Editor: Michele Olson, thinkmarriage Communications Director
Nearly full page perspective interview on thinkmarriage in Sunday's Green Bay Press Gazette (story
here)and...
Our Fond du Lac Partners Make the Front Page!
Great Marriages of Fond du Lac, a thinkmarriage
partner, was recently on the front page of the Fond du Lac Gannet paper-The Reporter. With one of our "most talked about" thinkmarriage billboards as a key picture, it was a great plug for Great Marriages of Fond du
Lac and thinkmarriage.org. Read the online article...The story was also picked up by all the online
Gannet papers in the state...nice!
We've been as busy as industrious ants!
Have You Heard Susan?
Our Executive Director Susan Dutton Freund has been doing quite a bit of
speaking to civic organizations, giving people more of the details regarding all this buzz
they've been hearing about thinkmarriage and Foundation for a Great
Marriage. If you would like Susan to speak at your organization or business group, please send an email to info@thinkmarriage.org with your request.
Food for Thought!
You may notice a little booklet on your table
at your next dining experience. thinkmarriage is in The
Trivia Page, a publication with fun facts that is provided right in restaurants on the tables. Diners can pick up and browse this publication
while waiting for a meal. We have an article on being a Marriage Champion and an ad...see if you find us at a restaurant near you!
New Staff Member!
thinkmarriage/Foundation for a
Great Marriage welcomes Andra Siedsma to our team! Andra will be working alongside Debra Bosacki as a Community Programs Director in key Wisconsin
counties focusing on healthy marriage relationship education. We're thrilled to have Andra as a part of our staff.
Hall of Fame!
We get lots of kudos for our website, but we're just in the beginning stages...there is
much more to come, so stay tuned! One thing we are starting up is the Marriage Hall of Fame. These "hallowed
halls" will contain pictures and stories of people we admire for great marriages. We invite you to send stories and photos to be added to the site as
well! Send an email!
Do You Know the 8 Things No One Tells You About
Marriage?
You will if you visit our blog! Don't forget to leave a comment too! If you live in the Green Bay area, be sure and read my monthly column in YOU magazine.
You do the math...
Judith Wallerstein, author of “Second Chances”, noted that in
two-thirds of former couples, one partner was unhappy, lonely, anxious and depressed for a decade after a divorce. In 25 percent of couples, both
former partners were worse off, suffering from loneliness and depression. In only 10 percent of the cases she examined did both former partners build
happier, fuller lives after a decade.
Thanks for being a Marriage Champion and make sure you are spreading the word and
our guide whenever you can!
Send those questions, comments and encouragements to info@thinkmarriage.org |
