Fall Newsletter 2011

Plan Now for Fall Guest Chef Night Event

A Womans Concern

ake your reservations now for the seventh annual Guest Chef Night and Silent Auction on Tuesday, October 25, from 6:00 PM-8:30 PM at the Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster. A portion of the proceeds from the fundraising evening benefits the ongoing ministry of A Womans Concern. We are honored to have Dr. Tony Mastropietro serving as our Guest Chef this year. Registration is open to everyone, so please mark your calendars now! Due to space constraints, only a limited number of reservations can be accepted. The evening will include a scrumptious array of food items including Passed Hors doeuvres, Salad & Pasta Station, Chinese take-Out Station, Entre Station, and Desserts. In addition to the delicious food to tempt your palate, we will hold a Silent Auction, featuring artwork, gift certificates to local businesses, jewelry, and other unique items. We would love your Silent Auction donation item, such as weekend getaways, vacation home stays, theater tickets, sporting event tickets, and memorabilia, retail store/mall gift cards, restaurant or spa gift cards, personal services gifts, gift baskets, jewelry pieces, and artwork. For reservations, contact Linda or Cathy at A Womans Concern at 717.394.1136 by October 18. Tickets may be purchased for $55 per person before October 21. The price includes tax and gratuities. Payment for the tickets should be made to A Womans Concern and mailed to A Womans Concern, PO Box 1018, Lancaster, PA 17608-1018 by October 18. We cant wait to see you and your friends for this enjoyable evening. Call now!

Client Advocate Guides AWC Clients

Parenting Program Assists Young Pregnant Couple

Womans Concern has been blessed to hire Terri Hershey as our new parttime Client Advocate. This newly-created position has allowed AWC to offer pregnancyrelated services to an increasing number of women seeking our assistance. With the addition of Terri, we have added an additional afternoon office shift. We are making plans to add yet another shift to our office hours in the near future. Terri is the mother of three children (Alex, Nick, and Emma). Terri and her children reside in Strasburg. She enjoys decorating, blogging, Bible study, and gardening. She has a strong commitment to the value of all human life and eagerly offers a sympathetic heart to those clients struggling with an unplanned or challenging pregnancy. Welcome Terri!

ancy, age 16, and her 16-year-old boyfriend, Joe, came to A Womans Concern early on in her pregnancy. They came looking for help and guidance. Their counselor explained our parenting program to them. She encouraged them to enroll so that they could begin to understand the importance and responsibility of raising their baby. The couple was open to and excited about the parenting classes and the chance to earn Baby Dollars for items like car seats, cribs, strollers, diapers and essentials for their baby. Nancy has been coming faithfully to her parenting classes, and has earned a considerable amount of Baby Dollars that have been used to prepare for the baby. As happens with so many of our young clients, Nancy and Joe have since broken off their relationship. Joe occasionally comes to the class, but he is visibly withdrawn. Nancy lives with her mother but their relationship is not always a healthy one. There is a lot of arguing between Nancys and Joes families.
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New Ultrasound Machine Saves Lives!

Board News

hrough the generous funds provided by the Knights of Columbus Pennsylvania State Council and the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, A Womans Concern was able to purchase a brand new ultrasound machine. Our existing machine was over ten years old and in need of replacing. The ultrasound service that we provide to abortion-minded clients literally saves lives by allowing the client to view her developing baby and begin the mother-child bonding process. By using ultrasound technology, over 95% of our abortion-minded clients decide to give their unborn babies life! We just cannot thank the Knights enough for giving us this life-saving gift!

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ourdes Vasquez recently joined the board of directors of A Womans Concern. We are excited and honored to announce this recent addition. Lourdes will bring much to the board in terms of wisdom and experience working in the Lancaster community. Welcome Lourdes!

Its a Womans Choice! Really?

ixty-four percent of women in a 2004 study reported feeling coerced and forced into their abortions. One study showed the leading cause of death among pregnant women is homicide. In India and China, the preference for sons over daughters coupled with Chinas one child policy and forced abortions, have led to gendercide, sex selective abortion of over 100 million girls. This problem is present in the United States as well among Chinese, Korean, and Native Americans.

