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GIVE THE GIFT OF HOPE THIS #GIVINGTUESDAY

As Thanksgiving approaches this week, there are many in our communities who will go without the most basic necessities. As Pro-Life Wisconsinites, we seek to extend our generosity to those who need it most, and give the gift of hope. Through our Helping Both Program, families receive food, gas, clothes, rent assistance, appliances, financial aid, and more to meet their most basic needs both during a crisis pregnancy and after. We know firsthand that moms choose life because of the help that they receive from Pro-Life Wisconsin’s Helping Both: Pregnancy Support Program.

“You changed my mind.”

“I came all the way from Minnesota. Chose life instead!”
"I am so grateful to Pro-Life Wisconsin for their support."

This year, on December 1st, you can continue to give this gift of hope and be a part of #GivingTuesday; a day that encourages everyone to exercise generosity, to give back.

Your donation of $53, $101, $255, $325, $515, $1000 or any amount to PLW’s Helping Both Program will provide moms, dads, babies and families what they need in this holiday season and throughout 2021.

$53 provides moms and dads with a tank of gas
$101 supplies groceries for needy families
$255 helps infants and children have clothing, winter coats, and gloves
$325 provides a month’s supply of diapers and formula
$515 offsets costs to purchase appliances
$1000 helps with emergency rent assistance
$5000 goes towards the greatest needs of vulnerable pregnant moms

Our goal this year is to raise $9,500 on #GivingTuesday.

Will you give the gift of hope to those in greatest need this holiday season and throughout 2021?

FOUR WORDS TO SAVE A LIFE

“Pregnant? We can help!” Those are four words that could save a life. Pro-Life Wisconsin has worked closely throughout the years with Pregnancy Resource Centers (PRC's). One thing that became apparent very early on was the need for a comprehensive website to help young mothers in need to find help in choosing life. So, Pro-Life Wisconsin developed CrisisPregnancies.org which contains the most robust list of PRCs in the entire state. Praise God for all 62 PRC's that we have operating in Wisconsin! They are listed alphabetically by city. Is your PRC included in the list? If it’s not, please let us know, and we’ll include it in the website!

We always see a spike in abortion numbers about six to eight weeks after Christmas or Easter breaks for school. Thanksgiving isn’t generally a long break for students, but if they can get home for this holiday, they will. We need to be ready for the unexpected. Know where your closest PRC is located! The life you may save may be one of your own family members!

PURCHASE YOUR CHOOSE LIFE WISCONSIN PLATE, AND SAVE LIVES FROM ABORTION!

Choose Life license plates have been available to Wisconsin motorists since late October 2017. Pro-Life Wisconsin and Wisconsin Family Council partnered to underwrite all the administrative costs of Choose Life Wisconsin, which allows us to give to give every penny that comes from the sale of the plates to Wisconsin’s incredible pregnancy care centers!

With over 1,500 of these plates on cars in the Badger State, sales have resulted in a total of nearly $100,000 which has been granted to over twenty-five Wisconsin pregnancy resource centers in a little over two years.

If you would like to be a part of the mission to save lives, get your Choose Life Wisconsin license plate today! For more information call Pro-Life Wisconsin at 262-796-1111 ext. 110.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law. The CARES Act increases tax deductions for charitable donations for both individuals and corporations for tax year 2020. You may wish to consider the following provisions when determining your charitable giving this year:

Individuals who do not itemize their tax deductions may take a new "above the line" charitable deduction of $300 per taxpayer ($600 for a married couple). An "above the line" deduction reduces a donor's adjusted gross income and thereby reduces taxable income.

Individuals who do itemize may deduct donations up to 100% of their 2020 AGI, up from the previous limit of 60%.

Corporations may deduct up to 25% of taxable income, up from the previous limit of 10%.

To qualify for these special deductions, contributions must be made during tax year 2020. Payments on outstanding pledges also qualify, provided the payment is made in 2020.

THE UNETHICAL TESTING OF “ETHICAL” COVID VACCINES: (Personhood Alliance) – “Both Pfizer and Moderna have announced major milestones in the race to get a COVID-19 vaccine candidate to market. Almost all media outlets and pro-life groups are claiming both vaccines are ethical, even though aborted fetal cells were used to test them. This is wrong, and here’s why it matters.” Read the full story here.

PLW NOTE: The AstraZeneca/University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate, announced today as 90% effective, was designed, developed, and produced using HEK293 cells derived from the kidney of a preborn child aborted in the Netherlands in 1973. Please see the Charlotte Lozier Institute vaccine data chart HERE.

NINTH MISSISSIPPI CITY DECLARES ITSELF A ‘SAFE CITY FOR PREBORN CHILDREN’: (LifeSiteNews) – “Preborn children are now one step closer to being safer in Mississippi as yet another city has declared itself a place where children are ‘safe’ from abortion. Pro-life Pastor Ryan Sullivan of Grace Community Church in Jackson, Mississippi and Les Riley, president of Personhood Mississippi, are part of a movement that has now successfully designated nine Mississippi cities as ‘safe’ for the preborn. The latest and ninth city to be counted as a safe city is Richland. A Safe City designation means an official resolution has been declared that recognizes the rights of pre-born humans and ‘the duty of the local jurisdiction to provide equal protection, from conception to natural death.’” Read the full story here.

