news friendsofeps.org spring 2020 issue

in this issue... our stories meeting the needs of our clients during uncertain times celebrating motherhood “ALL THAT I AM OR EVER HOPE TO BE, I OWE TO MY ANGEL MOTHER." ABRAHAM LINCOLN

others are a true gift from God! With Mother’s Day approaching, this spring Mnewsletter is dedicated to moms - especially the beautiful mothers EPS serves every day, even amidst the pandemic. COVID-19 is presenting new and unique challenges in our service delivery, and we’re finding solutions because vulnerable women who are pregnant and in crisis need us now more than ever! The EPS staff is working tirelessly to adjust and respond to the growing levels of anxiety among our clients. In addition to the threat of the virus, abortion advocates are working to expand chemical abortion access through telemedicine to accommodate stay-at-home orders. It is critical for EPS to address these issues head on and to reach as many women as we can when they first learn they are pregnant.

EPS is the life-affirming, compassionate, and loving alternative to abortion. And our Maple Village center – located next door to an abortion provider – is perfectly positioned for this battle for life. As you read this newsletter, please prayerfully consider ways to partner with us this month as we address both the abortion and COVID-19 crises. Your partnership inspires us and makes it possible for staff to keep operating on the front lines. We appreciate your generosity, and hold you close in our prayers. Best,

LAURA BUDDENBERG, MS Executive Director at a glance finding solutions during a pandemic MEDICAL SERVICES || Abortions are still happening in EPS BOUTIQUE || While the EPS boutique is temporarily Nebraska despite COVID-19. And we’re rising to the chal- closed to regular shopping hours, we're able to meet the lenge to address both the abortion and virus crises. essential needs of our clients with a drive-thru boutique at EPS Benson Center (6220 Maple Street) every Tuesday Providing safe, life-sustaining services in the midst of the current crisis is difficult, yet our staff is meeting the needs from 5:00-7:30PM and Thurday from 11:00AM - 2:00PM of women who are pregnant and in need of help. We while supplies last. fully understand the gravity of the situation we are facing, We are now seeing an average of 30 clients make their and we’re taking every precaution necessary to keep our way through our drive-thru boutique on Tuesdays and environment safe. We are grateful to welcome every woman Thursdays. And the numbers continue to grow! who chooses our door over the abortion clinic next-door. That open door is why it is imperative for EPS to remain BOUTIQUE REQUESTS In hopes to keep up with the open. || demand, please consider helping us with a monthly Our Benson and Bellevue centers are temporarily closed. donation of any of these items: EPS Maple Village Center hours are: Diapers in sizes N, 4, 5, & 6 Formula Wipes Monday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Many stores are out of infant formula, but if you have Wednesday Noon to 5:00 p.m. any samples at home that are unopened and not Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. expired, please consider donating them to us for our Friday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. clients. Donations may be dropped off during our boutique drive-thru service hours in our Benson Center For more information about how EPS is adjusting service parking lot. You can stay in your vehicle and an EPS delivery in response to COVID-19, visit our client website at representative will assist you. essentialps.org. 2 an invitation to a gift of time together... for your mom & you this TEATIME Mother's Day

JOIN US FOR VIRTUAL TEATIME

you're invited For many years, the EPS Auxiliary has had a significant presence at many churches in the Omaha metro on Mother's Day as they hosted a successful fundraiser FRIDAY, MAY 8 for the mission. With a donation to EPS, the Auxiliary handed out beautiful red roses giving families the opportunity to honor their mothers in a special way. 9AM to 10AM Although we cannot host the same event this year, a pandemic cannot keep us from celebrating the gift of motherhood with our community! And so, with great joy, we invite you to honor your mother at our virtual EPS Teatime!

I'm excited for teatime with EPS! How can I register my mom & myself?

