SPOTLIGHT
A Newsletter For Planned Parenthood
Supporters
November
2009
In
This Issue
Planned Parenthood
News
Why are You Thankful
for Planned Parenthood: Share Your Story
Thanksgiving and the holiday season have
arrived. This is a great time to reflect on the many
things we are thankful for and the reasons why. Please
take a moment to share why you are thankful
for Planned Parenthood. Just in case you don't
already have enough reasons to be thankful, click
here for FREE Birth Control or
Emergency Contraception!
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.
Planned
Parenthood Leadership Committee Fall Training
In early October over 40 Planned Parenthood
activists attended the Planned Parenthood Leadership Committee
(PPLC) fall training in Miami. Participants received
intensive training around communication strategies, event
planning, and grassroots organizing. These newly-minted
PPLC members are now working to educate their communities about
improving public policy around access to birth control and
comprehensive sex education. To learn more about how you
can become an ambassador for Planned Parenthood in your
community email emily.caponetti@ppsoflo.org.
Teen Time
Programs
Planned Parenthood's Teen Time program
provides adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 with programs
stressing abstinence, prevention, respect and responsibility,
and vital reproductive health care and educational
outreach. Last year this program served over 22,826 teens,
providing them with education, accurate information and health
care they otherwise could not access. Click here for more information about
Teen Time.
Take Care
Are You
Prepared?
Accidents happen — that's why we have emergency
contraception (the morning after pill). Did you have intercourse
without using protection? Did you forget to use your birth
control correctly? Did the condom break, leaving you worried
about becoming pregnant? Pick up your Plan B today,
keep it in your medicine cabinet so you will be
prepared. To find a health center near you
that offers Plan B, emergency contraception click here.
Attention College
Students
South Florida VOX Chapters are Organizing
Students for Planned Parenthood
VOX chapters at FIU, FAU and UM
celebrated October by hosting ‘Scary Sex
Spooktaculars,’ designed to educate and mobilize students
about advocacy work around comprehensive sex education.
Complete with ‘condom ghosts,’ lively conversation,
and the VOX members’ desire to take action, each VOX
chapter developed a campaign to increase access to condoms on
their respective campuses.
Check out our amazing
VOXers!
FAU VOX Board
Members
FIU VOX Chapter
Members
University of Miami VOX Chapter Members
In addition, FIU VOX teamed up with RAs
to develop advocacy programming for the dorms, and shared
information about grassroots organizing and the need for
comprehensive sex education with upperclassman on campus.
UM VOX members sent a loud and clear message that Florida’s teens deserve
comprehensive sex education by making this video, which was shared with
community members and elected
officials.
Upcoming VOX
Events
UM
VOX: Sex Jeopardy on Monday, November 16. For
more info contact voxumiami@hotmail.com
FIU
VOX: Condoms and Cosmos: Sex And The City Night,
Wednesday, November 18. For more info contact VOX.FIU.Chapter@gmail.com
FAU
VOX: Cosmos and Condoms Event, Wednesday, November 18
For more info contact fau.vox@gmail.com
To Learn More
about VOX and how you can get involved click here.
Get Involved
Planned Parenthood of South
Florida is looking for Volunteers
Whether you want to make phone calls, help out in the office
or lobby your elected officials there is something for everyone
to do. We have offices in West Palm Beach and Miami.
To get started click here.
DRAG ME TO THE BALL:
Behind the Velvet Rope
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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
Click here to Purchase tickets
online.
Volunteer Night in Palm Beach
County: Lobbying 201
Florida's Legislative Session is quickly
approaching and the fight for health care reform continues; it
is important to know how to interact and lobby Elected
Officials. This will be a great opportunity
to learn how to make sure that your voice is
heard. After the brief training, Lobbying 201, we
will put what you learned into action. You don't want
to miss this.
Date: Thursday November 19, 2009
Time: 6:30-8 PM
Place:
West Palm Beach Administrative Office
RSVP: Email takeata.pang@ppsoflo.org or call
561-472-9942
Health Care Reform
Phone Bank
Join us as we contact our Congressman and
demand they Oppose All Attacks on Women's Reproductive Health
Care when the Health Care Reform bill reaches the floor!
Lunch, Phones, and Training will be
provided.
Date: December 3, 2009
Time:
1:00-3:30pm
Place: West Palm Beach or Miami Administrative
Offices (Calling From home is also available)
RSVP:
call 561-309-2781 or email takeata.pang@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
The Planned
Parenthood Team
Highlights and
Congratulations
Teen Time
Community Educator at Planned Parenthood, Cortina Peters,
M.S., received her AASECT certification October 6th as
a certified Sexuality Educator! Cortina now joins the thousands
of professionals throughout the world as a member of the
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and
Therapists. To learn more about AASECT visit www.aasect.org.
Michael Panella, Senior Community
Educator at Planned Parenthood, was invited to speak at
the The Urban Initiative sponsored by Sister
Song and the National Institute for Reproductive Health
in Atlanta last month. Sistersong is an
organization that mobilizes women of color around issues of
reproductive justice. Michael spoke on "The Environment
and Women's Health" panel. He discussed the importance of
preventing pesticide exposure to farm workers and consumers
because of the health problems and birth defects which can
occur.
We're
Hiring
At Planned Parenthood, our most important
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 accepting
applications for our Spring internship program. 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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