“Making The Impossible Possible:”Join Friendship Sports Association, Inc. (FSA) and A Better Community For All (ABC4All) in supporting The Great Global Friendship Run!

The May Edition of "From The Heart"looks at the various ways being anticipated for participation by ABC4All Mentors with The Great Global Friendship Run (GGFR) . Friendship Sports Association, Inc. (FSA) 501(c)(3) and The Foundation For A Better Community For All (FABC) are committed to providing maximum support for GGFR’s six-year mission going into all the world. World Ultra Distance Runner, Stan Cottrell, and FABC Founder Burton Danet are united in the commitment to bring to 250+ locations ways tospread cross-cultural friendship and raise $1 Billion for the children of the world who are without natural parents.
The implications for this Great Mission can only be imagined at the start of this effort during the Summer of 2013. As Stan runs and reaches out to local people across the world, and as the run venues host myriad events, there will be extensive media exposure of needs and an awakening generating support for worthwhile causes. The plight of the 143 million children in orphanages is well known with many across the world already focusing efforts in various locales on their behalf, yet still with dire needs for funding support. It is not just the needs of orphans alone, however, but of children and youth, many of whom can become future leaders. Thiscannot be considered too important for the welfare of the world!
The stated Goal of GGFR: Raise over $1 Billion for the world’s orphaned and abandoned children living in homes without their natural parents or on the streets, provide resources, aid and encouragement to give them a real hope and a future, and dramatically reduce the prostitution, drugs, crime and suicide to which so many now befall without a sense of hope. To be truly effective, the GGFR will create ongoing mechanisms to continue funding them long after we are gone. Consider:
  • A billion people contributing would represent only 1/7th of the world’s population.
  • Sharing $1 Billion for the welfare of children without natural parents will meaningfully help in meeting their needs.
  • So if just 1 in 7 of the world's people gave just $1 each, we would reach our minimum goal of $1 Billion for the world's orphans!So please, if not more, give your $1 today!
  • The need is great!60% of girls are lured into prostitution. 70% of boys become hardened criminals. So we hope you will consider an even more generous gift...whatever is laid on your heart to give, whatever you can afford.
  • Your support is needed for this mega-sports-charity-event, for the 6-year Run to raise the funds, spread awareness of the plight of the world's children, spread cross-cultural understanding and friendship, and give the invaluable hands-on touch with the children during visits to orphanages and schools - starting with Stan going to Ethiopia NOW!
  • The Ethiopia Run events start May 28, 2013! … The time is urgent! The cause is just!

PLEASE DONATE ($1: 1 billion donations does it!) FOR THE RUN FOR THE ORPHANS!

Join Us In Helping MakeThe World A Better Place For All!


