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From Darrah We’Ve Got a Lot to Celebrate This Holiday Letter from Board Chair Season choice Winter 2012words wordsfrom Darrah We’ve got a lot to celebrate this holiday Letter from Board Chair season. As we head page 3 toward the new year, we can feel confident We are Planned Parenthood that our nation has a page 4 president who supports Action Fund Rocks the Vote! Planned Parenthood page 5 and recognizes the importance of smart, Action Fund Stand Now! sensible reproductive pages 6 & 7 health care policies. The President’s Council page 8 Darrah DiGiorgio Johnson President & CEO Ways to support PPPSW page 9 Planned Parenthood Action Fund of the Pacific Southwest was able to play a pivotal role in helping re-elect pro-choice Foundation News champions across the region, and elect some incredible new leaders. page 10 Planned Giving In key congressional districts, Dr. Raul Ruiz defeated Rep. page 11 Mary Bono Mack in the Coachella Valley, Mark Takano won a Riverside district, and Scott Peters has unseated Rep. Brian Bilbray in San Diego. In state politics, the Action Fund helped Continued on next page Words from Darrah continued from previous page elect new Senators Richard Roth and Marty Block, and new Assemblymembers Shirley Weber and Jose Medina. And in San Diego, longtime friend of Planned Parenthood Bob Filner Mission is taking office as mayor. These victories are a tremendous advance for women’s health, and a sign that our community StatementThe mission of Planned Parenthood of here in the Pacific Southwest is willing to do whatever it the Pacific Southwest is to ensure broad takes to protect women’s rights. public access to reproductive health care through direct service, education While there is much to celebrate, we expect that the and advocacy. next four years will continue to present major political Planned Parenthood believes in the challenges for our organization. Yet this decisive victory fundamental right of each individual to for President Obama, and the simultaneous defeat of other manage his or her fertility, regardless of candidates who spoke with such extreme voices against the individual’s income, marital status, women’s health care, is an important lesson to both political race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, parties: One out of five American women count on Planned national origin or residence. Parenthood — and they vote. We believe that respect and value for diversity in all aspects of our No matter what is thrown at us, Planned Parenthood is able organization are essential to our well-being. to stand strong — thanks to you. And while I know the fight is not over, I am proud and grateful to celebrate with you We believe that reproductive self- this holiday season. Thank you for everything you do to determination must be voluntary and preserve the individual’s right stand with Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest to privacy. and the women, men, and young people who rely on us every single day. We further believe that such self-deter mination will contribute to an enhancement of the quality of We wish you and your family a very warm, happy holiday, life and strong family relationships. and we hope that this next year is filled with much happiness. choice Choice Words is awords quarterly newsletter Thank You, published by Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest. Darrah DiGiorgio Johnson 1075 Camino del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619-881-­4653­•­www.planned.org Chair, Board of Directors EDITOR Jennifer Dreyer Jennifer Coburn Director of President & CEO Communications Follow us on… Darrah & Marketing www.facebook.com/pppsw DiGiorgio Johnson ASSOCIATE EDITOR AND VP of Development GRAPHIC DESIGNER Keith Limberg Suzette Durazo Graphics Design and PPPSW is going green!!! Acting VP of Publications Coordinator Choice Words is printed on XX% Public Affairs & Cert no. XXX-XXX-XXXX Communications CONTRIBUTORS: recycled paper. 2 Amy Denhart Kersten Wehde Associate Director of Major Gifts from the Board Chair by Jennifer Dreyer letter Board Chair I write my final Choice Words message as chair of Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest with tremendous pride in what we’ve accomplished and great optimism about our future. During my two-year tenure, Planned Parenthood has experienced unprecedented attacks from our opponents. Never before have we seen legislation before the House of Representatives that specifically targets Planned Parenthood. Never before has Congress threatened to hold up the nation’s budget over funding for family planning. Rather than allowing our opponents to diminish our resolve, time after time, Planned Parenthood emerges reinvigorated and recommitted to our important mission. We are so pleased that the public saw through our opponents’ deceptive tactics and became even more steadfast in its support for Planned Parenthood. In my life outside of Planned Parenthood, I am and more. Knowing that we have your support