Using the enclosed envelope, we invite you to make a donation – in any amount – in honor or in memoriam of your mother or a special woman you adore. With your gift, you will receive a link to EPS’ Mother’s Day Teatime with our Executive Director Laura Buddenberg on Friday, May 8 from 9AM to 10AM. On the envelope, please fill out the following information: 1. Your name 2. Fill in the area indicating how you want your tribute identified – in honor of or in memorial of... 3. Complete the space (if you choose) which allows for us to send notice of your tribute to the person or family of the person you are honoring. 4. Include your email and/or the email of the person you are honoring to ensure EPS sends a link to them for our virtual teatime. When you receive the email, you can forward it to family and friends and instruct them to click the link to enjoy tea with EPS! Invitations will be emailed on or before May 5, depending on when you register. RSVP SAVE THE STAMP BY MAY 5 1. Make your donation online at FRIENDSOFEPS.ORG/DONATE 2. Select "Mother's Day Tribute" from the dropdown menu. 3. Add your donation amount and payment information. 4. In the comment section, indicate the name of the person you are honoring or memorializing. 5. Include the emails you wish for a teatime invite to be sent to. 3 OUR STORIES

eps mom maria & baby aiden our clients & the pandemic re-routed by grace by Hinke, EPS licensed professional counselor by Cheryl, EPS nurse Over a month has passed since the start of unprecedented After driving several hours to Omaha for a shutdown measures in our community. You may wonder scheduled surgical abortion, the expecting how EPS clients are faring during this epidemic. The stories woman saw EPS’ sign at Maple Village from the they share with us are harrowing. From widespread layoffs parking lot of the abortion facility next door and serious financial woes, to worsening relationships and and decided to stop in briefly – prior to her mental health issues, to discovering empty food, diaper abortion appointment – to see if she could get an and formula shelves in stores and foodbanks – there is no ultrasound. denying that the already marginalized in our community are suffering disproportionately to the rest of us. While she had an ultrasound the week prior, she wanted her boyfriend – who was supporting I think of Rebecca,* a young single mother who until her decision to abort their child – to see an recently worked as a server at an upscale Omaha restaurant. ultrasound. Now furloughed and without savings, she struggles to pay her utilities and fears eviction from the apartment she With only 10 minutes to spare until her scheduled shares with her young son. abortion next door, I immediately proceeded with the scan. As the images appeared of her I am genuinely concerned for Evelyn,* a pregnant woman baby moving, both she and the father of the married to a violent man with a substance abuse problem. baby cried. They remained tearful throughout the Could the violence she suffers at his hands be escalating at appointment. home, now that he has become unemployed and is home 24/7? With their minds made up to forgo the abortion appointment and their hearts open to clinical I fear for the EPS families living in substandard housing and support, I shared options education, the services unsafe, crime ridden neighborhoods. Like young Hannah* available here at EPS, and information about the and her daughter, who “always stays away from windows” local pregnancy resource centers in their area. due to shootings frequently occurring in her neighborhood. How is sheltering in place impacting her family? Are they With a more hopeful outlook toward their safe at home? pregnancy and their sharing of their Christian views, our new client was offered and excitedly I am incredibly proud of Cassandra* who raises two young accepted a “Love in a Box” care package from kids on her own and exemplifies courage and ingenuity Embrace Grace, which included a book titled during this challenging time. Lacking internet services at A Bump in Life, a baby onesie with the words home, she drives her kids to the local library every day of “best gift ever” printed on it and a prayer journal. the week to complete their online schoolwork. Despite the A handmade baby blanket from our generous building being closed to the public, the library WIFI signal donors was also provided to this expecting reaches her kids’ devices inside her parked vehicle. couple. My heart especially aches for the countless women who Before parting ways, I offered to pray with them, find themselves unexpectedly pregnant at this scary, and they accepted. I told our new client I was unprecedented time and considering abortion. Are our glad she came in, to which she replied, “I am, current social distancing guidelines preventing her from too. This is exactly what I needed.” receiving the help and support she needs? How can we best help a woman see past the fear and overwhelming *Names and personally identifiable information magnitude of this crisis, and instead instill the courage and have been redacted or omitted to protect the confidence needed to embrace hope for the future? confidentiality of our clients. The vulnerable and marginalized in our community need us now more than ever before. PHOTOGRAPHY IN THIS NEWSLETTER We cannot abandon them now in their greatest hour of We extend our sincere gratitude to our clients for need. Let us collectively show these women that their allowing EPS to use images of themselves and community loves and cares for them and their children. Let their children to help us share our stories. us join hands in solidarity, and provide EPS families with our COVER: Baby Ruby, daughter of Irnil material, financial, and prayerful support. PAGE 4: Maria & baby Aiden Let us do something, lest we do nothing. And may we PAGE 6: Maria & her daughter Eva become the difference makers. PAGE 11: Baby Ruby, daughter of Irnil No stories featured in this newsletter reflect the Together. personal journeys of Aiden's Mom, Maria, or Irnil. 5 a future full of promise by Lori, community outreach & events manager A little blond-haired girl with bright purple glasses follows her mother as she steps inside EPS for the first time in years. Six years ago her mom, Maria (pictured above), turned to EPS for help during a difficult time while pregnant with her daughter, Eva. Now a vibrant, intelligent five-year-old, Eva’s future is full of possibilities. A talented, budding piano player, Eva already speaks two languages and her creative imagination is immediately apparent as her stuffed toy fox, “Trixie,” keeps stealing candy from the front counter candy dish. As Eva made her way down to the boutique where her mom received much needed help years ago, her voice squealed with excitement as she saw the clothes and toys throughout the room. “I think the babies will like all this stuff! The babies will have so much fun with these toys!” And as she spotted some blankets folded on the shelves, she added, “I think the babies will be really warm!” Maria fondly remembers her time at EPS, which became like a second home to her. After becoming pregnant and realizing she and her husband did not have the means to provide for their child, she came across EPS while on her way to a concert. Soon after discovering our free services, Maria immersed herself in EPS classes and shopped often in the boutique. “I think the people at EPS are very supportive. They are like family,” says Maria. Maria also found a support system in EPS that she was missing after moving to the United States from Russia in 2012. “I always miss my mom and I think that support from her would be helpful, but I had EPS,” she says. “I learned so much in those classes.”

