March for Life trip: several spots left!

Posted by Bernadette | Posted on 15-12-2010

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Hello everyone and happy Christmas vacation!

Hopefully exams went well…. and now you are all able to relax and enjoy some fun time back at home.  This email is just to let you all know that this January UWF Students for Life will be taking a pro-life pilgrimage to the Washington D.C..  We will march with 400,000+ other young adults like you in the annual March for Life!  This will be UWF Students for Life 2nd trip up there – you can look at our pictures from last year’s trip here.

There is still some space left for any students still interested in coming – so if you want to come we need you to respond to this email by December 20th.  Since our group is applying for a grant to take this trip, the cost of the trip will be very affordable.  So, to save your spot please reply with the following:

Include:

  • Full name
  • Contact phone number
  • UWF year (freshman, sophomore, etc…)
  • Why you would like to come

Trip Details:

  • Leave January 21st
  • Return January 24th
  • Saturday we will do sightseeing in the Capitol
  • Sunday we will attend the Students for Life Conference, church services available
  • Monday we will march to the Supreme Court building with 400,000+ young adults

March For Life Plans

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Posted by Bernadette | Posted on 04-01-2010

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The plans for the trip have been finalized!!

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!

Pro-Lifers going to March for Life: Update

Posted by Bernadette | Posted on 30-12-2009

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Dear pro-life friends,

I did not receive enough confirmed travelers for the March for Life bus trip to off-set the overall cost of our reserved charter bus.  I got 26 total confirmations and 23 uncertain responses (maybe’s).  I was hoping the “maybe’s” would opt to come at the last minute- but this did not happen by the due date (December 29th).  We could have made the trip with at least 45 travelers confirmed- but having only 26 would make the bus trip cost 245 dollars per person.

Pro-lifers wanting to go to the March for Life- Don’t Lose Hope!!!  My alternative plan for the March for Life trip is to carpool up the Washington D.C..  For those who need rides, please email me.  For those who have a car and would like to help drive, please email me as well.  This way, I can network drivers and riders.

In addition, I have contacted a coordinator from a nearby pro-life group who will be taking a private charter bus to the March for Life.  If there is room for other passengers, I will send out an email.  In addition, if this group has too many people wanting to go to the March for Life- perhaps enough to fill our bus to at least 45 travelers- I will also send out an email.  Currently, the pro-lifer-friendly bus company: GulfCoast Tours has allowed us some lee-way time to cancel, so I will send out another update this week with the final plan- the plan with the greatest benefit for those trying to go to the March for Life.

In addition, you can be certain that I will be coordinating another bus trip to the March for Life next January! So come Springtime… start saving up your allowance :)  With many months of preparation time, I wouldn’t be surprised if we could get two bus loads up to the March for Life next year!

Lastly, if anyone cannot attend the March for Life but would like to support another traveler to be able to represent them- please email us.  We have several students at UWF who only have enough funds to survive during the semester but who would truly benefit from this opportunity!

Thanks and I wish you all a very blessed new year!

Bernadette Ensley