Program areas at Grand Rapids Right To Life
Placed 2.4 millon digital ads online To help women facing a crisis pregnancy find local agencies that offer assistance. Placed 6.2 million digital ads online To challenge people on their pro-abortion beliefs. Aired radio ads encouraging people To live their prolife convictions on wood radio, the game, b93, holy family radio, and iheart media podcasts. Placed 6 billboards each month with thought-provoking messages that were viewed 400,000 times weekly. Hosted a sold-out screening of the documentary film created equal: clarence thomas in his own words. Hosted booths at church ministries conference and kepha men's conference. Distributed free copies of pregnancy resource cards that list local agencies that help women and children, fetal development cards that educate people on the scientific growth and the humanity of the unborn, and speak Life cards that articulate prolife responses To pro-abortion arguments. Published 6 editions of newsgram, with each edition educating 3,000 households. Created voices for Life, a minority e-newsletter, and sent it quarterly To more than 3,000 people via e-mail.
The 35th focus on Life benefit dinner was attended by almost 1,400 supporters and featured dinesh d'souza as the keynote speaker. The 15th annual prolife golf classic was a sold-out event. Families enjoyed outdoor activities at the 43rd annual pedals & petals. Organized 13 buses To take 700 people from Michigan To Washington, dc, for the march for Life. 165 people attended spring into Life, an event designed To grow the prolife movement and inspire supporters. Organized free community education programs that included the memorial procession for the unborn and Life in the 616. Mobilized volunteers To participate in 40 days for Life and Life chain. In an effort To defeat proposal 3, volunteers made 35,841 voter contacts through phone calls, canvassing neighborhoods, and distributing voter guides at the polls. To encourage people To vote no on proposal 3, 43 billboards were placed, 4.6 million digital ads were viewed, and radio spots were aired on b93, wood radio, the game, and iheart media podcasts.
Offered $4,000 in youth scholarships through the prolife youth award, the high school oratory contest, the prolife essay contest, the march for Life scholarship, the lead summer program, and the dj zarnosky Life leadership award. Educated and inspired high school students at leadership for Life base camp. Distributed 3,400 sanctity of human Life sunday bulletin inserts To 17 churches. Hosted a luncheon To inspire church representatives with their prolife outreach. Sent qualified speakers To churches and schools on 21 occasions. Through the coins for kids program, Grand Rapids Right To Life donated more than $10,600 To six local pregnancy care centers that offer material goods To women and children.