her voice Hear Maria’s story in her own words. Find the GLOW testimonial video on our website, FRIENDSOFEPS.ORG/GLOW or on our YouTube channel, search EPS Nebraska. 6 They need us now, more than ever. We are living in unprecedented times and facing hardships resulting from the COVID-19 crisis. This environment is greatly affecting the women we serve, who are most vulnerable and seeking answers to unexpected pregnancies. Even though we may not be able to gather face-to-face for some of our traditional fellowship and fundraising activities, we know with your prayerful generosity EPS can provide much-needed support to the women depending on us.

WAYS TO SUPPORT EPS, TODAY! Schedule a Make a Mother's Participate in Pre-register for the Recurring Donation Day Tribute Omaha Gives! Breakfast for Life

A monthly recurring dona- With a donation in honor or Omaha Gives is a one-day The Breakfast for Life is the tion - in any amount - helps in memoriam of your moth- giving event happening on Auxiliary's largest fundraiser EPS with annual operating er, we invite you to virtual Wednesday, May 20! Why of the year! Pre-register to- expenses and allows for us Teatime with Laura Budden- participate in Omaha Gives? day for the Aug. 15 event at to better plan for our fu- berg. This virtual event takes EPS will have a major match- St. Vincent de Paul Catholic ture. Your ongoing support, place on Friday, May 8 from ing gift opportunity and Church Parish Center. The in addition to special event 9AM - 10AM. RSVP with your chances to win hourly prizes keynote is Kristan Hawkins, participation, is incredibly tribute by May 5 to ensure from the Omaha Communi- president of Students for Life life-giving. Thank you for you receive your email invi- ty Foundation. Please save of America. Call Lori to save considering a recurring gift! tation & link for the event! the date and participate! your seat - 402.554.0121.

