Weekly Planning Meetings: Every Thursday morning 9AM Commons Patio

This is open to ALL MEMBERS, and is highly encouraged.  If you cannot come to all, come to part of the meeting!

UWF Students for Life Events:

• September 11th Prayer Vigil for the unborn - click for info
• September 11th Community Service: Clean up the Alpha Pregnancy Resource Center - click for info
• 40 Days for Life Campaign – click for info
• October 20th 10AM-1PM (tentative)  Breast Cancer Awareness month: Breast Cancer Prevention event – click for info on the ABC Breast Cancer link
• March for Life 2011 trip (January)
• Maafa21 documentary film showing (February Black History month)
• Dr. Alveda King speech on campus (March)

The list of speakers includes:

• Kristan Hawkins – President of Students for Life of America
• Abby Johnson – former Planned Parenthood director
• Eduardo Verastegui – Actor, Human Rights Advocate
• Alveda King – Niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Gianna Jessen – abortion survivor
• Lila Rose – founder of Live Action Films
• Jason Jones – Whole Life Ministries
• Marjorie Dannenfelser – Susan B. Anthony List
• Charmaine Yoest – Americans United for Life

…just to name a few. Please don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime event.

Also, UWF Students for Life will be hosting a potluck webcast party if you would like to attend the webcast with us. Please RSVP on the Facebook event page if you are interested. Address and details can be found there as well.

Belated Christmas wishes in February

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break!  Yes, I do say “Christmas break” rather than “winter break” because that is the reason for the break; the reason why we have always had our school semesters designed to break around the month of December.  During this time, we acknowledge if not praise the powerful and historical story of a baby born of one simple young woman.  A woman who encountered very difficult circumstances, but at the same time trusted in God’s providence … and then gave birth to a King who would redeem all mankind.  This is the hope we bear as pro-life students: that each human life has infinite worth and potential!  Regardless of your faith background, I hope at least this hope-filled recount touched your heart during a wonderful several weeks off from school!

March for Life wrap-up

Following our break, UWF Students for Life made its first-ever trip to Washington D.C. to get a taste of the super large pro-life march.  This year, we had an estimated 400,000!!!  90% being young people – abortion holocaust SURVIVORS – taking a stand against the unjust ruling of Roe v. Wade and the other degrading rulings that mark our history!

We saw great numbers of college students, such as the group from Notre Dame numbering in the HUNDREDS.  We saw highschoolers, middleschoolers, kids, toddlers, babies, young parents, and even a couple older parents…  If anyone tells you that the March for Life is for senior citizens, they have not set foot NEAR the March for Life!

To find out more about our experience, come to our first UWF Students for Life meeting this February 24th (Wednesday) from 7PM-9PM in the Commons Room 225.

Also, don’t forget to check out our pictures from the March on our website!  We will definitely be going up to the March for Life next year, and with many more people.  Start saving up now and thinking about who else might like to go, and I will do my part to keep you posted about trip planning.

Upcoming Events:

1. 40 Days for Life (February 17th-March 28)
2. First meeting: February 24th, Wednesday 7-9PM Commons Rm 272
3. Panhandle Run for Life opportunity March 27th
4. Tentative Movie night: “Bella” 2nd week of April

More details to come….

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Valentines Day, etc…

Bernadette Ensley

Those who would like to go to the March for Life with the UWF Students for Life group will be carpooling together in a caravan.

We will begin our drive up to the Capitol Thursday morning at 6AM and arrive in Arlington, Virginia around 9:30PM.  The driving will be shared so that no one gets drowsy and we will stop to stretch our legs from time to time.  We will get lots of restful sleep Thursday night at our hotel and wake up refreshed to march the 6 hour-long March for Life, which begins at the mall and ends at the White House.

There will be speakers at the White House and people from all over the world marching alongside us!  We will hear accounts from women and men who have suffered the agony of abortion, leaders speaking out against abortion, and maybe even the account of some people who have survived abortion.

Saturday, we will have time for sight-seeing and relaxation before our trip back home on Sunday.

$$$: The cost of the trip per person depends on the type of car they travel in and the number of people sharing a room.  The cost of round-trip carpool transportation will be anywhere from 45-70 dollars.  The cost of lodging will be around 20-30 dollars a night per person, with four people to a room.

RSVP: If you would like to come, you must email me by January 10th to come on the trip.  Please respond as soon as possible!

When: The plan is to leave in the early morning on Thursday, January 21st and return either Saturday the 23rd, or Sunday the 24th.

How: We’re looking at renting a charter bus to get everyone there.  Sleeping accommodations are still undecided, but we’re considering staying at a local church to lessen costs.

Cost: Early estimates are $100-$150 per person (not including meals).  This depends greatly on how many people will come and where we stay.  This price will go up if less people come or we stay at a pricey hotel.

If you’re interested in coming, please contact us.  We’ll keep you updated as we figure out the details.  We really hope everyone takes advantage of this opportunity to literally take a stand for life.

Hope to hear from you soon!

The clinic officially closed for business on October 30th, the last Friday of this fall’s 40 Days For Life campaign. A handful of UWF Students for life were there peacefully protesting. We had no idea it would be the last protest in front of that facility.

This is a tremendous triumph for life, and we couldn’t be more excited.

You can read the whole story on 40 Days for Life Pensacola’s website.

Come join us in the jubilant celebration of the closing of 9th Avenue Abortion Clinic this Wednesday at 6:30PM in the Commons Nautilus Chamber.  We will have cake and drinks… and lot’s and lot’s of joy!  Members who have attended the protests may share their experience if they wish- and officers will explain what this closing means for our group.

Blessings to all!

Bernadette Ensley