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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:42:24 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.6stones.org/stories/"><rss:title>Stories</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.6stones.org/stories/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2010-08-01T10:42:24Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/29/tarrant-county-commissioner-gary-fickes-championed-the.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/28/gary-mckamie-encourages-cooperation-collaboration-and-teamwo.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/27/we-are-thankful-for-state-representative-todd-smith-and-his.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/26/thank-you-back2school-gold-sponsor-north-hills-hospital.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/22/your-vote-can-help-fund-abuse-prevention.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/21/thank-you-heb-rotary-club.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/20/remember-the-christian-martial-arts-kick-a-thon-july-24th.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/19/ldquo-operation-back-to-school-is-one-of-the-most-gloriou.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/14/ellen-lobue-heb-isd-social-worker-on-helping-families.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/12/thanks-to-fbce-and-restoration-church-for-providing-truck.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/29/tarrant-county-commissioner-gary-fickes-championed-the.html"><rss:title>-</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/29/tarrant-county-commissioner-gary-fickes-championed-the.html</rss:link><dc:creator>6stones</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-30T00:48:52Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 120%;"><a href="http://www.tarrantcounty.com/ecommissioner/cwp/view.asp?a=708&amp;q=458419" target="_blank"><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 100px;" src="http://www.6stones.org/storage/CPRFickes28Jul10Web7731.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1280451938751" alt="" /></span></span>Tarrant County Commissioner Gary Fickes</a> championed the teamwork that is taking place between the City of Hurst and the City of Euless, along with HEB businesses and churches at a luncheon yesterday at the Brookside Convention Center in Hurst.&nbsp; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 120%;">While the City of </span><span style="font-size: 120%;">Hurst has  worked with volunteers on Employee Giving days to repair homes in years past, they are now  streamlining that effort with 6 Stones in order to help even more  families.</span><span style="font-size: 120%;">&nbsp; <span class="full-image-float-right ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.6stones.org/storage/CPR28Jul10Web7725.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1280452094902" alt="" /></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 120%;">More information about this collaborative effort, <strong>CPR, C</strong>ommunity <strong>P</strong>owered <strong>R</strong>evitalization is available on the <a href="http://www.ci.hurst.tx.us/Development/Devprojects/cpr.htm" target="_blank">City of Hurst web site</a>.&nbsp; Great things are happening! </span></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/28/gary-mckamie-encourages-cooperation-collaboration-and-teamwo.html"><rss:title>Gary McKamie encourages cooperation, collaboration and Teamwork among Hurst, Euless and Beford</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/28/gary-mckamie-encourages-cooperation-collaboration-and-teamwo.html</rss:link><dc:creator>6stones</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-28T14:40:16Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 120%;">Check out this video with City Manager, Gary McKamie encouraging "cooperation, collaboration and teamwork among Hurst, Euless and Bedford."&nbsp; The City of Hurst voted last night to join what was ER, Euless Revitalization and is now CPR, <strong>C</strong>ommunity <strong>P</strong>owered <strong>R</strong>evitalization in continuation of the work they have completed in Hurst through the years.&nbsp; More info will be shared today at the luncheon with the City of Hurst.</span></p>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/12209141">Gary McKamie Quote</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/firsteuless">First Euless</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/27/we-are-thankful-for-state-representative-todd-smith-and-his.html"><rss:title>We are thankful for State Representative Todd Smith and his work for our community</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/27/we-are-thankful-for-state-representative-todd-smith-and-his.html</rss:link><dc:creator>6stones</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-27T19:07:05Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><img style="width: 100px;" src="http://www.6stones.org/storage/ToddSmith.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1280260249009" alt="" /></span><span style="font-size: 120%;">We want to thank <a href="http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist92/smith.php" target="_blank">State Representative Todd Smith</a> for his recent promotion of <a href="http://www.6stones.org/back2school/">Operation Back 2 School</a> in his District 92 Report. &nbsp;Todd has been a big supporter and friend to 6 Stones.&nbsp; <br />And, if you&rsquo;d like to know what else is going on in District 92, just <a href="http://www.6stones.org/storage/July2010CapitolReportSmith92.pdf">check out Todd&rsquo;s most recent newsletter</a><em>.</em> To subscribe for future newsletters, you can call Todd&rsquo;s district office at 817-283-3131 or sign up online.&nbsp; <br />Just visit the <a href="http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist92/smith.php" target="_blank">District 92 web site</a> and click on "Send Email."</span></span></span></span></p>
