1 National Officers

Nathan Coleman
President

The Pro-Life Patriot

Edited by: Rachel del Guidice

September 2010

Julie Crookston
Vice President

Rachel del Guidice

Secretary

Max Crookston
Treasurer

Tusky Valley
The Pro-Life Patriot is produced by members of the PLYC. The mission of the Patriot is to educate and communicate with readers, as well as to provide a forum for all members of the PLYC. Any story ideas, suggestions, letters, and contributions are welcomed and appreciated. Contact the Pro Life Youth Congress at: 572 West Market St. Suite 3 Akron, OH 44303 www. prolifeyouthcongress.com or email Rachel at: thouartworthy@gmail.com

2637 Tusky Valley Rd. Zoarville, OH 44656

Tusky Valley Schools

Queen of Heaven Church

1800 Steese Rd. Uniontown, OH 44685

Stars for Life

St. Marys

Hudson, OH

Life Teens for Life

340 North Main St. Hudson, OH 44236

St. Marys Church

Bulldogs for Life

1474 Boettler Rd. Uniontown, OH 44685

Green High School

The PLYC is a program of the Life Education Fund (LEF). LEF is a 501c3 affiliate of Right to Life. Executive Director

Thereisstrengthinnumbers:Twoarebetterthanone,becausetheyhaveagoodreturn fortheirwork:Ifonefallsdown,hisfriendcanhelphimup.Butpitythemanwhofallsandhas noonetohelphimup!Also,iftwoliedowntogether,theywillkeepwarm.Buthowcanone keepwarmalone?Thoughonemaybeoverpowered,twocandefendthemselves.Acordof threestrandsisnotquicklybroken.Ecclesiastes4:912

Greg Frank

WhowillstepupnexttojoinournumberstoimprovetheCultureofLife?

Important Upcoming Events!

...if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14

FortyDaysforLifeFallCampaign September22October312010 Jointhousandsofpeopleacrossour nationaswepray,fast,andwitnessto endabortion.

To learn more about 40 Days for Life, and to sign up to participate in a peaceful vigil, visit our specialsiteatwww.40DaysforLife.com/Akronor www.40DaysforLife.com/Canton

ThepurposeoftheLifeChainistounitecommunitiesin silent prayer and provide a visual symbol of strength in thecommunityasprolifesupportersjointogether.Our local chains are part of over 1700 locations across the country where participants stand on designated local sidewalks to pray quietly and hold simple nongraphic signswithprolifemessages.

Saturday,October2,2010 1:003:00PM

SummitCounty

TheSummitCountyLifeChainwillbespreadalongEastMarketStreetinAkronandpassinfront oftheOhioWomensCenterabortionclinicat692E.Market.

Sunday,October3,2010 1:003:00PM

PortageCounty

ThePortageCountyLifeChainwillbespreadalongWestMainStreetinRavennaandpassinfront ofthePortageCountyCourthouse.

Sunday,October3,2010 1:003:00PM

StarkCounty

TheStarkCountyLifeChainwillbespreadaroundthecornerofEverhardandDresslerRoad.

Sunday,October3,20102:303:30PMWayneHolmesCounties
TheWaynecountyLifeChainwillbespreadalongBurbankRd.infrontoftheWoostershopping plaza.
For more information about the Summit and Portage County Life Chains, contact your organization or churchsprolifecoordinator,orcalltheRighttoLifeofNortheastOhioofficeat3307622785.Formore

www.RightToLifeofNortheastOhio.com

Saturday,October16 StudentsforLifeConferenceatTheUniversityofAkron
8:30am5:30pm.JoinStudentsforLifeforadayofnetworkingwithprolifeadvocatesfrom acrossthestateandnationalspeakers.Formoreinformation,gotosflohio.org.

Saturday,October16 BuildingACultureofLIFEYouthRetreatandDinner
59pmatSt.StephenParishHallinWestSalem.Joinpeersfromyourareaforaneveningof food,fun,andinspiration.ToregisteremailWendyatwwtm@embarqmail.com

Tuesday,October19 ProLifeDayofSilentSolidarity
Thisisadayforallprolifersacrossthenationtostandinsilentsolidarity.Toregisterorlearn moreaboutthisamazingevent,gotwowww.silentday.org.

Sunday,November14 OfficerWorkshopandPresidentsCouncilatWalshUniversity
ThiswillbeourbiggesteventbeforetheD.C.trip.Allofficersareencouragedtoattend.We wanttoseeYOUthere!

