Hello all you pro-lifers in Las Cruces
Santa Teresa, and El Paso, and the entire Southwest!
This is Mark, with the Coalition for Life,
and I'm very excited because in just a couple weeks
on Saturday, May 20,
It's gonna be my birthday.
*birthday dance*
Now to be honest, I don't usually get excited
about my birthday, in fact,
I don't really like to do much for my birthday at all, but,
I realized something important.
that on my birthday, and in fact, 
on every single day of the year,
in our country alone,
there's over 3,000 babies who don't get a birthday
because of the violence of abortion.
Now because of all of you, and everything you did
in our community that led to the closure of
the abortion facility here in Las Cruces
just a few months ago
only God knows how many babies will now
be able to have a birthday
thanks to you answering God's call.
So what has the Coalition for Life been up to now?
Well, we have been working non-stop
to spread this mission of ending abortion, 
peacefully and prayerfully,
We've been spreading your story, Las Cruces!
Your persistence, your enthusiasm, and your unity,
to build the culture of life beyond our City of the Crosses
and save even more birthdays 
across the entire Southwest.
At my birthday, I'm excited to be announcing
more details about our LifeChoice Advocate training
and a brand new, innovative, sidewalk referral program
that we're going to be launching in Santa Teresa
and El Paso, in just a few weeks, this June.
To make the launch of this 
LifeChoice Advocate program successful,
and to help the maximum number 
of moms make the right choice
which is the LifeChoice,
I'm going to be donating my birthday
to help save more birthdays.
So on Saturday, May 20, at 2:00 PM,
at San Albino Hall, in Old Mesilla, 
here in Las Cruces, we're gonna have a big
good, old-fashioned birthday party,
with hot dogs, cake, balloons, 
we've got our free Coalition for Life wristbands
with our new Divine Mercy logo
and the "Precious Feet" on the other side,
But most importantly... presents!
You've got to bring a present!
But, I'm donating my birthday!
So the rule is, that not a single present
is actually for me!
Now, this isn't my idea. A good friend of mine
actually gave me this idea, and it's really awesome
Here's how it works:
#1 - Bring a gift of $31 or more
for the Coalition for Life.
Why 31?
I'll let you figure that one out.
Now this donation is gonna help launch our
LifeChoice Advocate program with a really strong start
to make it as successful as possible.
We've got to supply each of our trained advocates
with a vest, handbook, literature, referral forms,
the whole nine yards, because
our goal is to have nothing less than the
the most effective, organized, and innovative
sidewalk outreach program in the nation.
#2 - I would also ask that you bring
a box of diapers, a car seat, a stroller, 
or some other baby item, or
baby supplies, that we're then going to distribute
to our local pregnancy resource centers.
Now, this is important, because
when we turn moms away from the abortion facilities
we've got to have somewhere to refer them.
So we rely on our close partnerships
with local pregnancy centers
and we have to support both ends.
We focus on the crisis intervention
in front of the abortion facilties,
but the pregnancy centers focus on the 
on-going crisis management
and both are critical.
#3 - Bring a little bit extra with you
because our awesome pro-life supporters at
Comet Cleaners here in Las Cruces
donated 100 custom made t-shirts
in honor of you
to celebrate the closure of the 
abortion facility here in Las Cruces earlier this year.
On the front we've got our brand new
Divine Mercy logo for our Southwest Coalition,
and on the back, this is cool,
we've got our 40 Days for Life Las Cruces
Number 83, because we were
the 83rd community to see an abortion facility
shut down follow 40 days of
peaceful prayer and fasting.
Now, there's only 100 of these shirts, 
so, unfortunately, it's only
while supplies last, for $20 a shirt.
But these shirts were donated, so 
every single penny goes directly
to our mission of saving more birthdays!
And finally, the other reason that I'm doing this 
is hopefully to inspire each and every
one of you, to donate
you birthdays as well, just as 
my friend inspired me.
Imagine how many babies could get to have birthdays
if, instead of just collecting more stuff
on our birthdays, 
we donated our birthdays, 
as an opportunity to support our local
pro-life ministries and pregnancy centers.
Doesn't everyone deserve a birthday?
And that's it! Saturday, May 20, at 2:00 PM
at San Albino Hall, here in Las Cruces,
enjoy some fellowship, hear our latest news
and big announcements,
and bring #1, a gift of $31 or more
to help save more birthdays.
#2, a box of diapers or 
other supplies to support our local pregnancy centers,
and #3, be sure to get the most awesome
t-shirt ever made in Las Cruces.
I hope to see you there, 
and God bless.