<!--EndFragment-->]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/26/thank-you-back2school-gold-sponsor-north-hills-hospital.html"><rss:title>Thank you Back2School Gold Sponsor North Hills Hospital!</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/26/thank-you-back2school-gold-sponsor-north-hills-hospital.html</rss:link><dc:creator>6stones</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-26T17:36:44Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.northhillshospital.com" target="_blank"><img style="width: 200px;" src="http://www.6stones.org/storage/NorthHillsHospital.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1280166462871" alt="" /></a></span></span></p>
<p>&ldquo;North Hills Hospital is proud to partner with 6 Stones to ensure that our children have the tools they need to be successful in the classroom. For almost 50 years we&rsquo;ve been committed to caring for our community, and we&rsquo;re thankful for the many 6 Stones volunteers who share that same passion.&rdquo; &ndash; Bethe Spurlock, Director of Marketing &amp; Public Relations, North Hills Hospital&nbsp; <span class="full-image-float-right ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 100px;" src="http://www.6stones.org/storage/BSpurlockforWeb.JPG?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1280166571756" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>North Hills Hospital, an affiliate of HCA, is a 176-bed acute-care facility located in North Richland Hills, right across from Northeast Mall. &nbsp;The hospital recently became the first in Texas to achieve Cycle I, II, and III accreditation for its chest pain center, is ranked in the</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/22/your-vote-can-help-fund-abuse-prevention.html"><rss:title>Your vote can help fund abuse prevention</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/22/your-vote-can-help-fund-abuse-prevention.html</rss:link><dc:creator>6stones</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-22T23:19:54Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.allianceforchildren.org" target="_blank">Alliance For Children</a> will be providing information at <a href="http://www.6stones.org/back2school">HEB ISD Operation Back2School</a>.&nbsp; We want to help them by asking you to vote at the following web site.&nbsp; Signing up and voting with multiple email addresses everyday will help fund the <em><strong>Prevent Now</strong></em> program.&nbsp; Here's an excerpt with more info:</p>
<p>Even if you were not sexually abused as a child and even if no one in your family has ever been sexually abused, child sexual abuse impacts your life.&nbsp; In Tarrant County, the direct and immediate costs of child sexual abuse are over $15.1 million each year.&nbsp; Prevention only costs $1.05 a person and for every adult trained to prevent child sexual abuse, ten children are better protected.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.refresheverything.com/allianceforchildren" target="_blank"><img style="width: 200px;" src="http://www.6stones.org/storage/PepsiRefresh.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1279841452970" alt="" /></a></span></span></p>
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<p><br />Prevention works and by voting now for the Prevent Now program with the Pepsi Refresh Project you can help Alliance For Children reach our goal of educating over 65,000 adults in Tarrant County.&nbsp; That means over 650,000 children will be better protected from the devastating effects of child sexual abuse.</p>
<p><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103432300234&amp;s=181&amp;e=001LHB__TBaQHq6GNwsQeZMxX_1A3y4IxYdPaiu6QQEriHyFrXHMryfiALuunH-dSHioCC96CK0mZ0MqGn76WVdoQt2jhHmXeKSdfXWBvylDkcyWwUN-P7guZsF0xshfsfXxy4KTgGoPXPzo5vugrqIfA=="><span style="color: blue;">Click here </span></a>(or click the button above) to read more about Prevent Now and vote for this project.&nbsp; If links above do not work, please visit <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103432300234&amp;s=181&amp;e=001LHB__TBaQHq6GNwsQeZMxX_1A3y4IxYdPaiu6QQEriHyFrXHMryfiALuunH-dSHioCC96CK0mZ0MqGn76WVdoQt2jhHmXeKSdfXWBvylDkcyWwUN-P7guZsF0xshfsfXxy4KTgGoPXPzo5vugrqIfA=="><span style="color: blue;">www.refresheverything.com/allianceforchildren</span></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;<strong>Vote Now and Vote Often!!</strong></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/21/thank-you-heb-rotary-club.html"><rss:title>Thank You HEB Rotary Club</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/21/thank-you-heb-rotary-club.html</rss:link><dc:creator>6stones</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-21T20:57:57Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 150px;" src="http://www.6stones.org/storage/RotaryEmblemColorSmallWEB.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1279746261379" alt="" /></span></span>Isn't this cool?!