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Their counselor has been encouraging them to communicate and work hard to get along for the sake of the baby girl that is on the way. They talk about putting their daughter first and making decisions based on what is best for her and not the two of them. Nancy and her counselor have also spent time talking about abstinence and making good relationship choices in the future. Nancy has recently expressed that she plans to establish herself and her daughter before she even wants to consider having a boyfriend again. Her counselor has encouraged her to save herself until she is ready for marriage. Nancy is not sure she is able to do that but she is very attentive to their conversations. This week when Nancy attended class alone she was visibly frustrated with Joes lack of attendance. After spending a considerable amount of time talking with her counselor she decided to put aside her anger towards him and purchased some baby items for him to use at his home. She enjoyed spending her Baby Dollars and feeling like she was choosing kindness over anger. Nancy enjoys coming to her parenting classes. She told her counselor that others have questioned why she needs to come to them, but her response is always that she enjoys them and knows she needs to educate herself on things she has never been taught before. Nancy plans to continue with her high school education. She realizes that it will not be easy for her to do, but she has set her mind on graduating for the good of her daughter. She is thankful that she is eligible to continue to come to A Womans Concern until her daughters first birthday. The support and love that she has encountered during her time here has allowed her to dream big dreams for her future.

Tip On How To Argue Your Pro-Life Position

hances are, if youre reading this newsletter, you are pro-life and believe in the value and sanctity of human life. Following is one short acronym (SLED) that you can use to present your pro-life position that relies on nothing more than common sense logic.

S Size: Yes, embryos are smaller than newborns and adults,

but why is that relevant? Men are generally taller than women, but physical size doesnt equal value. Level of Development: True, embryos and fetuses are less developed than you and me. Should older children have more rights than their younger siblings? Some people say that self-awareness makes one human. If that were true, newborns would not qualify as human beings. Environment: Where you are has no bearing on who you are. Does your value change when you cross the street or roll over in bed? Location cannot change the essential nature of the preborn from non-human to human. If the preborn are not already human, merely changing their location, moving them eight inches down the birth canal, cannot make them so.

D Degree of Dependency: If viability makes us valuable

human beings, then all who depend on insulin or kidney medication are not valuable. Conjoined twins who share blood type and bodily systems would also have no right to life. In short, although humans differ immensely with respect to talents, accomplishments, and degrees of development, they are equally valuable because they share a common human nature. Visit www.prolifetraining.com for more information.

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Donor Acknowledgement

In Celebration Of
isa Martin made a recent donation to AWC in celebration of Frank and Lynne Kuchinskis 25th wedding anniversary. Congratulations Frank and Lynne!

Womans Concern would like to say just how thankful we are for those who donated to our organization during the months of May through July 2011. Youre the best!