an organizational leadership consultant, so makes all the difference. I have the opportunity to analyze corporate culture and develop strategies for maximizing As I have shared earlier, I was first drawn effectiveness. As board chair – and as a long- to Planned Parenthood more than 20 years time volunteer – I can say with great confidence ago when I was a student at San Diego State that this organization and its leaders are among University. My debate team was watching the the very best. Planned Parenthood is committed Clarence Thomas Supreme Court hearings. I knew to always getting better, always looking ahead, then that I wanted to become more engaged and always preparing for a changing health in the women’s rights movement. Because of care environment. Just one example that many my interest in politics, I feel so fortunate to of you have heard us speak about is the major have served as the board chair during such operational transformation we implemented to a challenging two years. It was a volatile and enhance the patient experience, increase our uncertain time, and yet it gave us the opportunity efficiencies, and strengthen our financial base. to elevate the conversation and educate the Planned Parenthood leaders, staff and volunteers public about the full range of our services. I could embraced change, implemented new strategies not be more proud of the work we have done and met new quality and performance metrics together. faster and better than we had originally planned. Though I will certainly miss serving as board Much of the credit for our success goes to you, chair, I am delighted to pass the torch to my dear the supporters who make our work possible. Our friend Dr. Elaine Hanson, who will undoubtedly board, staff and volunteers know that we have bring new strengths to the position. Elaine is the a strong base of community members who are real deal – authentic, approachable, connected, committed to ensuring that women and men have fun, and dedicated to making our world healthier. access to lifesaving breast, cervical and testicular I know she is deeply committed to Planned cancer screenings; testing and treatment for Parenthood and we will continue to thrive under sexually transmitted infections; contraception; her stewardship. 3 WePlanned are Parenthood STAFFErin Francis I work at Planned Parenthood because I come from a long line of women who fought for equal rights. I recently visited my 90-year-old grandmother and was struck by a sense of déjà vu when she regaled me with tales from her life. She told me stories about how her mother marched in Philadelphia for women’s suffrage. My grandmother showed me an old pamphlet that her brother, who was attending college in the 1920s, kept from a conference on family planning featuring Margaret Sanger. In turn, I shared photos of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund “Rally for Women’s Health” in San Diego. And on my laptop, I showed her pictures from the Planned Parenthood Annual Dinner, when PPFA CEO Cecile Richards spoke about the current challenges to reproductive health care. It seems incredible that we are fighting so many of the same battles that my grandmother’s generation did. I can only hope that someday I will share my stories with my granddaughter, and she will look at me in disbelief because her generation views reproductive health care as a basic human right, not a political issue. I work at Planned Parenthood because every day we work to bring that dream one step closer to reality. BOARDAmy MEMBERCorton I have been involved with Planned Parenthood for more than 20 years because I think it is important to give back to the community, to help those less fortunate, and to help provide a world for my children where the rights I believe in will be protected. I have always been passionate about social justice, which includes reproductive rights. I want to do my part in creating a better community and a better world, which is why I work with Planned Parenthood and other nonprofit organizations such as Congregation Beth Israel and Project Concern International. At Planned Parenthood, I have served as a member of the finance committee, the philanthropy committee, and the Board of Directors, as well as the Treasurer and Board Chair. I helped create the Planned Giving Program and established the Legacy Circle, which recognizes donors who have included Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest in their estate plans. Being a part of Planned Parenthood has been such a rewarding experience because I can see firsthand the tremendous impact the organization makes in people’s lives. My involvement in Planned Parenthood has been one of the most fulfilling experiences I have had. I plan to be involved for many more years. VOLUNTEERIkoi Hiroe I was 13 years old when I saw the news about Becky Bell, a teen who died in an illegal abortion. Her state of Indiana had laws that required parental consent or judicial bypass in order to access abortion care.
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