Dear Homeschool Exhibitor,

We want to thank those of you that have taken part in our different events the past years. We have enjoyed working with you and getting to know some of you.

My husband & I are the directors of the Missouri Association of Teaching Christian Homes, Inc. (MATCH). This is the only state wide Christian organization in Missouri. Most of our communication with out members are online but we are starting to do more state wide events throughout the state.

Some of you heard about the scare that we went through this summer and we want to make sure that you know that God has worked a miracle in our lives. In May we found out that I had breast cancer. This through us into a spin and made us learn to depend on the Lord more than ever. I went through a lumpectomy and the first lab results confirmed that I did have cancer but for some reason it was sent on to a second lab and the lab there couldn't find a trace of the cancer. We truly believe that God worked a miracle between the labs. I have had my struggles due to a nightmare with the surgeon and contacting staph infection. I am finally started to get on top of everything and hopefully a complete healing is in store. Thanks for all of you that prayed for us. God is in the miracle working business still.

We would love to work with your group in whatever way possible. We offer to do FREE product reviews for vendors. You send us whatever you would like for us to review and after reviewing it we will put the review into our state wide membership newsletter; on our members only site on the web; on our blog; and on Facebook (we do not return or resell items sent for review). We also put the reviews on the Online Convention from time to time. For those that are partners with MATCH they will have a page with their reviews on the site to help advertise their products.

Fireside Helps is sent out to MATCH members throughout the state monthly. We put all sorts of articles to help homeschoolers, events that are coming up, and fun things from time to time for the kids. If you would like to submit articles and upcoming events for our members to see, this is FREE. We are always looking for writers to help us out in this area.

We do three main events every year. The first one is the SHEM convention. This is a 3 day event that we attend every year and if you aren't going to be able to make it to the SHEM convention this was a great event this year and look forward to next year.

The second event is our year-around online convention. If you would like to participate in this great event please fill out the forms by clicking on the links below. You may either email us the information or mail it along with the $15. If you would like to pay by Paypal you may do so. We are working on several other improvements over last year's convention. If you would like to take part in our annual online convention as a speaker, please send us a CD, tape or podcasts (CD or podcasts are the best way) with your permission to put it online. We would also like to have a picture, bio and a summary of the workshop. In exchange for the workshops and keynotes we will give you a FREE booth in the convention hall.

Our third and last event is our annual Homeschool Day at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO, which is what we are preparing for now. The event that will be held October 2-3, 2010, at the Silver Dollar City Homeschool Day. This is our 10th annual Homeschool Day and we are really excited about it. Not only are we celebrating a special year but Silver Dollar City is celebrating their 50th anniversary. We will be having a bigger event to celebrate this year. Last year we had a first in having special hands on workshops for the kids. This year the vendors in the city have fought to get a chance of having a workshop. We like to hand out little things to the children as they come in for the big day. You may have your name on it and choose whatever type of object for us to put in their bags. The kids love to have pencils, pens, little notepads, hand bands, etc. If you would like to donate bags with your advertisement on the outside, please contact us. We want this to not only be something for the kids but a way for you to be able to advertise, too. Due to the families having to carry the bags around all day through the city, we are asking that instead of sending magazines for the event, this year, to send us a card for them to send to you for a free sample of the magazine. The bags are handed out as they come into the city with their packets for the day and many don't want to carry a really heavy bag around all day. We want to still get the magazines into their hands so please send us the post cards instead. We will be putting together 200 bags. We need all the items to be in by September 18, 2010. All of this is done for FREE at no cost for putting them in the bags.

The excitement is in the air about our Homeschool Day and we are looking forward to seeing a big group attend. We are looking forward to getting your information out to the different attendees. The sooner you can send us your items the better. We will be out of the office the end of September so we are really hoping to be able to get the bags filled early.

We have listed our address below. If you need to send your items to a company for a discount, please contact me and I will give you a different address. We look forward to hearing from you soon. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at 417-257-0030 or by email. God bless you, Michael & Orilla Crider, Directors MATCH If mailing anything to our office please mail it to: