Free Program Supports the Strengthening of Families through Alignment, Assignment, Accountability, and Affirmation

Portage, MI (August 18, 2016) — Harvest Time Partners, Inc., a rapidly growing personal and professional development company, announces that its 4 A’s of Leadership for Families program is now available for FREE from the company’s website. The 4 A’s of Leadership for Families is a proven framework for building and strengthening families in all types of environments.

According to David Esposito, Managing Partner of Harvest Time Partners, there is no denying that our world continues to grow in complexity, intensity, and uncertainty. Despite the unprecedented pace of change we are all experiencing in our homes, businesses, and communities around the world, there is one constant truth about families that we cannot escape: A loving, safe, and secure family is critical to our overall well-being and is the foundation for a better world. The 4 A’s of Leadership for Families is a practical and simple approach to strengthen families in a world that continues to challenge the well-being of those we care about most.

“We all spend a great deal of time and energy outside the home, but no amount of outward success can compensate for a failure at home,” said Mr. Esposito. “As families try to deal with the growing complexity and intensity of our world, we are pleased to offer The 4 A’s of Leadership for Families for free with the hope that these principles can provide a small degree of positive change in families as we all continue on the important journey to leave a positive legacy for our children and grandchildren.”

The 4 A’s of Leadership for Families program provides relevant resources and practical steps to ensure families are equipped to reach their full potential in a complex world. It is composed around the themes of:

1. Alignment
2. Assignment
3. Accountability
4. Affirmation

The program is available for FREE for download HERE.

Portage, MI (November 5, 2014) – Harvest Time Partners, Inc., is pleased to announce that its children’s book series, The Principles of Our World, has been honored by The Tillywig Toy & Media Awards with a 2014 Tillywig Brain Child Award, a prestigious recognition that is only associated with products of “high educational value.”

The Principles of Our World book series is designed to introduce children to the importance of principles like honesty, teamwork, and courage. Each book’s main character, like The Principle of Sacrifice, Hope, and Compassion, is illustrated specifically to visually interest children in the book’s content and to assist parents and educators in sparking conversations about real-life issues. All of the books support and encourage children to make more effective decisions in their everyday lives. The Principles of Our World book series helps to build and strengthen character—and Character Creates Opportunity® to reach our hopes and dreams.

Tillywig’s mission is to provide retail buyers, news media, parents, and consumers with product information and reviews of superior children’s products available in today’s marketplace. The Tillywig Brain Child Award is given to exciting products that energize the mind while seamlessly blending fun and learning—an endorsement of excellence that is recognized by both consumers and retailers of children’s products.

David Esposito, author and managing partner of Harvest Time Partners said, “We are honored that our children’s book series, The Principles of Our World, was selected to receive a 2014 Tillywig Brain Child Award. Our products have been developed to help parents and educators guide children in the importance of principles like honesty and teamwork as they navigate the complexity of life today. We are grateful for the recognition of the prestigious Brain Child Award.” 

The Principles of Our World book series is perfect for parents and educators wishing to introduce young children (age 4+) to the importance of character and principle-based decision making. The books are also ideal for young independent readers (age 7+). The books are available online at Amazon.com and through a growing number of retail stores.

About Harvest Time Partners, Inc.

Harvest Time Partners, Inc., a rapidly growing personal- and professional-development company, was created almost 20 years ago to provide support to individuals, families and organizations on a variety of topics and subjects encompassing personal and executive development, team building, leadership training, and building a strong marriage and family. Harvest Time Partners provides character-building seminars, workshops, and custom programs designed to increase personal effectiveness, enhance character development and strengthen the bonds of marriage and family. For more information, visit https://www.harvesttimepartners.com.

About Tillywig Awards

Tillywig Awards provide retail buyers, news media, parents, and consumers with product information and reviews of superior children’s products available in today’s marketplace. Tillywig supports a rigorous evaluation process where products are used by a number of testers in an observed focus group format. Product testers and observers come from all walks of life and a broad range of ages.

The full list of winners is posted online at www.tillywig.com.

