Dear Friend of PPGNNJ,

We hope you will join us at PPGNNJ's annual Beacons of Light luncheon on October 1 when our featured speaker will be award-winning author Ann Crittenden. The luncheon will take place from 11:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park.

Ann Crittenden is an award-winning journalist, author and lecturer. Her books If You've Raised Kids, You Can Manage Anything, and The Price of Motherhood have garnered widespread media attention. The latter was named one of the New York Times' Notable Books of the Year in 2001. A reporter for the New York Times for eight years, she was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Her articles have appeared in every national newspaper and numerous magazines. Crittenden is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has served on the board of the International Center for Women.

Our luncheon will also honor this year's Beacons, Jeff Brand, PPGNNJ's retiring President and CEO, and Teva Women's Health. Jeff Brand is retiring after 27 years of service to PPGNNJ. Through his dedication to the Planned Parenthood mission and to his staff, Jeff has led PPGNNJ into its current status as the largest community-based ambulatory health care agency in New Jersey. The 2009 Reproductive Freedom Award will be presented to Teva Women's Health for the company's significant commitment to women's health and contraception.

You still have time to respond! For more information, please call the PPGNNJ Development Office at 973-539-9580, ext. 133.