Celebrates 100 Years of Planned Parenthood
The and Bees Sextennial Bash netted more than $450,000 for the local chapter, a record breaking success, with $111,000 raised in just 15 minutes thanks to an immediate gift texting option and a $100,000 match from Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin.
Though unable canada goose outlet uk to attend, Weinman and Heavin pledged $100,000 to support the organization Fight Back Fund, which aims to protect and defend the work of Planned Parenthood, ensuring the doors stay open, no matter what. This fund was started with a visionary $1.6 million canada goose outlet Canada Goose Jackets black friday gift from Judy and Jack Staplemann, who were also key sponsors of this year bash.
the Central Coast, we are experiencing a groundswell of support like nothing we have ever seen, said Jenna canada goose black friday sale Tosh, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood California Central Coast. supporters are making it clear that despite the incessant attacks, we will prevail. Since election day, we have welcomed over 3,000 new donors, 40 percent of https://www.rkliedtke.de whom are 20 to 40 years of age. is a promising sign that the next generation is awake and cheap canada goose ready to take the lead in the fight for reproductive rights.
you think of women who use contraception while they pursue their education, you can think of me. When you think of women who can afford insurance and receive cancer screenings at Planned canada goose outlet store Parenthood, you can think of me. And when you think of women whose lives are saved by Planned Parenthood, you can think of me, said Laura, canada goose outlet new york city a 26 year old patient who noticed a lump in her breast that the clinic screened and diagnosed.
Ada, Emmaly, Michelle and Jaymee (last names omitted for privacy) also shared their emotional stories, yet the common thread among all these women was how welcomed and not judged they felt at Planned Parenthood. These women represent canada goose outlet reviews just five of the 35,000 women and men who are served in San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Thousand Oaks, receiving high quality, affordable reproductive care. The impact of these five health centers is measurable preventing more than 5,000 unintended pregnancies every year, and ultimately saving the health care system $30 million annually.
This was the third year of the Birds and Bees branded bash, which was conceptualized in 2014 to celebrate 50 years of the local affiliate. Before canada goose clearance sale that, PPCCC hosted a small annual dinner until longtime board member Leslie Bhutani led the charge cheap canada goose uk to turn the intimate dinners into larger affairs.
This year event was put in the capable and intentionally younger hands of Amy Baird, Amy Holbrook and Wendy Wheeler Smith, who brought youthfulness (along with a pink glow) canada goose outlet online uk to the event, introducing the after hours dance party, which enabled more people to attend at a lower ticket price.
Event sponsors included Leslie and Ashish Bhutani, Dr. Jeffrey Block and Liz Hahn Block, Amanda Rowen, Judy and Jack Stapelman, Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin, Marc Appleton and Joanna Kerns, Lucie Greer, John Temple Jr., and Kristen Klingbeil Weis and Karl Weis. Geoff Green served canada goose clearance as entertaining and effective emcee.
Though the gala numbers are impressive, Tosh reminded the audience of the serious concerns and unpredictable nature canada goose outlet store uk of the Trump Canada Goose Online administration.
we begin our second century, Planned Parenthood finds itself in the fight of its life as the new administration and Congress have pledged to discredit, defund and destroy Planned Parenthood, he said.
Tosh talked about the reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule which is denying family planning aid to the most canada goose outlet in usa impoverished countries around the world, and expressed concern over Neil Gorsuch appointment, given his record on women health care.
The need to support Planned Parenthood doesn end with the gala.
Ann Pieramici is a canada goose outlet publicist representing Planned Parenthood California Central Coast.
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