INDIVIDUALS Mike & Julie Abel, Tom Anater, Tom & Bernadette Anderson, Annette Auchter, Paul & Dolores Augustine, Kathleen Auker, James Bailey, Martha Barber, Anne Barnes and Joe Hofmann, Jeff & Denise Baylor, Larry & Stella Beat, Thomas & Karen Beaver, James & Louise Beck, Joel & Julie Beck, Christopher & Stephanie Bejgrowicz, William & Judith Bergdoll, Dave & Betty Berndt, Martin & Beth Berndt, Thomas & Carolyn Bertz, Scott Birk, John & Carol Borst, Philip & Kathy Breidenbaugh, Jeff and Karen Brenneman, Jeff & Lea Brenneman, Terry Brown, Dennis Brubaker, Perry & Pat Buch, Paul & Carolyn Burns, Steven & Lisa Campbell, Marie Carr, Thomas Carr, Joanne Celotto, Bruce & Mary Citsay, Joseph & Amy Clupp, Judy Cook, John & Madolyn Corcoran, Bradley & Anne Corvelle, Vincent & Sharon Coyle, Lisa Cramer, Janice Crawford, Joseph Cunningham, Donna DAgostino, Channing Dale, Peter & Diane Dalgaard, Douglas & Barbara DeAngelis, Michael Debakey, Paul & Alexandra DeFranco, Elmer & Carolyn Derstler, Terri Dill, Maria Donahue, James Dougherty, Jeanette Durbin, Lisa Dusablon, Dr. Joseph Eckenrode, Carl & Kathleen Eddins, Michael & Deb Edmiston, Dr. John & Julie English, Patrick & Diane Fallan, Jerome & Michaeleen Finefrock, Robert & Denise Finger, Gerard & Margaret Frailey, Eileen France, Bethany Frazier, Robert & Janet Frazier, Patrick & Yvette Freeman, Jeffrey Frego, Daniel & Dorothy Fritsch, Jon & Janet Fritz, James & Audrea Fuhrman, Dennis & Jean Fulmer, Gerald Fulmer, Jeffrey & Denise Fulmer, John & Judith Gantz, Daniel & Lisa Garner, Arthur Garzon, Francesco & Mary Ellen Genoese, Albert Gillis, Kurt & Anne Gjerde, Philip & Bernadette Glatfelter, Mike & Darlene Graver, Walter & Linda Greineder, Joseph & Maureen Griesser, Charles & Faye Groff, Rosie Gross, Kathy Hall, John Hamilton, Barry & Jean Harris, Dave & Jill Hartman, Terri Hershey, Curt Hollenbaugh, Jim & Mary Beth Hughes, Teresa Hughes, Gerald Impink, Jill Jablonski, Charles & Therese Jackson, Hale Johnson, Mitch & Michelle Long, Rose Long, Luisa Longenberger, Bernard Lowell, Kevin & Fran Lynch, Sandy Madara, Paul & Mary Beth Margeson, Josephine Marks, Sid & Betsey Marland, Dr. William & Patty Martens, Donald & Lisa Martin, Dr. Enrico & Lois Martini, Joseph & Janet Mathiot, Charles Mayo, Joseph & Mary McCafferty, Janet McCormack, Sarah McEvoy, Mark & Nancy McGaha, Carl McGarvey, John & Carole McHugh, Marianne McKimpson, Joe & Helen McMonagle, Janet Mellinger, Michelle Messick, Jeff & Cheryl Mills, Emil Mitman, Jerry & Sara Mitterer, Joseph & Anna Molony, Eric & Lisa Morgan, James & Sarah Morgan, Frank & Marilyn Motley, Rebecca Motley, James & Margaret Murphy, Philip & Gloria Myers, Yvonne Nafe, Thomas & Carol Nicklaus, Joseph & Barbara Nikolaus, John & Kandice Null, Jane Oberle, Nancy Odell, John & Candace Odonnell, John Odonnell, John Oneill, Erik & Lisa Morgan, James & Barb Orsag, James & Marcia Ostrowski, Chuck Packard, Allen Palmer, John & Linda Pecorari, Nicholas & Faith Peltzer, Robert & Louise Poling, Ruth Powers, Thomas Ramsbottom, Terry & Christine Ream, Francine Redman, Richard & Mary Reehling, Kenneth Reeves, Anna Reynolds, Charles & Lourene Reynolds, Sean & Cherilyn Reynolds, Joseph Robuccio, Patricia Rodriguez, Sue Roehm, Frederick Rogers, Betty Rosales, Jane Ruth, Lewis & Amelia Sabatine, Ronnie Sakamoto, Peter & Mary Scaccia, Mary Schaefer, Janet Scheid, Robert & Kathy Schober, Donald Schoelkopf, Joseph & Joan Schram, Patricia Schreck, Ann Schreder, Alan & Marissa Schwartz, Richard & Phyllis Schwartz, Dr. Edward Schwentker, Deborah & Anthony Scicchitano, Geri Sell, Paul & Frances Sescilla, James Seton, Kathy Shelly, David & Dawn Shortes, Thomas & Fay Shultz, James & Aleta Simpson, Karenmarie Simpson, Vasa Simpson, Daniel & Jane Scott Skehan, Michael & Mary Ann Smith, Patricia Smith, Scott Smith, Cheryl Smuck, Duane Sofia, Stephen & Anna Sohonyay, Michael & Mary Squierdo, Jeff & Margaret Stauffer, Fern Steckbeck, David & Tonya Stofflet, Robert & Leona Stover, Robert & Lauren Sturgill, Peter & Linda Sydorko, Stephen Sydorko, Alan Szymanski, Michael & Theresa Tafelski, Terrance & Jeannette Tafelski, Robert & Holly Tanner, Chris & Trish Timothy, Joseph & Carol Tomcavage, Greg Tomlinson, Clark & Beth Tomlinson, Mary Ann Tragesser, Jack & Ann Treier, B.A. Uehlein, Dorothy Uhland, Eugene Vannucci, Pamela Vercellone Smith, John Viscardi, Paul & Jet Visneski, Sam & Kathy Wachsman, Robert & Judy Weaver, Patrick & Christine Whalen, Erick & Mary Witteman, Dolores Yecker, Charles Yoder, Michael & Melissa Yowler, Peter & Lynne Zanowski, Randolph & Deb Zimmerman CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS Barry Bruce & Company, Cornerstone Computer Technologies, Custom Prescriptions of Lancaster, LLC, Gretna Graphics, Groft Financial Services, Knights of Columbus #10827, Knights of Columbus #12532, Knights of Columbus-Pennsylvania State Council, Knights of Columbus-Supreme Council, Lancaster Sign Source, Mary Mother of the Church, Nikolaus & Hohenadel, LLP, Our Lady of Lourdes, P & E Pet, Just For Kids Furniture, St. Anne Church, St. Anthony Church, St. Catherine Church, St. James Church, St. John Neumann Church, St. Joseph Church, St. Leo Church, St. Mary Church, St. Peter ChurchElizabethtown, St. Peter Church-Columbia, St. Philip Church, St. Richard Church, Sacred Heart Church, San Juan Bautista Church, Tomlinson Bomberger Lawncare & Landscape, Weavers Health Foods, Women at the Well

