Red Envelope Day

RED ENVELOPE DAY
March 31, 2009

1. Get a red envelope from Kinko’s or a party or office supply store (or you can purchase here).

2. On the front, address it to:
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington , DC 20500

3. On the back, write the following message:

"This envelope represents one child who died because of an abortion. It is empty because the life that was taken is now unable to be a part of our world."

4. Then mail the envelope on March 31st, 2009.

President Obama has pledged to support and sign the Freedom of Choice Act, which will essentially "undo" every law currently in place to limit abortion in the U.S. , i.e., parental consent laws, parental notification, waiting periods, prohibition of transporting a minor girl across state lines to obtain an abortion, etc.

It may seem that those who believe abortion is wrong are in a minority. It may seem like we have no voice and it's shameful to even bring it up. Let us show our President and the world that the voices of those of us who do not believe abortion is acceptable are not silent and must be heard.

An empty red envelope will send a message to President Barack Obama that there is moral outrage in this country over this issue. It is a quiet, but clear message of protest.

Please forward this post to every one of your friends who you think would send one too. I wish we could send 50 million red envelopes, one for every child who has died before having a chance to live since Roe v Wade legalized abortion in the US 36 years ago.

I'm getting my red envelopes ready. How about you?

3/20 meeting wrap-up and announcements

We had a productive (and yummy) meeting last Friday; thanks so much to those who were able to attend! We have now divvied out assignments for gathering information for our Resource Guide. Soon we'll be able to point students in the right direction for housing, insurance, financial aid, counseling and so much more, right here on campus!

Mark your calendar! The next PRC meeting will be Friday, April 3 at 12 p.m. at the Rec Center's downstairs conference room. At this meeting, we will review our compiled information and see what needs are still unmet.

Join us on Facebook! Not much to see just yet, but we're hoping it will be a good forum for discussion and your input.

Have a great rest of the week, and if there is ever anything I can do for you, please let me know. Stay dry out there!

For Life,
Stacey

Welcome to the PRC virtual meeting! (get free pizza)

Thank you for your interest in the Pregnancy Resource Center student group, and welcome to the PRC blog! (free pizza info to follow) While it's still in early stages, this is the place to check for meeting times, progress updates, and share information with each other through comments and posts (let me know if you'd like to write a post). So put it in your bookmarks, follow it, whatever you can do to stay connected. And if you have ideas to increase it's usability or overall fabulousness, suggestions are welcome!

I want to encourage you to take that interest to the next level, by putting it into action. We are having a planning meeting next Friday, March 20 and would love to see you there! We will share some ideas, divy out resource-book assignments, and discuss our first on-campus event. Oh, and did I mention the free pizza? That's where it will be; hope you will be too!

When: Friday, March 20 @ 12 - 1 p.m.
Where: Campus Rec Center, downstairs conference room (next to Equipment Issue)
The calendar does have this info if you click on the date, but you have to hit the blue symbol on the lower left pop up to see details...if you know how to fix this, please share!

It will take your individual talents, passions and abilities, along with our collective effort to get this group off the ground. Please come and help us make an impact on this campus!

For Life,
Stacey

P.S. Please post a comment if you plan to come so that we'll have plenty of that free pizza!