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Fall 2014
Life News
Vicki’s Voice
Board of Directors
By Vicki Hardesty, Executive Director
Sacrifices of Love
As we move through this fall season and into the holiday months, my prayer for you is
to breathe deeply and relax with the scents of the seasons. I pray you will take a moment for yourself away from the business of the day and enjoy the peacefulness. As you
do these things please remember all those who may not be as fortunate as you and keep
them in your prayers.
Birthright sees many women in poverty. Some live on the streets or in run-down apartments or shelters. They come needing our help and we try and meet the needs as best
we can, but it takes money.
We are behind in our budget by almost $30,000. We pray we can make up the difference by the end of the year, but maybe you can help. I know so many of you are already
generous to Birthright.
I am asking if you could increase your yearly donation by at least $20. This would help
with a portion of the deficit. You may say to me, “I am giving all I can.” To that, I say,
“Thank you and please keep us closely in your prayers.” For many people $20 is a few
cups of coffee from Starbucks or a lunch at a restaurant. This is sacrifice made for those
in poverty and given with love.
President, Connie Norris
VP, Mike Yarbrough
Secretary, Mary Ogilvie
Treasurer, Gary Meyer
Exec. Dir., Vicki Hardesty
Adrien Alsobrook
Lisa David
Peggy Dempsey
Frances Gonda
Patrick Mason
Mike Mattingly
Martin Petrusek
Steve Phelan
Peggy Quinn
Tom Scherer
Dr. Vincent Smith
Please know I do not take my donors for granted. I am very blessed as the Director of
Birthright to have so many supporters and contributors for this wonderful ministry.
Yes, you can donate on-line.
Birthright’s
Mission Statement
“It is the right of every
pregnant woman to give birth,
and the right of every child to
be born.”
Just go to our website at
www.BirthrightOfMemphis.org
and Click on 'Donate', and follow the instructions!
The Voehringer Law Firm, P.C.
Supports the efforts of Birthright of Memphis and
its many dedicated volunteers in their efforts to
assist Mid-South women facing difficult issues
surrounding their pregnancies.
G. Gregory Voehringer, Attorney
Holiday shopping? Shop Amazon Smile and give
back to Birthright of Memphis! The Amazon Smile
program is a way for you to support Birthright, at
no cost to you. The Amazon Smile Foundation
will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from
your eligible Amazon Smile purchases. Simply
go to smile.amazon.com and enter Birthright of
Memphis, Inc. in the “Pick your own charitable
organization.” For more information, call Vicki at
901-327-8109.
Real Estate
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1716 Aaron Brenner Drive, Ste. 401
Memphis, TN 38120
(901) 747-0700
Giving Through
United Way
If you would like to
designate your pledge to
irthright of Memphis, Inc.
please contact your United Way
representative at 901-433-4300
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Please pray for all
of God’s children,
especially for every
expectant mother
who is dealing
with difficult issues
surrounding
her
pregnancy.
Baby Closet Wish List
Clothes
• Other Needs
Preemie sleepers
Bibs (boy & girl)
Preemie outfits
Pacifiers
Newborn 0 – 3 month sleepers
Infant bath towels & wash cloths
Newborn 0 – 3 month outfits Infant socks (0 – 3 months)
3 – 6 month onesies
Infant toys
3 – 6 month sleepers
Small bottles (6 oz)
3 – 6 month outfits
Receiving blankets (girl)
9 month onesies
9 month sleepers
9 month outfits
• Diapers
Preemie
A Story of Hardship and of Love
A Client Story
Brandi is 19 years old and has grown up in foster care, but she has
aged out of the program. She lived on the street for about a year and
then moved in with her boyfriend.
Brandi’s boyfriend is now in jail and she is again homeless. Birthright
paid for her to stay in a hotel for a week while we tried to find her
some help. Fortunately, a Christian family heard of her situation and
invited her to stay for a month while MIFA processed paperwork.
Shelters will not accept her because she is 7 months pregnant and
they worry about liability. Brandi is a sweet young woman who is
very shy and has no support system. I am not sure what she will do
after the baby is born if she does not get into transitional housing.
She also faces the possibility of going to the hospital alone when she
goes into labor. For those of us who are “prepared” for pregnancy it
is scary enough, but put yourself in her shoes.
Brandi is going to need a lot of help after she has the baby. She owns
nothing more than a backpack of clothing. Birthright will help her
with the baby items she will need and other resources available to
her.
It is a sad story but Brandi is not the only woman coming to Birthright
without any support system or the comfort of a roof over her head.
Many young women fall into the cracks of the social service systems.