Portage, MI (October 29, 2014) — Harvest Time Partners, Inc., a rapidly growing personal- and professional-development company, announces the launch of a new game as part of its award-winning Face to Face® conversation-game series. The new game, Face to FaceBible Edition, is part of Harvest Time Partners’ Character Creates Opportunity® brand and is suitable for ages 10 and above. The new conversation game is available for purchase today.

This new conversation starter game contains the same easy-play format of the other Face to Face games. The Bible edition contains ninety-six key events from both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. This new edition is designed to open a door to effective discussion around biblical events and to reinforce the importance of applying biblical principles like sacrifice, courage, and commitment in our lives today. The game helps to encourage open and honest conversations on real-world issues and to develop the critical life-skill of effective face-to-face communication in a world that is rapidly changing how people connect. Face to FaceBible Edition is perfect for small group meetings, Sunday school sessions, and as content support for parents, teachers, and ministers in a variety of forums focused on improving biblical understanding and its application in our present-day lives.

David Esposito, managing partner of Harvest Time Partners, said, “We are excited to bring this new game to market. The faith-based community has been a wonderful supporter of our entire product line; and, based on their request, we are thrilled to bring the Face to Face Bible Edition to market today. Similar to our other products, the new game helps to reinforce the importance of principles like faith, compassion, and understanding as powerful ways to build and strengthen character to effectively deal with today’s realities. In addition, the game helps to develop the critically important life skill of face-to-face, authentic communication that is rapidly being replaced by today’s online chatter.”

The game is available on the company’s website at www.harvesttimepartners.com, on major online channels such as Amazon.com, and through a growing number of retail outlets. Retail orders are available through New Day Christian Distributors at www.newdaychristian.com or by calling 1-800-251-3633.

For more information or to discuss additional products and services from Harvest Time Partners, Inc., please visit the company website at www.harvesttimepartners.com. You can also contact David Esposito at (877) 786-4278 or david [at] harvesttimepartners.com.

About Harvest Time Partners, Inc.

Harvest Time Partners, Inc. was formed over 20 years ago to enable individuals, families, and organizations to reach their full potential in an increasingly complex and unpredictable world through customized, character-building programs and services. The company’s patented and award-winning family-based games have been embraced by families, schools, counseling programs, and faith-based organizations worldwide. They support the development of character and the importance of principle-based decision making—you reap what you sow.

Portage, MI (October 14, 2014) —Face to Face® Kids Edition, a conversation card game from Harvest Time Partners, has been named a 2014 GOLD winner from the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA), one of the longest running and most respected awards programs serving the children and family market.

Each year, NAPPA enlists the help of expert judges, parents, and children who evaluate and play with hundreds of submissions to find the highest quality, most educational and entertaining products. Face to Face Kids Edition stood out for its ability to stimulate lively discussions on real-life issues. It helps build the critically important life skill of “Face to Face” authentic communication, encourages a high level of engagement, and reinforces principle-based decision making with the intent of developing a person’s character.

“We recognize products that are innovative, engaging and stimulating,” says Julie Kertes, NAPPA General Manager. “A NAPPA award-winning product is a product that parents can trust and kids will love. Parents want the best for their families and strive to make the best consumer decisions possible. Knowing that a product has been tested and deemed worthy of an award gives parents peace of mind that their dollars are well spent and, more importantly, that their children won’t be disappointed. We’re excited that the Kids Edition of Face to Face is joining this year’s list of award-winning products. With NAPPA’s vote of confidence, it’s sure to be a welcome addition to anyone’s gift list.”

David Esposito, managing partner of Harvest Time Partners, said, “We are honored that our conversation game Face to Face Kids Edition was selected by NAPPA to receive a GOLD Award.  We share a common mission to promote the importance of having effective learning tools that enhance open communication and create teachable moments for parents and educators.”

NAPPA will reveal its 50 gold winners in select parenting magazines across the country, and release the complete list of winners — gold, silver and honors — at NAPPAawards.com and on the leading family organizational app, Cozi, on November 1.