Can You Spare Four Hours A Week?

e are currently accepting applications for volunteer (peer) counselors. This position requires a four-hour commitment each week offering guidance and support to the clients of AWC. All training is provided. All you need is compassion, a pro-life commitment, and a non-judgmental heart. We need additional volunteer counselors to meet the growing needs of our community. If you are interested in making a difference in the lives of young people, please contact Cathy at 717.394.1136 to request a volunteer profile.

s you probably already know, A Womans Concern operates on a shoestring budget as we try to meet the growing needs of our clients. We rely heavily on donations given by individuals and organizations. If you feel led to donate any of the following items to our ministr y, please call our of fice at 394.1561 or stop by during office hours.

CLIENT NEEDS
 Good Start formula, powder or cans of concentrate  Baby clothing, sizes newborn to 4T, new or like new only  Layette items (onesies, socks, sleepers, towels, wash cloths, bibs, bottles)  Disposable diapers, all sizes  Blankets, crib & receiving sizes  Maternity clothing, esp. larger sizes  Strollers, car seats (only late year models, new or like new) & cribs (slats 2-3/8 in. apart), new or like new only  New baby items or gift cards to Giant or Weis for moms and babies in the Parenting Program

CLIENT STATISTICS . . . for May through July 2011 Following is a breakdown of the client services we provided: OFFICE VISITS .............................. 370 NEW CLIENTS ................................. 93 Ages 1114 ...................................... 1 Ages 1519 .................................... 20 Ages 2024 .................................... 31 Ages 2529 .................................... 24 Ages 30+ ........................................ 17 PARENTING PROGRAM VISITS .. 216 PRACTICAL HELP VISITS .............. 97 (Baby/maternity clothes, formula, etc.) PREGNANCY TESTS ....................... 50 Positive ........................................... 35 Negative ......................................... 15 ULTRASOUNDS ................................ 7

OFFICE NEEDS
 In-kind or reduced printing services  Office volunteers willing to donate 4 hours per week  A new dehumidifier  Volunteer to clean office two times per month  Gift cards to Staples, OfficeMax or Walmart for office supplies

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Just a Blob of Tissue

imple tissue does not have a beating heart, brain waves, fingerprints, or unique DNA. Medical science shows that human life begins at fertilization. The development of a human begins with fertilization, a process by which the spermatozoon from the male and the oocyte from the female unite to give rise to a new organism, the zygote. After fertilization, nothing new is added to the baby except oxygen, nutrition, and time.

A WOMANS CONCERN, INC.

Executive Director Cathy L. Hendrixson Nurse Manager Linda Sydorko Client Advocate Terri Hershey Office Manager Casey Thomas Board of Directors Peter Sydorko, President Jill Hartman, Vice President Linda Greineder, Secretary Mitch Long, Treasurer Lisa Campbell Colleen Darby Dr. John English Sheila Schoeplein Jane Scott Skehan Lourdes Vazquez Newsletter Layout Terri Dill

Very Interesting
Countries with laws restricting abortion have the lowest maternal mortality rates. Ireland has laws restricting abortion and also has a maternal mortality rate of 1 death per 100,000 live births, the lowest in Europe. The United States, with abortion on demand, has 11 deaths per 100,000 live births. On January 22, 1973, abortion was legalized in the U.S. through the 9th month of pregnancy for any reason. In the United States, white women are 61% of the female population and account for 36% of all abortions, black women are 14% of the female population and have 30% of abortions, and Hispanic women are 15.8% of the female population and have 25% of abortions. A whopping 8,369 late-term abortions (later than 21 weeks of pregnancy) abortions were performed in the U.S. in 2006.

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