It must be so scary to be 19, alone, homeless and pregnant. It is so
important for each of us to feel love and acceptance.
irthright Christmas Card
Inside of Christmas Card: “A holiday gift has been made
in your name to Birthright of Memphis, Inc., by”
“As we celebrate the birth of the Christ child, know that this gift
allows us to help women choose life for their babies.”
“Have a blessed Christmas.”
“Your friends at Birthright of Memphis”
Recipient Information:
Name
Address
State
Zip
State
Zip
Sender Information:
Name
Address
Phone
Payment Method:
Email (optional)
Check - Cash - Credit Card
Amount Enclosed: $
Card #:
Exp. Date
Make checks payable to: Birthright of Memphis, Inc.
Print and return flyer, along with donation, to:
Birthright of Memphis, Inc., 115 Alexander, Memphis, TN 38111
For more information or to pay by phone, call (901)327-8109.
Donations for Christmas cards will be accepted through December 15, 2014.
Memorials and Honoraria from June 17 through September 30, 2014
Memorials
Gloria Arnold
Jan & Don Glaser
Richard Barnes
Adrien Barnes
Lee Bassham
Rich & Joellen Foster
James A. Bedwell
Ann L. Barnes
Marguerite & George Douglas
Catherine P. Kneeland
Hilary & Rita Linder
Tish Montesi
John & Jeannie Presley
Carl & Lahoma Benke
Carlene Inzer
Ed Bennett, Sr. birthday
Puddy Bennett
Rita Maria Bertasi
Anthony Bertasi
Anne Haaga Bland
Caroline Barnett
Irene Lopez
Tress Nellis
Lou Sampson
James & Joyce Bousson
Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Teague
Marvin Boyd
Lola Boyd
Tom Breen
Donald Berube
Mary Ann Brenner
Maureen & Jim Conley
Hilary & Rita Linder
John & Jeannie Presley
Lawrence & Bernice Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Hope
Patsy Burke
Charley & Martha Lovett
Robert Capocaccia
Mary Ann Capocaccia
C. Clayton Cargile
The Cargile family
Frank J. Carimi
Dorothy Mason
Deceased members of the Castrop
family
Edward Castrop
Joseph Chiodo
Cecilia Chioco
Peter John Cianciola
Margaret Cianciola
Rev. Msgr. Paul W. Clunan
Fr. Rick Mickey
Lawrence J. Conway, Jr.
Shirley Senko
Mildred Farrell Cooper
Pat Kelly
Edward Crenshaw
Mary Jean Crenshaw
Robert M. Crowe, Sr.
Patricia Crowe
Deceased members of the Daley family
Richard & Laverne Daley
Deceased members of the Dalton family
Mike & Jane Dalton
Deceased members of the DiNicola
family
Howard & Lucy Giffin
Deceased members of the Doyle family
Richard & Laverne Daley
Martha Dumas
Becky Crossnine
Jeanne Myers Fisher
Irene & Svend Nielsen
Catherine Flake
Mr. & Mrs. Francis Grisamore
Kathleen “Kay” Browning Ford
Jim & Mary Barrett
Mr. & Mrs. Matt Kiser
Hilary & Rita Linder
Kathleen Z. Patterson
Betty & Jim Saxon
Shirley Senko
Kathy Forsdick
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry York
Carol Garbuzinski
Joe Garbuzinski
Kathe Germann
William Germann
Terry Gerosa
Henry Gerosa
Debbie Giannini
Matthew A. Giannini
Deceased members of the Giffin family
Howard & Lucy Giffin
Billy Gillen
Mary Anne Wehrum
Al & Sue Gillespie
Sue Gatti
Dr. John Ginski
Camille Ginski
Bill Goldstein, Jr.