About NAPPA: For more than 20 years, the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) has been the go-to resource for the best products for families. NAPPA’s team of independent expert judges, along with parent and child testers, select the best toys, games, books and other family essentials to be award winners through year-round product testing. For more information, visit www.NAPPAawards.com.

About David Esposito: David Esposito, game creator and managing partner of Harvest Time Partners, was inspired by his experiences as a combat veteran, business executive, husband, and father of four to create resources that remind families about the importance of principles like courage and honesty.

About Harvest Time Partners, Inc.: Harvest Time Partners is a rapidly growing personal- and professional-development company created almost 20 years ago to provide support to individuals, families, and organizations on a variety of topics and subjects encompassing personal and executive development, team building, leadership training, and building a strong marriage and family. Harvest Time Partners provides character-building seminars, workshops, and custom programs designed to increase personal effectiveness, enhance character development, and strengthen the bonds of marriage and family. For more information, visit https://www.harvesttimepartners.com

 

Children’s Books Reinforce the Importance of Principle-based Decision Making

Portage, MI (July 23, 2014) — Harvest Time Partners, Inc. has created The Principles of Our World, a unique line of children’s books designed to help families and educators teach children about the importance of principles like courage, teamwork, and sacrifice. The Principles of Our World book series provides resources to help parents and teachers support children as they grow in a world that continues to become more complex, intense, and uncertain. Through lessons in principle-based decision making, the books aim to help children accomplish their hopes and dreams in a challenging and changing world.

Today, Harvest Time Partners, Inc., a rapidly growing personal- and professional-development company, is launching the first five books in the series with plans to launch one new book each month through the remainder of the 2014. The books provide parents and educators with the opportunity to read to young children (ages 4+) and to offer young, independent readers (ages 7+) a great addition to their book collection.

Sections of The Principles of Our World book series can be accessed from the company’s website at https://www.harvesttimepartners.com.

The books are currently available through a growing number of retail stores and online at Amazon.com. Each book in the series sells for $9.99.

David Esposito, author and managing partner of Harvest Time Partners, was inspired by his experiences as a combat veteran, business executive, husband, and father of four to create resources that remind families about the importance of principles like courage and honesty.

“We are excited to continue to expand our line of products to help build and strengthen character,” said Esposito. “As our world continues to grow more challenging, there is a need for resources that support and encourage families to learn how to more effectively deal with today’s realities. The Principles of Our World book series reinforces the importance of character and principle-based decision making as powerful means to succeed in today’s world.“

Harvest Time Partners, Inc. was created almost 20 years ago to provide support to individuals, families, and organizations on a variety of topics and subjects encompassing personal and executive development, team building, leadership training, and building a strong marriage and family. Harvest Time Partners provides character-building seminars, workshops, and custom programs designed to increase personal effectiveness, enhance character development, and strengthen the bonds of marriage and family. For more information, visit https://www.harvesttimepartners.com.

Harvest Time Partners, Inc. recently announced that Abundant Harvest® for Kids has been honored with a 2014 Academics’ Choice Mind Spring Award, a prestigious seal of educational quality, reserved only for the best mind-building media and toys.

The independent panel of the Academics’ Choice Awards program recently released their product review of Abundant Harvest® for Kids.

We want to thank the panel for a very thorough and thoughtful review.  Their comments provide a great summary to guide parents and educators on the intent of Abundant Harvest for Kids.

Please see the link below for the complete review.

http://www.academicschoice.com/games/abundant-harvest-for-kids.php

Harvest Time Partners, Inc. is pleased to announce that its conversation games, Abundant Harvest® for Kids, Abundant Harvest® for Teens & Adults, Face to Face™ Kids and Face to Face™ Teen editions, have been honored with a 2014 Academics’ Choice Mind Spring Award, a prestigious seal of educational quality, reserved only for the best mind-building media and toys.

The independent Academics’ Choice Awards program and its seal of excellence are recognized worldwide by consumers and educational institutions as a mark of genuinely effective learning tools that stimulate the mind and provide potential for the student to fully develop higher order thinking skills.