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YOUR LIFE-SAVING SUPPORT a donation to EPS by the numbers

$600 Funds EPS Maple Village Center for One Day $80 Provides a Safe Place for a Baby to Sleep Located next door to an abortion provider, EPS is where Provide a pack ‘n play for a client to ensure a baby has a a woman who is discerning her pregnancy options can safe, secure place to rest and play. receive a free pregnancy test, an ultrasound, and life-af- firming options education so she can make an informed $60 Provides Security for a Child in the Car choice. EPS offers free car seats to women actively participating in our parenting program, Beginning Essentials. $150 Helps Fund the EPS Helpline for One Week The EPS Helpline is a woman’s first contact with our car- $30 Provides Formula to Keep a Baby Fed ing staff. Scheduling an appointment with us is her first Your gift will ensure a baby won’t go hungry. yes to life-saving care and education. $30 Provides a Pack of Diapers to Keep a Baby Dry $100 Funds Two Ultrasounds & Nurse Consults A package of diapers is expensive and is at the top of a Provide an ultrasound with a nurse consultation to two mom's list. You can help ensure her baby stays dry and women. They'll see and hear their babies. warm.

You can donate by using the enclosed envelope or go online now to FRIENDSOFEPS.ORG/DONATE 7 honoring the auxiliary The 24th annual benefit dinner – GLOW – was held on Thursday, Feb. 6. We had a record-breaking attendance of over 900 guests listen to the inspirational message of keynote speaker Shawn Carney. Thanks to the generosity of support- ers and the hard work of many, the event raised approximately $260,000. Our sincere thanks to YOU for your support through donations to the auction, attendance at the event and volunteer assistance. We also thank our volunteer Board of Directors for their extraordinary efforts, to our master of ceremonies, Aimee Melton, and to the EPS Auxiliary with whom we honored with this year’s Spirit of EPS Award! For the past 45 years, the EPS Auxiliary has been the heartbeat and backbone of EPS. In just the past 20 years alone, they have raised nearly 1.6 million dollars for EPS! Past and present members were honored for their commitment to fulfilling the mission of EPS through the life-giving works of their words, talents and prayers. At GLOW, a special tribute and rose presentation was made in recognition of the 12 Auxiliary presidents in attendance at the dinner for their outstanding volunteer efforts over the years. Also in attendance was Dick Hautzinger, the husband of the late Joanie Hautzinger who served as the Auxiliary’s first president in 1975. His memorable remarks and touching donation, matching the first ever check presented to EPS from the Auxiliary fundraising efforts, spoke to the heart of the Auxiliary and had the audience on their feet in appreciation of this special group of ladies.

Pictured from left to right, top to bottom || Master of Ceremonies, Aimee Melton; a view of the over 900 guests in attendance; keynote speaker Shawn Carney; the moment Dick Hautzinger gifted EPS with a check; the women of the Auxiliary being recognized on stage; and Executive Director Laura Buddenberg. For more photos, go to our Facebook page and view our photo album titled GLOW 2020.

