Blogs

Local media outlets have been all over 40 Days for Life campaigns since we kicked off in 247 cities just last Wednesday …

… and we’ve seen great — and positive — coverage of YOUR campaigns!

Here are just a few examples:

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LANSING, MICHIGAN
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Chris Veneklase of the 40 Days for Life team in Lansing had an opportunity to talk about the campaign on Tony Conley’s morning program on WILS-AM. It’s a secular station that also features nationally syndicated hosts such as Laura Ingraham.

Things got very personal – and quite moving – when it came to a discussion of the overwhelming number of abortions that are recommended when doctors discover that a child in the womb has Down syndrome.

Tony Conley said he tried to get a representative of Planned Parenthood to come on the program. But no one was interested.

Listen to the audio online (it’s powerful!) here.

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MODESTO, CALIFORNIA
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This marks the first 40 Days for Life campaign in Modesto, and the local team was featured in a story in the local newspaper, the Modesto Bee.

It’s not a political or noisy protest, said local coordinator Mark Jeffords.
“It’s a Christian prayer vigil, definitely not a protest,” he said. “We’re trying to raise public awareness. There won’t be any shouting.”

Mark emphasized that the campaign is “also are trying to reach out to the women. We want to tell them about the Modesto Pregnancy Center. They also have services for women. I hope the women realize there’s a person in their bodies who is coming into the world and also understand that they’re not alone.”

To see the full story in the Modesto Bee, click here.

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LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
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The first-time 40 Days for Life campaign in Lafayette got the attention of the Journal and Courier locally.

In this case, a Planned Parenthood representative DID speak to the reporter, rattling off the standard line about vigil participants “harassing patients.”

The newspaper also included a picture, which proved to be worth more than a thousand Planned Parenthood talking points. The picture shows two people quietly praying on the sidewalk – no “harassment” whatsoever!

“We’re simply there praying,” said Lafayette campaign coordinator Judy Watson. “How could anybody not want that?”

To see the Lafayette Journal and Courier story – and the picture – click here.

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TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
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As part of their community outreach, the 40 Days for Life team in Tallahassee participated in a memorial service for aborted babies at a local cemetery – and WCTV, the local CBS affiliate, reported on the event.

The station interviewed local coordinator Chris Moleski for the report. She said that 40 Days for Life “is a campaign that has been developed to give people an opportunity to bring about an end to abortion through prayer, fasting and community outreach.”

To see the WCTV story – including the video of the news report – click here.

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