A new book being co-edited: “Making The Impossible Possible”
A major theme in the life of Stan Cottrell is well-represented in his book, “No Mountain Too High.” Courage, determination, perseverance and faith, overcoming all obstacles… Once a meeting took place between Stan and Burt Danet, it quickly became apparent that their common theme could be reflected by the phrase, “Making The Impossible Possible.”
Burt Danetpublished a Book Review of Stan Cottrell’s "No Mountain Too High"onMarch 8, 2013. Please see the review here: . Here is an excerpt:
Manning Global Awareness:A Review of “No Mountain Too High” by Burton Danet, Ph.D.
“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13) The man is Stan Cottrell, former Guinness Record Holder, author of “No Mountain Too High” and founder of the Friendship Run concept.Stan is preparing to mount a global campaign in the interest of touching hearts and helping orphans throughout the world.
This will introduce to you a man of vision and mission entirely consistent with "The World of A Better Community for All." Learning about this man will be pivotal for us all to become aware of how each of us, if we choose, can support Stan'smission, while we also derive multiple benefits with related endeavors as he traverses the world. This is the equivalent of bringing Global Humanitarian Relief (GHR) to anyone alive who is receptive!Every Day is GHRD!™
Nowthat FSA and FABCare working togetherto foist The Great Global Friendship Run to new heights in achieving its goals, a common theme has stimulated the genesis of a co-edited book, “Making The Impossible Possible.” Chapters are being submitted by Guest Authors and by ABC4All Mentors. The book will be made available to persons supporting The Great Global Friendship Run and will be added to the series of books being made available to ABC4All Mentors.
Look for SPECIFIC ACTION STEPS you can take if you wish to participate with implementation of the Legacy of ABC4All and its Global Vision and Mission including becoming active with those who will be "Country Coordinators" for The Great Global Friendship Run. Please see and for more information.
Global Vision: To share with all countries a true restoration of a QUIET HOPE for PEACE and HARMONY in the world, and bring a true HOPE and a FUTURE for the children and all who are hurting.
ABC4All Mission: "Maximizing Charitable Contributions on and off the Internet."™
Long-term goal: Creating the ABC4All Legacy wherein charitable contributions will be MATCHED/DOUBLED into Perpetuity. Achieving this mission justifies the ABC4All Mantra: MAXIMIZE Giving™
Initial GGFR Events: More information to be shared as it becomes confirmed:
June 1-16, 2013: Official Launch - Two weeks in Hawassa, Ethiopia, Africa; events involving 50+ organizations and churches
July 2013: Launch Week Event in Los Angeles, California USA (dates TBD)
Subsequent events: Mostly NorthAmerica, Central America and Caribbean,and Africa during the first year!
ABC4All,offers MAXIMUM support for nonprofits/NGOs/worthwhile causes all over the world. The association with Jazz For Peace, after their 10-year history and 850 concerts, has just had their first concert in India thanks to ABC4All Mentor G. Suresh Kumar with plans to repeat this event. You can read more about this FUNdraising Concert for PASS - watch a video here: (keep the volume low to accommodate the audio technical issue).
ABC4All through a series of recent developments is participating with a group of people / companies who will be assisting with the implementation of advanced technologies for water, food, shelter, energy and many others. The team will be implementing these advances in one or a few countries at first, but once the model is in place, there is every expectation that there will be implemented a revolutionary set of technologies for sustainable living second to none. Every ABC4All Mentor will have an opportunity to participate with these developments in the coming months/years.
As noted, ABC4All has pledged total support for Friendship Sports Association and The Great Global Friendship Run, and will soon launch this effort with an ABC4All / FSA / Jazz For Peace FUNdraising Concert in California USA. Details forthcoming. In addition to performing his runs in each of 250+ locations throughout the world over the next 6 years, Stan Cottrell will also aim to generate more than $1 Billion in support of 143 million orphans of the world and ongoing mechanisms to continue funding them.
ABC4All Mentors can participate in a variety of ways including as Country Coordinator, as Volunteer working with the Coordinator bringing many different forms of support as Stan arrives in a given location, providing in-kind contributions or such things as government invitations and relations, Ministries of Culture and Tourism, business and community support, travel and hospitality arrangements, cultural events, festivals and other special events at Run venues, children’s programs, connections with orphanages and orphan aid organizations… We are open to creative suggestions in your country.
The Great Global Friendship Run is a mission that appeals to every country … as Stan goes into all the world in a totally non-threatening and universally accepted manner that can be embraced by all peoples, religions, cultures and political systems everywhere … as a GOODWILL AMBASSADOR showing LOVE AND SERVICE to the world and for children everywhere!
“…My heart is with the masses...the people who feel they are insignificant...
those who feel they are the unknown…”– Stan Cottrell
We could not be more honoredto support a man who will be embarking on such a mission in his 70’s. Every method of assistance will be encouraged. The Run will be the best image building and public relations for your country. The Run will give worldwide media visibility and spreadunderstanding and friendship to your country and culture, raise funds for your orphans, and boost local businesses and economies while highlighting for the world that we will no longer tolerate lack of consideration and caring for those who are sick and/or dying and who desperately need relief. We wish ABC4All Mentor, Stan Cottrell, the best of health in his inspiring global pursuit… alerting the world to join him in creating remedies for what exists:
.
As Stan emphasizes:
"We have a hurting, dying world, which desperately thirsts for the specific hope and victory
The World of A Better Community for All can bring." REAL RELIEF 4 All.

INAUGURAL RUN of The Great Global Friendship Run
Ethiopia, May 28 – June 16, 2013

  • Stan will run into the Soccer Stadium in the middle of Hawassa/Awassa and deliver a keynote address before an anticipated crowd of 60,000.
  • June 8th, Stan will participate with Dr. Jerry Spencer in a giant rally following the presentation of awards for the 5k run involving more than 1,000 runners who will be wearing T-shirts with “The Great Global Friendship Run” on the front.
  • Stan’s two weeks in Ethiopia will be packed with events … speaking at orphanages and schools and churches… meeting the President of the country and other dignitaries and business leaders, with the blessing of the Ethiopian Evangelical Council, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Mayor and Hawassa City Administration Sports Council… reaching out to the people who feel they are insignificant, those who feel they are the unknown, the forgotten…
  • Stan will be running… 70 miles spread over two days through villages, orphanages, schools…shaking hands, joined by local runners… mirroring the Global Run he will be making over the next six years around the world spreading the spirit of friendship in a rare people-to-people diplomacy, with mega civic, cultural, business and children’s events, and raising over $1Billion for the world’s orphans!
  • Award-winning filmmaker, Mickey Grant, will be filming Stan’s run events throughout, creating promotional films for The Great Global Friendship Run just as he did for his two years with “Feed The Children,” while focusing on his filming of a history-makingdocudrama and pilot for a 6-year “Reality TV” series that will captivate audiences worldwide with local color, fast-paced adventure, sports interests, people-to-people diplomacy, and heart!
  • Over 50 organizations and churches are involved in this mammoth undertaking in addition to The Great Global Friendship Run and Jerry Spencer Ministries, including Source of Light, Evangelical Church Groups of Ethiopia, Campus Crusade and Child Evangelism. They will be reaching out to people on the streets and in the marketplaces.
  • Orphan Focus - Throughout this project, all of the leaders will be emphasizing the plight of orphan children in Ethiopia and around the world.We will be visiting orphanages and giving special loving attention to these precious children and those who lovingly care for them.
  • A feeding program will take place in 3 different locations simultaneously, feeding a hot meal prepared by local churches to about 2,000 people in each place.
  • Dedication - During the day on Saturday, June 8th, there will be a special service in the soccer stadium dedicating the city of Awassa to the Savior and calling out workers who will be fervent in carrying out the work of the Lord in this region of Ethiopia.