MarchforLifeEssayContest
Attentionallprolifehighschoolstudents.TheProLifeYouthCongresswillbeholdingan essaycontest.Youressaycanbeonanyprolifetopicofyouchoice.Ideasinclude,Whyisthe MarchforLifeImportant?,HowCanWeImproveOurAdoptionPolicy?orHowCanWeGet OurPeersExcitedAboutBeingProLife?.Theessaycanbeupto500words.1stplacewillbe anallexpensespaidtriptotheMarchforLifewiththePLYC,2ndplaceisa$100voucherfor theD.C.tripand3rdplaceisa$50voucher.Togetmoreinformationcontact,

TheGuinnessBookOfWorldsRecords
TheProLifeYouthCongresswillbeattemptingtomakethelargestsignintheworldjoinedby thepeopleofOhiowhenwegatherontheMallfortheMarchforLifethisJanuary.More detailstofollow.
Togetmoreinformationonanyoftheeventslistedabove,goto

www.prolifeyouthcongress.com

SEPTEMBERMaryNeugebauer
MaryNeugebauerisajunioratSt.VincentSt.MaryHighSchool.Shehasbeen involvedintheProLifeYouthCongresssinceshehasbeenin8thgradewhenshe wenttotheMarchforLifeforthefirsttime.Sincethen,shehasbeenthe PresidentoftheRighttoLifeclubatSt.VincentSt.Maryfortwoyearswhereshe helpedrestartaprolifeclub. Currently,MaryistheSummitCountyCommissionerwheresheworkshands onwiththeleadersandadultadvisorsoftheprolifeclubsinSummitCounty.Mary willalwaysbecommittedtotheprolifecause. Inadditiontohermanyprolifeactivities,Marylovesgardening,horses, animals,singing,beinginthekitchen,children,reading,workingwithherhands, andsewing.Atschool,sheisinvolvedintheSpanishclubandcareerandcollege activities.OutsideofschoolsheisinvolvedinLeadersNowInternational,an organizationthattrainsgirlstobeleadersnowandinthefuture.Sheisalso hopingtogetinvolvedin4Handraisechickens.

Maryissecond fromleft,holding oneofherlovely cousins.

PreviousStudentsoftheMonth: JulyLeahMcKee,PresidentofTriwayTitansforLife AugustLaurenFallucco,PresidentofRegion1

AwordfromtheLifeEducationFundboardofdirectors. Thismonthscontributor:DeniseLeipold,VicePresident

Sayingisonething,doingisanother16thcenturyFrenchwriterMicheldeMontaigne PreachtheGospelatalltimes.Usewordsifnecessary.St.FrancisofAssisi IhearandIforget.IseeandIremember.IdoandIunderstand.Confucious Actionsspeaklouderthanwordsunknown

Ifyouveeverstudiedaforeignlanguage,youmayrememberthatthefirsttimeyouwalkedintoclassand theteacherstartedspeaking,youweretotallylostandconfused.Ifyouveeverbeentoaforeigncountrywhere Englishisnotspoken,youdfeelequallyaslost.However,asimpleactlikepointingtoyourmouthtoindicateyou are hungry, or cupping your hand and bringing it to your mouth to show you are thirsty can bridge the communicationgap. Weallhavebeliefs,hopesanddreams,buttheydontturnintorealitiesunlessweactuponthem.Itisour actionsmorethanourwordsthatcanmakeagreaterchange.Soitiswiththeprolifemovement.Wecantalkand spreadthewordanditwilldogood,butifwedoactivitiestopromotewhatwespeakof,notonlydoweincrease ourcredibility,butweprovidephysicalhelpwhereitisneeded. TheRighttoLifeofNortheastOhioProgramManualisnowpartof thestartupmaterialsforallnewstudentprolifegroupswhobecomepart oftheProLifeYouthCongress.Thosegroupswhodidntreceiveamanual when they purchased start up materials can purchase it separately. This manualisavaluableassettohelpingputyourwordsintoactions.Although written for adult church and prolife organizations, it contains many programs which can easily be completed by student groups. You can choosetwo,threeorevenfourprogramsandputthemonyourcalendarto complete throughout the school year. A short term program such as Change For Life or a longer term program such as Here I Am can be usedtobenefitareacrisispregnancycenters.AprogramsuchasDignity ForLifecanbecustommadetohelpbenefittheelderlyeitherathomeor atnursingorassistedlivingcenters.Nomatterwhatprogramsyouchoose toparticipatein,therearelotsofideastohelpyouperformpositiveactivitieswhichsupportthesanctityoflifefrom conceptionthroughnaturaldeath. Iwasateenagerwhenabortionwaslegalized,andIwassocertainthatitwouldbeoverturned.However,

the1970swereveryconfusing.TherewereprotestsgoingonaboutthewarinVietNam,womensrights,racism, andmanyotherthings.Theverydividedyouthofthateraarenowthemiddleagedadultsoftoday.Theissueof abortionisatourforefrontnowmorethananyothertimesince1973.Youarethefuturewearedependingonto promotetheCultureofLife.Putyourwordsintoaction,helpbringanendtoabortionsoon,andtopreservethe dignityoflifeuntilnaturaldeath.WithGodshelp,wecandoit!