The Abundant Harvest and Face to Face games are designed to open to the door to more effective communication, encourage decision-making based on principles such as honesty, loyalty and commitment with the intent of reinforcing the Law of the Harvest, simply “you reap what you sow.” Made in the USA, the innovative games support open discussion on real-world issues and help to develop the critical life skill of face to face communication that is rapidly being replaced by today’s online chatter.

David Esposito, inventor and managing partner of Harvest Time Partners, said, “We are honored that our conversation games were selected to receive the Academics’ Choice Mind Spring Award. We share a common mission to promote the importance of having effective learning tools that stimulate the mind, foster communication and create ‘teachable moments’ for parents and educators.”

Abundant Harvest
Each board game is a race to the finish but along the way players are asked to make decisions that will reveal their ideas about various character traits such as honesty, faithfulness, compassion, and trust. For 2 to 8 players.
Abundant Harvest for Kids is for ages 7+
Abundant Harvest for Teens & Adults is for ages 13+
$19.99 each

Face to Face is played with a deck of 96 cards that ask players questions that stimulate lively discussions on real-life issues. The cards provide a variety of scenarios then ask the question, “What would you do?”

The game is suitable for play in a variety of forums such as typical family gatherings at home, on vacations and road trips, or as engaging conversation starters for small-group parties.
Face to Face Kids is for ages 7+
Face to Face Teen is for ages 13+
$9.99 each

The award-winning games are available at harvesttimepartners.com, amazon.com and select specialty retailers.

About Harvest Time Partners, Inc.
Harvest Time Partners, Inc. was created almost 20 years ago to provide support to individuals, families and organizations on a variety of topics and subjects encompassing personal and executive development, team building, leadership training, and building a strong marriage and family. Harvest Time Partners provides character-building seminars, workshops and custom programs designed to increase personal effectiveness, enhance character development and strengthen the bonds of marriage and family. For more information, visit www.harvesttimepartners.com

About Academics’ Choice
Academics’ Choice helps consumers find exceptional brain-boosting material. The Academics’ Choice Advisory Board consists of leading thinkers and graduates from Princeton, Harvard, George Washington University, and other reputable educational institutions. The board combined with a volunteer panel of judges, including professionals, parents, educators and students, evaluate submissions based on educational benefits such as higher-order thinking skills, character building, creative play, durability and originality. The full list of winners is posted online at www.AcademicsChoice.com

The National Parenting Center recently gathered its panel of some of the world’s most respected authorities in the field of child rearing and development to provide parents with a comprehensive and responsible review of recently released products.  The National Parenting Center’s expert panel  just released their review of Abundant Harvest for Teens.

We want to thank the expert panel for a very thorough and thoughtful review.  Their comments provide a great summary to guide parents and educators on the intent of Abundant Harvest for Teens.

Please see the link below for the complete review.

http://the-parenting-center.com/abundant-harvest-for-teens/

 

 

Abundant Harvest® and Face to Face™ Receive Awards from The National Parenting Center

Harvest Time Partners, Inc., an industry leading personal and professional development company, continues to create relevant and practical tools to support and encourage individuals, families, and organizations to reach their full potential. One specific initiative, Character Creates Opportunity®, is a portfolio of resources designed to support the character development of children, adolescents, and adults. Abundant Harvest® and Face to Face™ are a series of conversation games under the Character Creates Opportunity® initiative.

Abundant Harvest® for Kids, Abundant Harvest® for Teens & Adults, Face to Face™ Kids Edition and Face to Face™ Teen Edition are all recent winners of The National Parenting Center’s “Seal of Approval.”  The games are designed to open the door to more effective communication, encourage decision making based on principles such as honesty, loyalty, and commitment with the intent of reinforcing the Law of the Harvest, simply “you reap what you sow.” The games help to foster effective conversation around real world issues and help to develop the critical life skill of face to face communication in a world that has gone digital.

Created in 1990, The National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval program identifies the finest products and services being marketed to the parent/child audience. This award signifies to other parents that their peers have acknowledged a product’s quality and desirability based on a wide variety of determining factors. It is the sole intention of The National Parenting Center to advise, support and guide parents with sound, responsible advice.