Janet Delaney Gregory
Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Kilp
Michael C. Hall
Ramona M. Hall
William & Kevin Hanrahan
Barbara Hanrahan
Kristin Hargett
Joan Hargett
Billy Hayden
Julie & Mark Meadows
Deceased members of Herbers family
Carolyn Powers
Jean Marie Cooper Hill
Jan & Don Glaser
Deceased members of the Hix family
Mike & Jane Dalton
Vince Hodorowski
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hodorowski
Thomas Hollis
Tom & Phyllis Francis
Jerry Keegan
Jerry Martin
Catherine Kenney
Sue Ellen & Rayford Haaga
Ernest & Peggy Kenny
Sara Wilkinson
Kent Kimball
Barbara Kimball
Ed & Inez Kirchner
Mary & Al Mulrooney
Chet & Grace Kowalski
Patti Russell
Kay Kraus
Dr. Robert Kraus
Harold Lambert
Debbie & Marty Petrusek
Kevin Lazarini
Rose Vanelli
Mary Ann Lemm
Larry & Mary Wright
Elizabeth Rene Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. Don Lewis
Geneva (Ginny) Little
Irene Lopez & children
Catherine P. Mach
David & Andrea Slatinsky
Doris MacKillop
Elizabeth Joerger
Joan B. K. Mahoney
Paul J. Mahoney
Thomas A. Mason
Dorothy Mason
Vera G. McBee
Billie Carimi
Stuart McCown,III
Aggie McCown
Russell McGehee
Sue Ellen & Rayford Haaga
James & Dorothy McKeegan
Paul E. & Mary Ann McKeegan
Mary Mecklenborg
Ann Kappes
Don Moore
Mrs. Don Moore
My Mother
Joyce Schuh
Mike & Martha Mulrooney
Mary & Al Mulrooney
Marlene May O’Brien
Mike & Martha Offerle
Mark Todd Oliver
Mary Oliver
Joseph & Anna Mary Ondrey
Paul E. & Mary Ann McKeegan
Pace Duff Pannell
Mr. & Mrs. Ricky Pannell
Margie Patton
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Standridge
Nathan Pera
Betty & Jim Saxon
Winnie Perkins
Phyllis Camacho
Mary Ann & Nick Pesce
Anna & Chris Vescovo
Raymond B. Pohlman, Jr.
Tress Nellis
Dion Pogson
Lou Sampson
Bill Powers
Maureen & Jim Conley
Deceased member of the Powers family
Carolyn Powers
Stephen Presley
Danny Presley
Wilma Purcell
Rally & Carol Collins
Guy & Monte Read
Carolyn Read
Pat Reilly
Jake & Sally Brown
Debbie & Marty Petrusek
Raymond Robilio
Irene Lopez
Derek & Leslie Ward
Rose Anne Robilio
Irene Lopez
Emmett “Rusty” Rossie
Tress Nellis
Lou Sampson
Buddy Russell
Patti Russell
Frank Saino
Jeanette M. Saino
Arthur Sax
Audrey Sax
Bob Schaedle
Clare Schaedle
Deceased members of the Schaedle family
Edward Castrop
Edgar H. Scharf
Dorothy Mason
N. J. Schexnayder
Dorothy Schexnayder
Laurine Schwerin
Robert L. Schwerin
Bernadette Scott
Alan Scott
Charles J. Shannon, Jr. DDS
Marie P. Shannon
Dan Shea
Walter & Kathryn Carpeaux
Gary & Ann Meyer
Mary Ann Shea
Kelly & Katelyn Wilson
Noralee Shier
Jan & Don Glaser
Carl R. Stahl
Trina Luttrell-Brannon
Vince & Margaret Thillen
Cathy Thillen
Dr. & Mrs. Wayland Tonning
Jane Tonning
Jennifer Astin Traylor-Conway
Teresa & Jerle Davis
Catherine Trouy
Mary Nell Ford
Marjorie Underwood
Aidan B. Underwood
George D. Vincent
Dottye Vincent
Brett Waldrop
Rose Vanelli
Priscilla Walker
Janice Vanderhaar
Edwin Wallin
Marie Watts
Barbara & Chuck Coon
Dorothy C. Ronza
Jim West
Jim & Alma Smith
Patty Shea Wilson
Gary & Ann Meyer
Debbie & Marty Petrusek
Paul & Catrina Schifani
Jack Zanone
Jeanie Hollahan
Honoraria
J. R. & Hazel Anderson’s 50th anniversary
Anonymous
All mothers who keep their babies or
adopt them
Col. & Mrs. Michael A. Fucci
The Birth & Baptism of Sophie Lanier Berger
Sue Ellen & Rayford Haaga
Birthright Staff
Jesse & Loretta Szczepanski
Drew Blankenship
Kenneth Blankenship
John & Kay Brannon
Catherine Chubb
Marie Bross
Brigitte Schmidt
Rev. William F. Burke’s 39th anniversary
Charley & Martha Lovett
Savannah Chandler
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Schwarzmann
Mary Nell Crosby
Gus & Teresa Crosby
Marguerite Douglas
Ann Kavanagh
Marguerite Douglas’ birthday
Elena Lunt
Michelle & Joe Fracchia
Joseph Fracchia
Jan Glaser
Cheryl Tompkins
Diane Goold
Joy Maclin
Fr. David Graham’s birthday
Marta Istvanko
Our children & grandchildren
Mr. & Mrs. Don Lewis
Msgr. Val Handwerker’s 40th anniversary
Jerry & Sharon Fleischut
Beverly Mankey & family
Janice Tanner
Evelyn Harmeier
Meg Harmeier
Jay Hazen, Jr.’s birthday
Laurie Nelson
Elizabeth Kissell
Joy Maclin
Agnes H. Kramer
P. L. Kramer
Rita Linder
Jim & Melyne Strickland
Angela Mach
David & Andrea Slatinsky
John & Billie Jean Macre
Rev. Ernest Hardesty
Patricia Gho Massey
Bro. Joel William McGraw, F.S.C.