special thanks to our GLOW volunteers GLOW was a great success because of the generosity of so many. Our GLOW committee was led by our talented volun- teers Tammy Blossom and Kim Volpone, with additional support from the EPS Board of Directors. We also thank these important individuals for their time as we planned for and implemented the event: Isabelle Shehan, Barb Bene, Jackie Blossom, Emily Buesing, Linda Carney, Spencer Choquette, Maria Cihacek, Mary Beth Dunham, Anne Eckert, Winniieee Eee, Deb Eglseder, Judy Erdei, Lisa Goldsmith, Kara Harvey, Scott Hawthorne, Tim Kerr, Elyse Kirke, Rosalie Maxwell, Kai Maxwell, Andrew McCarty, Nick McGill, Margie O'Brien, Megan Parker, Brinley Reichmuth, Alex Rice, Kalin Rice, Katie Rice, Tommy Rice, Patty Schaefer, Jenna Schmitt, Eric Schmitt, Kyle Schmitt, Ryan Schmitt, Barbara Scott, Carla Settimi, Sarah Sexton, Pat Shanley, Tricia Snow, Megan Snow, Caitlin Snow, Rose Wilson, and Bernie Wilson. 8 oh GLOWbenefitdinner baby! EVENT SPONSORS BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS PLATINUM SPONSOR - $10,000 $500+ We are excited to announce the births of Knights of Columbus Culture of Access Bank 44 babies since our holiday newsletter! Life Foundation Chuck & Susan Adams Please keep these babies and their Arby’s Panda, Inc. mothers in your daily prayers! BRONZE SPONSORS - $1,000 Kirk Elaine Estee & Adrianna Fartun Megan Beyond Print, Inc. Patrick & Sharon Flanery CFO Systems, LLC Alexis Fnu Michaela Rob & Sarah Lindau Amanda Gabrielle Paw Eh DMSI Software Lutz Financial Amirah Hunter Perrielle ExecSo John & Carol Maginn Anastasia Ida Rayhaneh Lifegate Church Patrick & Anne Mahoney Arianna Jade Rosa Rotella’s Italian Bakery, Inc. Eugene Petersen Ashlee Jeniffer Sambhavi Ed & Rose Regan Bibi Zeba Gul Jennifer Shalynn Breina Jennifer Sher KEYNOTE SPONSOR Dave & Liz Sambol Brittany Jessica Sheria Heider Family Christine Joey Sidney $250 & below Connor Julia Simone TABLE WINE SPONSOR Judith Belitz De Shauna Julia Tiffany Cliff & Carol Robertson Justin & Mary Crosby Demisha Khe'Yana Tristin Peter & Loreta Demarco Ebony Kuichieng PATRON PARTY SPONSOR Michael & Susan Dobel John & Missi Schembari Ron & Patty Dyrda Guy German A MESSAGE TO GENERAL UNDERWRITING Joan Sojka Grinbergs OUR VOLUNTEERS Bernice Haney $10,000+ Thomas & Mary Holley Dear Volunteers: We truly miss you all! Duane Frances Dowd & Robert & Judith Huber Currently, the role of our volunteers are Todd Amy Foje & Dean & Marty Jungers patient prayer partners. Both for the Mike Suzie Lawler Dr. Frank & Karen Mancuso & staff and the clients. It has been enlight- Ron Teri Quinn Marian High School & ening as a staff member to realize how Doug Elaine Wilwerding Marie McCarthy & much each-and-every one of your fac- WC Nelson es, voices and smiles mean to our mis- $5,000+ Ralph & Paulette Palmer sion and to me personally. I await with Bob & Lisa Goldsmith Jeanne Patrick much anticipation and glee to reopen in memory of Saige Choquette Ryan & Rachel Schroer Bill & Kathy Kizer our centers to full capacity and to see Greg & Pam Sellenrick you all again. I believe our comeback Daniel & Francean Slavin $2,500+ will be stronger as EPS moves forward, S.M. Stevens & Associates, LLC. no matter what is placed in our path. Drew & Tammy Blossom Alex & Elizabeth Zimmerman We wish you all good health and safety! $1,000+ John & Rosemary Andrews SUZIE LEWANDOWSKI Larry & Diane Cochran GLOW AUCTION Volunteer Integration Manager Antone Patricia Dobrauc & In addition to our tremendous Shirley Eike gratitude to our underwriters, Ron & Jean Gordon we're also incredibly thankful John & Suzie Lewandowski GLOW VIDEOS Mike & Nancy McCarthy for the 30 individuals and 43 