Jump start your Black Marriage Day event with the following resources.  Download everything you need to plan your best Black Marriage Day event ever.  If you just want a few resources read further and download.  Get the total package of resources here.  Use the free software winzip to open this. Black Marriage Day 2010.zip

Black Marriage Day Marriage Hall of Fame

Induct couples into the Black Marriage Day Marriage Hall of Fame.  We’ve included instructions on how to do that too.  We are also asking organizations to offer marriage education classes during March 2010 to support successful marriages in the Black community.  Get resources here.  BMD2010MHOFTemplates.zip

First Comes Love Film Festival 

Mobilize high school and college age youth to participate in your Black Marriage Day: First Comes Love Film Festival called  Marriage:  What It Look Like! This will allow adults to see marriage through the eyes of youth and it will also allow adults to educate youth on the value of marriage.  Get resources here.  BMD2010FilmFestivalTemplates.zip

Your Own Creativity

If you just want to use your own creativity and have an event that represents your community, we welcome that too.  See More Things to Do.  We’ve provided templates for flyers, posters, and press releases.  There are facts sheets too on why marriage matters and why we celebrate Black Marriage Day.  Get resources here.  BMD2010Templates.zip

Add Your Story to the Wall

In addition to those things we also asking you to visit the homepage of the National Fatherhood Initiative’s “What’s Your Legacy?” campaign at http://legacy.fatherhood.org to add your story to the African American Marriage Wall.

Join spokesman Allan Houston in sharing the story of your marriage or those you work with by adding your “brick” to the wall. Join other Black married couples by sharing photos and text that tell about the powerful legacy that marriage has created in your family, and watch Allan and his son talk about the importance of marriage in the Houston family. Go to http://legacy.fatherhood.org today!

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