SPOTLIGHT
A Newsletter For Planned Parenthood
Supporters
October
2009
In
This Issue
Planned Parenthood
News
October
is National Family Sexuality Education
Month
Many parents dread giving their child "the
talk". If you don't who will? What kind
of misinformation and myths will your child learn?
Make sure they have the information needed to make informed
decisions and to protect themselves in every situation.
For useful information on what to say and when to say
it, check out Planned Parenthood's Guide on How to Talk to Your Child
About Sex.
Phone Banking for
Health Care Reform
On September 22nd, Planned Parenthood hosted
phone banks across the state to urge Senator Nelson to oppose
ALL attacks on women's health care. We called upon
supporters help to make sure that Congress does not take away
critical health benefits for women. In just two
hours, callers at the West Palm Beach office spoke to 250
supporters and were able to connect almost 100 of them to
Senator Nelson's office.
For those who missed the phone bank,
it's not too late. We will be calling Congress on behalf
of women's health issues on October 13 & 27. Join
us!
Date: October 13 & 27,
2009
Time: 1:00-3:30 pm
Location: West Palm Beach Admin
Office (2300 N. Florida Mango Rd WPB)
Price: Lunch, Phones,
and Training Provided!
RSVP: Takeata King Pang at Takeata.pang@ppsoflo.org
or call 561-472-9942.
Real Sex
Education Week of Action
Planned Parenthood of South
Florida and the Treasure Coast raised awareness about the need
for Congress to fully fund medically accurate, age-appropriate
sex education for all teens during a week of action (September
28 – October 2, 2009) called Sex Education: Protecting Our
Future. Amid the news that the United States has
the highest rate of teen pregnancy of the most developed
countries in the world and that at least one in four teenage
girls has a sexually transmitted infection, Planned Parenthood
affiliates and Vox®: Voices for Planned Parenthood campus
chapters nationwide sponsored grassroots events and contacted
elected officials to urge them to fully fund sex education to
address these public health issues.
Take Care
Latino AIDs Awareness
Day
October 15 is National Latino AIDS Awareness
Day. This day marks an opportunity to increase awareness of the
devastating and disproportionate effects of AIDS in the Latino
community. Latinos, who represent only 15% of the total U.S.
population, make up 18% of new HIV infections. Among Latinos,
men make up the vast majority of new HIV infections (76%), but
Latina women are also at disproportionate risk for HIV. Latinas
are infected with HIV at a rate four times greater than white
women. Take this opportunity to get yourself
tested. Click here to
schedule your appointment to get tested at a local health
center.
National Breast
Cancer Awareness Month
Breast cancer is a serious health
concern. It is a leading cause of death from cancer. About
180,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year in
the U.S. and 40,000 women will die from it. Breast cancer screenings, such as breast exams or
mammograms, help detect breast cancer in its earliest, most
treatable stage. These breast cancer detection tools can save
lives. More than 9 out of 10 women who detect breast cancer
early live at least five years — and many live much
longer. Click here to get more information or
schedule an appointment at a local health center.
Attention College
Students
Get Active
on Campus
Vox:Voices for Planned Parenthood is a program to
educate and mobilize students and young
professionals in support of reproductive health and rights.
Pro-choice students all over South Florida are educating their
university communities about reproductive health and rights, to
translate increased awareness into pro-choice activism on
campus, and to serve as a coalition partner to state, national,
and international reproductive efforts.
We are very excited to have
active chapters at three Universities in South Florida. To
get involved with a local chapter at Florida Atlantic
University, Florida International University, or University of
Miami click here.
Get Involved
Drag Me to the Ball
Cocktail Party at Pistache
Join the Drag Me to the Ball Committee for
cocktails for a cause. Have a cocktail, support Planned
Parenthood's Teen Time program and stay for dinner.
Pistache will generously donate 20% of the bill of those who
stay for dinner back to Planned Parenthood!
Date: Wednesday, October 28,
2009
Time: 6 – 8
PM
Place: Pistache, 101 North Clematis Street, West Palm
Beach
Price: $10 suggested donation at the door
RSVP:
561-472-9966 or Noelle.biesterfeld@ppsoflo.org
DRAG ME TO THE BALL:
Behind the Velvet Rope
Join the Young Advocates for Planned
Parenthood to raise money for the Teen Time program. The
evening will feature hors d’oeuvres by a celebrity chef,
dancing with DJ Adam Lipson and surprise entertainment that you
won’t want to miss. Bid on an exotic safari at the
live auction, try your luck on the 50/50 raffle and spend the
night at Palm Beach’s newest hotel.
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2009
Time:
7-10 PM
Place: The Omphoy Ocean Resort, 2842 So Ocean Blvd,
Palm Beach
Price: $150 / ticket or 2 for $275
RSVP:
561-472-9966 or Noelle.biesterfeld@ppsoflo.org
SAVE THE DATE: 19th
Annual Tradition of Choice Luncheon
The luncheon will feature Linda Greenhouse,
a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and Knight Distinguished
Journalist in Residence and Joseph Goldstein Senior Fellow in
Law at Yale Law School. Ms. Greenhouse was the New York
Times' Supreme Court Correspondent for 30 years, and is author
of the biography of Justice Harry A. Blackmun, Becoming Justice
Blackmun. The Tradition of Choice luncheon raises money for
Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the Treasure Coast's
award-winning and highly successful Teen Time®
Program.
Date: Friday, March 5, 2010
Time: 11:30
AM
Place: Cohen Pavilion, Kravis Center for the Performing
Arts, West Palm Beach
Price: $125 / ticket
RSVP:
561-472-9966 or Noelle.biesterfeld@ppsoflo.org
SAVE THE DATE: 4th
Annual Cocktails with a Twist
Fundraiser to benefit Martin County Planned
Parenthood programs
Date:Friday, March 26, 2010
Time:
7–10 PM
Place: TBD
Price: $150 pp, or through
sponsorship opportunities
RSVP: Michelle King –
michelle.king@ppsoflo.org
Share Your
Story
When it comes to reproductive health and freedom,
everybody has an important story to tell. Whether you're a
patient, donor, volunteer, or all three, please speak out and
share your story about the importance of Planned Parenthood and
reproductive rights.
Your story will help us preserve and expand
access to reproductive health care and information. No matter
how Planned Parenthood has made a difference in your life,
please share your
story so we can better
share our story.
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Hiring
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resource is our people. Our dedicated staff and interns serve
the local South Florida community every day. Click
here to learn more about
local employment opportunities.
Seeking
Interns
Planned Parenthood is currently seeking
applicants for Fall and Spring interns. Interns will assist the
Public Affairs Department in achieving its grassroots organizing
and legislative goals. Click
here for more information
and application instructions.
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