Bob & Diane McGill businesses who donated to Find our Spirit of EPS Award & Louie & Kathi Rotella our online auction. The auction GLOW testimonial videos on Dr. Thomas & Cynthia Shimerda helped EPS to raise $15,000! our website: Greg & Karen Van Dyke Thank you! Ray & Kim Volpone FRIENDSOFEPS.ORG/GLOW Honors & Memorials November 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020 honors ALBERT & PATRICIA ANTHONE BERNICE BROWN MARLENE KELLY William & Karen Ward John & Kristina Pakiz Kevin & Pamela Wigton BAPTISMS OF HANK & CLARK MARY HELEN CARROLL PATRICIA A. KISCOAN Steve & Rhonda Stratman James & Karol Carroll Richard & Beth Baer Todd & Mary Bircher ANDREANA CHILCOTT LYLE CARPENTER Francis & Marianela Buglewicz Matthew & Linda Sakowski Fred Franco Mardee Kiscoan Collingham John & Loretta Cosgrove JACKI CROWLEY BABY SAIGE CHOQUETTE Charles & Frances Filipi Valmont & Tehseen Desa Robert & Ashely Adam Mary Eby CORINNE DINEEN Brooke Choquette George & Judy Erdei Shawn & Kelly Koranda Margaret A. Conlon Daniel & Cheryl Erker Steven Dunning RON & PATTY DYRDA Timothy & Mary Elizabeth Goddard Folklore Homes, LLC Terri Gottsch 50th Wedding Anniversary Jordan Goldsmith Ruth Fromi Cliff & Peggy Grosskopf Matt & Kelsey Goldsmith Gary & Mary Jo Iverson EPS MOTHERS Lloyd & Barbara Gray Robert & Katherine Johnson Sue Dziura Adrianna Choquette Hoffart Debby Kaipust Rene Orosco Tom & Sandy Keck Kevin & Julie Kaminski Mary Lee Ranheim Mike & Amanda Klug Pat & Kim Kaufman Mike & Kathy Wiese Cory & Kaitlin Rohlfsen Jeffrey & Teresa Kopietz St. Stephen the Martyr Council of John & Nancy Langenfeld LISA GOLDSMITH Catholic Women Stanley & Deborah Lierz Lydia Peller Raimund & Kimberly Volpone Brian & Susan Maher PAMELA GROSSE DEACON MARVIN CAPOUN James & Julie Mainelli Helen Andrews John & Suzie Lewandowski Andrew & Amy Marie McAuliffe Janet Melchior-Kopp DAVE & MARY ANNE HOOVER TAMI J DEMERS John Minton Hoover Dental Diane DeMers Louis Mrla MIKE & SUZIE LAWLER MARY ANN EVERITT Mary Kay O’Connor 50th Wedding Anniversary Fred Franco Dorothy O’Leary David & Lisa Coonfare Lezlie Peterson Steve & Rhonda Stratman KATHLEEN HANL Gregory & Laura Porter Mark & Margaret Ross Bill & Lorraine Pritchard MARY LINDSAY Ken & Jane Sibilia ELEANOR HASENJAGER Derek & Marguerite Ford Joseph & Julie Skradski William Parr MARISSA Lawrence & Catherine Sosso David Reed JOANIE HAUTZINGER Gordon & Lisa Sosso Richard Hautzinger Morgan & Julie Strattan JUSTIN NEALON Trish Talcott Run for Justin Foundation JOAN HEAFEY Jeffrey & Lisa Terwilleger Fred Franco John Brennan III & Maureen Tierney ED SPETHMAN Michael & Katherine Timmins Bettie Spethman LUCILLE HENG Bob & Diane McGill Michael & Susan Toohey Carl & Cynthia Troia ALICIA HERMSEN Greg & Karen VanDyke memorials Bob & Diane McGill Jay & Amy Vankat RON AARHUS JOHN Andrew Walsh Steven & Jeanne Aarhus Berneil Hoff Patrick & Anne Walsh Ellen Weeks WILLIAM J. 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EPS FIREWORKS TENT This 4th of July, we're looking forward to celebrating Independence Day with family and friends! We invite you to join us in buying fireworks from the tent at 7811 Military Ave (in the parking lot of the Keystone Café strip mall, just west of Marian High School). A portion of the proceeds will go to EPS! URGENT BOUTIQUE NEEDS diapers: sizes N, 4, 5 & 6 infant formula wipes See page 2 of this newsletter for drive-thru donation drop-off details. You can also make an online purchase for EPS and have your gifts directly shipped to Essential Pregnancy Services, 6220 Maple Street, Omaha, NE 68104.

THE EPS BOUTIQUE IS REGISTERED AT: AMAZON TARGET WALMART For links to our registries, go to our website FRIENDSOFEPS.ORG/BOUTIQUE