Popular Women's Events Expand Overseas

"Girls Night Out,” a women's event originating in Canada, has expanded their events intothe United Kingdom and New Zealand.  The first event was held in the U.K.in September and plans are to do another twenty eventsin 2011. In the United States, Girls Night Out” is hosting eventsin eight different states in the coming months. “GirlsNight Out” has surpassed over 200 events worldwide since its inception fiveyears ago.

In addition to their overseas expansion, the company istouring “Couples Night Out” in Canada.  Like its counterpart, “CouplesNight Out” is held in community host churches of all sizes.  Hostchurches are not charged any fees or promotional expenses, making it virtuallyfree to any church willing to open its doors totheir community. And at only a $5.00 per ticket, these events are alsoextremely affordable to budget-minded consumers.

"All these events are great evenings of fun, faithand fellowship for everyone,” says Mary Messina, Program Manager of “GirlsNight Out” in the US.  “Our events are not bible studies orweekend retreats and we are not trying to compete with big conventions. We have made these events scalable for local churches to get involved. We also know that 40-60% of people attending our events come fromchurches other than the host church and nearly 10% are unchurched, making thesegreat events for outreach.”

“Girls Night Out” in the U.S. is apartnership between FaithLife Financial and World Vision.  FaithLifeFinancial is a not-for-profit, member-owned Christian financial organization. World Vision builds international Christian partnerships that seek toovercome poverty and injustice for children and families across the globe. Messina says the partnership is invaluable as both companies arededicated to Christian causes.

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FaithLife Financial is a not-for-profit Christian financial servicesorganization that currently provides insurance and investment solutions to morethan 31,000 members in Canada. The organization reinvests a portion of itsearnings in programs that support members, their congregations and communities,as well as people in need worldwide. Its mission is to help Canadian Christiansprotect their financial future, live their Christian values and build a betterworld. They are expanding services to the U.S. to spread their mission ofhelping Christians live generously, provide financial security for theirfamilies, and give joyfully. Visit www.faithlifefinancial.com

World Vision is a Christianhumanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, andtheir communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling thecauses of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves close to 100 millionpeople in nearly 100 countries around the world. World Vision serves allpeople, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.  Visit www.worldvision.org.