MINUTES
of Endless Mountains Pennsylvanians for Human Life Meeting
(a local chapter of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation)
April 12, 2007

Time: Came to order at 7:36PM by chairman, J Kershner.
R Lyle offered prayer.
Location: Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro
Attendance: 6
Minutes: Of 3-8-07 were approved as corrected.

Matters of Business:

  1. Finances
    Treasurer S Strange reported a balance of $3,293.70, unchanged.
  2. Endless Mountains Pregnancy Care Center (EMPCC) This group has a new director, Shelley Gerould. Other news is that they have closed the Dushore office: remaining offices are Canton and Towanda. This information came from their newsletter. Representatives from our group will try to contact them this summer in order to offer our assistance -- perhaps in the form of transporting clients from our county to their office(s).
  3. Baby Bottle fund raisers Bakerburg Community Church: Kershners still need to write them a thank you note.
  4. Harrisburg Office Nothing new.
  5. Literature tables at local fairs
    J Kershner will do inventory & S Strange will order new materials for these.
    Discussed making a "lean-to" for coverage over the table; Approved spending about $130 for materials; M Strange will construct it of wood, a covering tarp and hardware.
    Discussed doing a bassinet (or similar) display, filled with baby items to represent the number of babies aborted per day in Pennsylvania (about 100). K Kershner will acquire the bassinet & baby items: approved costs of about $100.
    (a) New Covenant Academy yard sale (Mansfield): on Sat., May 12; J Kershner will man the table.
    (b) Coal Festival (Blossburg): on Wed.-Sat., May 23-26; began to schedule shifts to man it; discussed a new location to have better lighting for evening hours.
  6. Other
    Read a letter-to-the-editor that S Cavagnaro sent to the Star-Gazette: the paper chose not to print it.
    R Lyle read an article by Mark Crutcher of Pro-Life America.

Next meeting: Thursday, May 10, 2007, at 7:30PM (in board room).
Adjournment: At 8:45PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

K Kershner, Secretary