David Esposito, managing partner of Harvest Time Partners, said, “We are absolutely thrilled with receiving the Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center. For more than 20 years, The National Parenting Center has gathered some of the world’s most respected authorities in the field of child rearing and development to provide the most comprehensive and responsible parenting advice to parents everywhere. Receiving the Seal of Approval for Abundant Harvest® and Face to Face™ is a tremendous honor.”

Harvest Time Partners continues to market Abundant Harvest® and Face to Face™ on major ecommerce sites such as Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Newegg.com, and others. In addition, a growing number of select specialty retailers around the United States are beginning to carry the Abundant Harvest® and Face to Face™ line of conversation games.

For more information or to discuss additional products and services from Harvest Time Partners, Inc., please visit the company website at https://www.harvesttimepartners.com, email David at david [at] harvesttimepartners.com, or call 877-786-4278.

About Harvest Time Partners, Inc.

Harvest Time Partners, Inc. was created almost 20 years ago to provide support to individuals, families, and organizations on a variety of topics and subjects encompassing personal and executive development, team building, leadership training, and building a strong marriage and family. Harvest Time Partners provides character-building seminars, workshops, and custom programs designed to increase personal effectiveness, enhance character development, and strengthen the bonds of marriage and family. For more information, visit https://www.harvesttimepartners.com

About The National Parenting Center

The National Parenting Center was founded in July of 1989 with the intention of providing the most comprehensive and responsible parenting advice to parents everywhere. The advice provided is furnished by some of the world’s most respected authorities in the field of child rearing and development. For more information, visit http://the-parenting-center.com/

Hamburg, NY (January 2014) — The Character Council of Western New York and Harvest Time Partners Foundation are announcing a new grant program for Western New York schools and youth-serving organizations to reinforce the importance of character and encourage organizations to strengthen their commitment to character education.

The Character Council of Western New York and Harvest Time Partners Foundation are pleased to offer four-$1000 character-resource grants to schools to help build or strengthen an existing character-education program within the school community. These grants will be awarded to deserving public, private, or parochial elementary, middle or high schools within the eight counties of Western New York (Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming). An additional $1000 character-resource grant will be awarded to a youth-serving organization in the same eight county area of Western New York.

The grant program will award $1,000 to each organization to purchase character resource materials consistent with the Character Council’s 49 character qualities.

“We are excited to offer these grants to schools and a youth-serving organization who are demonstrating a commitment to character education,” said Suzanne McKenney, President of the Character Council of Western New York. “These organizations have the potential to have a tremendous impact in helping to “create a culture of character” throughout the Western New York Region.”

“The Character Council of Western New York has made strong and measurable progress in establishing the importance of character in the lives of students in Western New York and we are grateful for their association in providing these grants,” said David Esposito, Managing Partner at Harvest Time Partners, Inc. “We look forward to recognizing these organizations and the positive impact they will have on the students and communities in the years to come.”

Details of the grant application process and additional information can be found on the Character Council’s website, www.charactercouncilwny.org/grant. The deadline for applying for the scholarships is April 1, 2014.

About the Character Council of Western New York

Launched in 2000, in Hamburg, the Character Council of Western New York’s mission is to “Create a Culture of Character”. We envision communities that place a priority on an individual’s responsibility for his or her own disposition, words and actions; encourage and praise excellence in character; and strive to reinstate universal community standards of respect, integrity and virtue. For general information about the Character Council of Western New York, contact us at 716-202‐0702 or email info@charactercouncilwny.org

Website: http://www.CharacterCouncilWNY.org

About Harvest Time Partners Foundation

Harvest Time Partners Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization that supports children and young adults in the pursuit of character-building opportunities worldwide. The Foundation supports a wide range of initiatives from college scholarships to community service projects, as well as international efforts to reduce the suffering of children and young adults. The Foundation was established by Harvest Time Partners, Inc., a personal and professional development company, providing resources and support to enable individuals, families, and organizations to reach their full potential in an increasingly complex and unpredictable world. To learn more, visit the company’s website at www.harvesttimepartners.com

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