Thanks to any ABC4All Mentor who joins in this noble effort. LuxVeritas: Light and Truth

INTRODUCING …

A MAN OF ACTION

A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS

A MAN FOR A BETTER WORLD

A MAN WITH A GLOBAL MESSAGE

A MAN FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE

A MAN WITH A LIFETIME OF DEDICATION

A NOBLE MAN RUNNING FROM THE HEART

A DEDICATED HUMANITARIAN WHO CARES ABOUT THIS WORLD,

WHO WANTS TO PROTECT AND HELP THE ORPHANS OF THE WORLD ...spreading “The Power Of Hope” and "The Power of Friendship"

“. . . breaking down the walls that divide one human heart from another…”

Stan Cottrell is his name. You can learn more here:

Supporting Friendship Sports Association, Inc. (FSA) - 501(c)(3) a charitable organization:

Take The Next Step … Leave Your Footprint For The Children!

In 2013, after having run 200,000 miles in prior Friendship Runs through 38 countries… World Ultra Distance Runner, Stan Cottrell, is accepting the most significant challenge of his life as Friendship Sports Association and Cottrell Associates International launch THE GREAT GLOBAL FRIENDSHIP RUN into every nation, colony and territory… spreading love, hope and help while raising $1+ Billion USD for children in need the world over…

Come and join us!

FLASH! DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 7/1/13!

To honor The Great Global Friendship Run International Launch Event in Hawassa, Ethiopia from 5/28/13 to 6/16/13, the Deadline for submitting chapters for consideration to be among those in the coming book edited by Friendship Sports Association (FSA) Founder Stan Cottrell and FABC Founder Burt Danet, “Making The Impossible Possible,” has been extended to July 1, 2013. This gives us time to make the book available for the first time during the Week-Long Global Launch Event being planned for Summer 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA!

* P. O. Box 1624 Manhattan Beach, CA 90267-1624 * 1-310-712-5477 abc4allteam [at] abc4all [dot] net* Skype abc4allteam* The Legacy of ABC4All the ABC4All Legacy Create a Legacy for you and your family? Ask us how!

We are excited to announce that international long distance runner Stan Cottrell has agreed to join

us in our multifaceted outreach project in Hawassa, Ethiopia, May 28th - June 16th, 2013. Mr. Cottrell

is launching his six year Great Global Friendship Run from Ethiopia. His cherished appearance

in the southern region of Ethiopia is a fantastic boost to the efforts that we have put together to impact this region in a major way.

Mr. Cottrell has run all over the world. We are honored that he is launching this ambitious

campaign from the site of our festival in Hawassa. The overriding purpose of this worldwide

friendship run is to call attention to the plight of orphan children in the world. Stan is convinced that

calling attention to these millions of children can successfully rally international interest in coming

to their aid. Allow me to quote Stan, “Companionate people all over the world will, without a doubt,

generously support these displaced children as they are made aware of their horrific plight. I truly

believe that as a result of this Great Global Friendship Run we shall not only awaken people to the urgent need to rescue these children but we will see millions respond with generous help.”

It will be a euphoric moment when this famous runner comes into the soccer field in Hawassa,

Ethiopia. Thousands will cheer him and greet him with loving kindness. The Ethiopian people have

hearts of compassion and they will applaud Mr. Cottrell’s desire to rally the world population around these millions of orphans.

Please join us in celebrating the launching of Stan Cottrell’s Great Global Friendship Run. It

will foster friendship in every country of the world. Thanks Stan for your untiring efforts at spreading

goodness across the globe. I can only imagine the cheers that must be going up from the grandstands of Heaven as God announces to the saints the worthy intentions of this humble servant.

Gratefully Yours,

Dr. Jerry L Spencer

* P. O.

“Run Stanrun!”

* P. O.

I thank God for each of you.