.lifelinefamilycenter.org.