IRISH DOCTORS: WE “KILL” LATE-TERM UNBORN BABIES BY “STABBING THEM IN THE HEART”: (LifeNews.com) – “A shocking study about Ireland’s new abortion law provides gruesome details about how unborn babies are being stabbed in the heart with a poisonous solution so painful that even the American Veterinary Medical Association advises anesthesia for animals being euthanized. Yet, no such protections exist under Irish law for unborn babies who are capable of feeling pain, pro-life leaders in the country said this week.” Read the full story here.

LA CROSSE: We would like to see at least two people pray every day of the week outside Planned Parenthood. If you can commit to this weekly prayer, please let Marie Allen know. We encourage people to pray in groups of two if possible. You may choose your own time, and sidewalk counseling and signs are optional. Pro-Life literature is available if anyone wishes to distribute. Questions? Call 608-784-5189.

MILWAUKEE: Join us every Tuesday at 6:00 PM (rain or shine) to pray the Angelus followed by the Rosary in reparation for sins of ingratitude at the Fatima Shrine (141 N 68th St Milwaukee, WI 53213).

ROCK COUNTY: Pro-Life Wisconsin, Rock County Chapter meets monthly at the Beloit Public Library. For further information, contact Miriam at: plwrcc@charter.net.

WINNEBAGO COUNTY: Please join us in prayer every first Monday of the month from 5:30pm-6:30pm to exercise your 1st amendment free speech rights in the public right of way (nearest to Marcus Cinema) in Oshkosh, near Planned Parenthood (378S Koeller St, Oshkosh, WI 54902). Bring your own sign, or use one of ours! Contact Don Doro 920-279-3496 or ddurawa1@yahoo.com.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS: Please join us in prayer on the 2nd Monday of each month at 4:00pm along 8th Street near Planned Parenthood. Gather in the Grace's parking lot at 3:45pm.

ONGOING - Women's Support Center (2051 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee) is hiring a Director of Marketing and Development. This part time job is a great opportunity to help promote the dignity of human life from the moment of conception! Women's Support Center is a Catholic pro-life crisis pregnancy center working to save the lives of babies in danger of abortion and teaching women and men about the harms of birth control and the beauty of chastity. Resumes may be sent to wsc1212@att.net.

ONGOING - Toda America con Cristo and Family Life Council, Inc. has begun creating pro-life resources for the latino community. If you or someone you know would benefit from these resources please view the webpages both here and here.

ONGOING - Participate in "Rosary at the Grotto" in Kenosha every Sunday (rain or shine) in reparation to Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes stands just south of the St. Catherine's Commons Senior Living Complex (3524 Seventh Ave. Kenosha, WI). View flyer here.

ONGOING - Jericho March in Madison. Join us at the Wisconsin State Capitol everyday at Noon until the election is officially decided as we march in prayer for liberty to prevail in our nation. Assemble at 11:45 A.M. at your State Capitol building.

ONGOING - You are called to be part of a historic movement to Unite Our Nation in Truth. Together we’ll do it through the intercession of the Blessed Mother. We’re asking all of you to commit to pray the Rosary and spend time in prayer at a specific hour each day during the weeks ahead. Register and see how many faithful are praying with you during your hour. Registration will provide encouragement to all during these troubled times. You are not alone! Register here.

NOW THROUGH DECEMBER 11 - No Better Friend is hosting their annual Toys for Tots drive! Stop by their office (802 N Grand Ave Waukesha, WI 53186) Mondays or Wednesdays from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. until Dec. 11th. to drop off a new, unwrapped toy to donate to local families in need.

NOVEMBER 29 - Join us at the Restore Packer Pride Candlelight Rally at 6:00 p.m. on the sidewalk outside Lambeau Field at the corner of Lombardi Ave. and Oneida St. in Green Bay. We are asking the Packers to PROMISE to never again support Planned Parenthood or their ilk and to APOLOGIZE to the countless fans betrayed by the team's decision. BYOC: Bring Your Own Candle to our peaceful, prayerful candlelight protest of the Packers support for Planned Parenthood. See you there! Share the Facebook Event, here.

DECEMBER 8 & 9 - Join Price County Respect Life at St. Therese Parish in Phillips to participate in the 30th Annual National Night of Prayer for Life. The night begins at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8 and ends on Wednesday, December 9 at 1:00 a.m. All are invited to participate, as we ask Our Blessed Mother to protect life and the family - to renew the Church and establish peace. Please join us for all or any of that time. We will be able to social distance and participants can come and go as they please. Questions? Call 715-339-4632.

DECEMBER 12 - Join us for the first Red Rose Rescue Conference at the Embassy Suites in Saint Louis, MO (11237 Lone Eagle Dr, Bridgeton, MO 63044). For more information, click here.

For inclusion on this list, please send a PDF or JPEG of the event flyer along with a short write-up about your event to info@ProLifeWI.org