&nbsp; The HEB Rotary Club Board of Directors decided to donate to <a href="http://www.6stones.org/back2school/">HEB ISD Operation Back2Schoo</a>l in lieu of a gift for their service this past year.&nbsp;<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>The Rotary International theme for 2010-2011 is "Building Communities - Bridging Continents."&nbsp;</strong> One of the best ways for the HEB Rotary Club to build communities is to support the 6 Stones Mission Network and their <a href="../../back2school/">HEB ISD Operation Back2School</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; We believe that the coalition of partners being built by 6 Stones will positively impact</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/20/remember-the-christian-martial-arts-kick-a-thon-july-24th.html"><rss:title>Remember the Christian Martial Arts Kick-a-thon July 24th!</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/20/remember-the-christian-martial-arts-kick-a-thon-july-24th.html</rss:link><dc:creator>6stones</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-20T18:26:49Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span class="full-image-float-right ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 200px;" src="http://www.6stones.org/storage/kick71.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1279650699054" alt="" /></span></span>Remember Christian Martial Arts</strong> is hosting a <strong>Kick-A-Thon</strong> at  Campus West, 209 N. Industrial, Suite 190 in Bedford from 10 a.m. to 12  p.m. on Saturday, July 24 to raise support for 6 Stones and <a href="http://www.6stones.org/back2school"><em><strong>HEB ISD Operation  Back 2 School!</strong></em></a> &nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Contact </strong><a href="mailto:rmgarnerus@att.net"><strong>rmgarnerus@att.net</strong></a><strong> or call 817-706-2893 to make a pledge.&nbsp; </strong>The kickers will be  collecting pledges prior to the event﻿.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/8/july-24-kick-a-thon-raising-funds-for-heb-students.html">Click for details.</a></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/19/ldquo-operation-back-to-school-is-one-of-the-most-gloriou.html"><rss:title>-</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/19/ldquo-operation-back-to-school-is-one-of-the-most-gloriou.html</rss:link><dc:creator>6stones</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-19T22:31:18Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 100px;" src="http://www.6stones.org/storage/Burnett.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1279578928405" alt="" /></span></span>&ldquo;<a href="http://www.6stones.org/back2school/">Operation Back to School</a> is one of the most glorious expressions of the love of Christ being shown through His people that I have ever witnessed. As this outreach ministry has grown in recent years, so too have the needs. The majority of the children in the schools we serve come from economically disadvantaged homes. Operation Back to School brings help and hope to the lives of thousands. Likewise, thousands (actually tens of thousands) of dollars and hundreds of volunteers are necessary to fund and staff Operation Back to School. A prayer was offered at a meeting]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/14/ellen-lobue-heb-isd-social-worker-on-helping-families.html"><rss:title>Ellen LoBue, HEB ISD Social Worker on Helping Families</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/14/ellen-lobue-heb-isd-social-worker-on-helping-families.html</rss:link><dc:creator>6stones</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-14T19:59:17Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11504627&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11504627&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/11504627">6Stones HEB ISD</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/sixstones">6 Stones</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p></p>
<p>Here's a 3-minute video with Ellen LoBue, HEB ISD Licensed Clinical Social Worker, discussing the needs she sees everyday.&nbsp; The clip also includes interviews in the community regarding the issues HEB is facing.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.6stones.org/back2school/">HEB ISD Operation Back 2 Schoo</a>l gives us the opportunity to put our arms around these families.&nbsp; Click to <a href="http://store.kitsforkidz.org/section.php?xSec=61" target="_blank">sponsor a child</a> for only $20 (includes backpack and school supplies).&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/12/thanks-to-fbce-and-restoration-church-for-providing-truck.html"><rss:title>-</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.6stones.org/stories/2010/7/12/thanks-to-fbce-and-restoration-church-for-providing-truck.html</rss:link><dc:creator>6stones</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-12T22:47:56Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 110%;">Thanks to<strong> FBCE</strong> and <strong>Restoration Church</strong> for providing truck loads of food for the <strong>6 Stones New Hope Center!</strong>&nbsp; Check out the pictures at www.facebook.com/6stones.</span><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 300px;" src="http://www.6stones.org/storage/11jul10fooddrive7699.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1278975176363" alt="" /></span></span></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>