Sharon Masterson & SBA Pro-Life
Students
Kathleen & Heymoore Schettler
Msgr. John B. McArthur’s 40th anniversary
Charley & Martha Lovett
Ellen & Steve Mitchell
Joan Romer
Pam Montesi’s birthday
Susan Vescovo
Donna & Dave Nelson
Laurie Nelson
Lynn & Ned Nelson
Laurie Nelson
Nancy Nelson
Laurie Nelson
Patricia Nieman
Deborah Yeager
Donna Nix
Joy Maclin
Dr. Mary Ogilvie’s birthday
Caroline Barnett
Peggy O’Neil
Scott & Amanda Harkins and family
Our grandchildren
Mr. & Mrs. Reginald Rodriguez
Josephine Palazola
Mike Palazola
Becky Parker
Joy Maclin
Bernadette Pian’s birthday
Denice Pian
Anita Pohlman’s birthday
Puddy Bennett
Linda Previte’s birthday
The Canale family
Joe & Anne Reno’s 50th wedding anniversary
Betty & Jim Saxon
The Rivera grandchildren
Eugenia Rivera
Chris & Karen Romer
Joan Romer
Mark & Kathy Romer
Joan Romer
Ashley Schwarzmann
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Schwarzmann
Mary Veronica Sirianni’s birthday
Noreen Sirianni-Jensen
Marnie Taylor
Teresa Taylor
Clara & Louis Vescovo
Anna & Chris Vescovo
Office Wish List
Main office needs:
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Projector
Software upgrade
Hickory Ridge mall office needs:
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A small paper shredder
Volunteer Corner
Welcome to new volunteers Latonya Morgan and Peggy
Smith. Birthright welcomes back volunteer Sandra King.
We are glad to have you back!
to:
WE WANT YOU…
Greet clients,
Process pregnancy tests, and
Keep records (at the Hickory Ridge Mall office
for a regular shift each week)
Volunteer for the Family Holiday Luncheon & Auction
Volunteer for the Passport to the South Pacific
Please consider joining us as a weekly volunteer.
Training is provided.
Call Elizabeth Bardos, Director of Volunteers,
at (901) 327-8109 with any questions.
Calendar of Events
November 2014
December 2014
Family Holiday
Luncheon & Auction
January 2015
December 6, 2014 11 a,m. - 2 p.m.
University Holiday Inn
3700 Central Avenue
For more information, call
Vicki at 901-327-8109
February 2015
March 2015
April 2015
Passport to
The South Pacific
April 11, 2015
6:30 p.m.
Heffernan Hall - CBHS
For more information,
call Patricia at 901-327-8109
2014 Phonathon
Thank you to all those who participated
in the Phonathon this year! Special
thanks to the callers, runners, helpers,
food-preparers, and donors for helping
out.
Birthright appreciates your
support! If you haven’t paid your pledge
yet, there is still time! Call Rita at (901)
327-8109.
PASSPORT
TO
THE SOUTH PACIFIC
Save the Date!
APRIL 11, 2015
6:30 P.M.
Heffernan Hall
Christian Brothers High School
5900 Walnut Grove Road
For more information,
Call Patricia at (901) 327-8109
PROCEEDS BENEFIT IRTHRIGHT OF MEMPHIS, INC.
Birthright of Memphis
presents
Family Holiday
Luncheon & Auction
December 6, 2014 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
l
University Holiday Inn l 3700 Central Avenue
Girls dress as your favorite princess and meet/have lunch with Elsa, Cinderella, and Jasmine.
Boys dress as your favorite super hero and meet/have lunch with Leonardo Ninja Turtle.
RSVP to Rita by November 24, 2014. For more information, call 901-327-8109.
Birthright of Memphis, Inc.
115 Alexander
Memphis, TN 38111
A special thanks to Pat Wilcheck and
Paulsen Printing Company.
Birthright is now able to afford to print
our newsletter in color.
The Birthright newsletter is published quarterly by:
Birthright of Memphis, Inc.
115 Alexander, Memphis, TN 38111
(901) 327-8109
www.birthrightofmemphis.org
Birthright is a non-profit, non-sectarian, pregnancy counseling
agency supported mainly by individual contributions. Gifts to
Birthright are deductible for Federal Income Tax purposes.
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