Another event this Father's Day weekend. Check out the Annual DC Softball Classic by DC's own Peaceoholics this Sunday in Randall Park and Ballfield, 2-7 pm.
The softball game takes place the day after the annual Rosedale Community Day event on Saturday, from 11 am-4 pm.
Our President on the importance of fatherhood.
"Our government can build the best schools with the best teachers on Earth, but we still need fathers to ensure that the kids are coming home and doing their homework, and having a book instead of the TV remote every once in a while. Government can put more cops on the streets, but only fathers can make sure that those kids aren’t on the streets in the first place. Government can create good jobs, but we need fathers to train for these jobs and hold down these jobs and provide for their families.
If we want our children to succeed in life, we need fathers to step up. We need fathers to understand that their work doesn’t end with conception -- that what truly makes a man a father is the ability to raise a child and invest in that child.
We need fathers to be involved in their kids’ lives not just when it’s easy -- not just during the afternoons in the park or at the zoo, when it’s all fun and games -- but when it’s hard, when young people are struggling, and there aren’t any quick fixes or easy answers, and that's when young people need compassion and patience, as well as a little bit of tough love." Read more here.
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The President's message to young men at the Young Men's barbecue featuring Antwaan Randle El, Dwayne Wade, Tony Hawk, and Etan Thomas ("another ball player"). Click here. View video to learn who else was there.
DC's Barbecue Battle
The softball game takes place the day after the annual Rosedale Community Day event on Saturday, from 11 am-4 pm.Our President on the importance of fatherhood.
"Our government can build the best schools with the best teachers on Earth, but we still need fathers to ensure that the kids are coming home and doing their homework, and having a book instead of the TV remote every once in a while. Government can put more cops on the streets, but only fathers can make sure that those kids aren’t on the streets in the first place. Government can create good jobs, but we need fathers to train for these jobs and hold down these jobs and provide for their families.
If we want our children to succeed in life, we need fathers to step up. We need fathers to understand that their work doesn’t end with conception -- that what truly makes a man a father is the ability to raise a child and invest in that child.
We need fathers to be involved in their kids’ lives not just when it’s easy -- not just during the afternoons in the park or at the zoo, when it’s all fun and games -- but when it’s hard, when young people are struggling, and there aren’t any quick fixes or easy answers, and that's when young people need compassion and patience, as well as a little bit of tough love." Read more here.
Related
The President's message to young men at the Young Men's barbecue featuring Antwaan Randle El, Dwayne Wade, Tony Hawk, and Etan Thomas ("another ball player"). Click here. View video to learn who else was there.
DC's Barbecue Battle
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