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2015 March for Life Journal

The March for Life Journal, previously known as the Annual Report, is a publication available each January by the March for Life Education and Defense Fund.  The Journal provides pro-life resources based on the theme of the March for Life, a history of the March, and also acts as a program for all official events of the annual March.   It also includes the Student Contest Winners and their winning entries.

Advertising in the Journal allows a creative opportunity for you to highlight your pro-life work, your organization, memorials/honorariums for your family members and your thoughts about the important principles which guide our participation in the annual March for Life. 

Pro-life organizations, as well as individual participants of the March for Life, are invited to place an ad or “message” in the Journal. The Journal is distributed at the Rose Dinner, March for Life Convention, the National Mall, and Exhibitor Show and can be obtained for a small donation of $5.

Advertising Levels and Rates

 

Size

Cost

Color Full Page

7.25 x 9.5”

$1000

Black and White Full Page

7.25 x 9.5”

$750

Black and White Half Page

7.25 x 4.5” or 3.5 x 9.5”

$500

Black and White Quarter Page

3.5 x 4.5”

$250

 

Terms and Conditions

  • The March for Life Education & Defense Fund reserves the right to reject any advertisement or part thereof.
  • We are unable to print political messages, lobbying for specific legislation, fundraisers, or sale of items.
  • Please submit camera ready copy for ads that include photographs, line drawings, special text, or artwork.
  • Camera ready copy must be in .jpg, .tif, or .pdf format at 300 dpi minimum for each size.

Deadlines

  • Deadline for reserving advertising space is Friday, December 12, 2014.
  • Final Artwork must be received by Friday, December 19, 2014.
  • Please email artwork to Mary Lembke at marylembke@marchforlife.org or send artwork and/or payment to March for Life, 1317 18th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20001 

To place an ad in the March for Life Journal, click HERE.

*Please direct any questions to Mary Lembke at marylembke@marchforlife.org.

Rose Dinner Sponsorship

The annual March for Life Rose Dinner will be held in the Grand Ballroom at the Renaissance DC Downtown Hotel on Thursday, January 22, 2015.  The cocktail hour will begin at 6:00 PM with dinner starting at 7:00 PM.  Tickets will be available in September for the event.

If you are interested in sponsorship packages of the Rose Dinner which include Exhibitor Show booths, and Journal Ads, click HERE.

Sponsorship Levels and Benefits

Red Rose Sponsor:$25,000

Special Public Recognition at Podium as the Dinner Sponsor

3 tables of 10 with premier seating at the Rose Dinner 

2 booths at the Exhibitor Show

Full page Color Ad on Inside Front or Back cover in Journal

Recognition on Event website

Recognition in the Dinner program

Full-Screen Slide during Rose Dinner presentation

 

White Rose Sponsor: $10,000

2 tables of 10 with premier seating at the Rose Dinner

2 booths at the Exhibitor Show

Full page Color Ad with prime location in  Journal

Recognition on Event website and Dinner program

Full-Screen Slide during Rose Dinner presentation

 

Yellow Rose Sponsor: $5,000

1 table of 10 with premier seating at the Rose Dinner

1 booth at the Exhibitor Show

Full page Color ad in Journal

Recognition on Event website and Dinner program

Full-Screen Slide during Rose Dinner presentation

 

Pink Rose Sponsor:  $2,500
2 Tickets to Rose Dinner

1 Booth at the Exhibitor Show

Full page Black and White ad in Journal

Recognition on Event website and Dinner program

Full-Screen Slide during Rose Dinner presentation

 

Orange Sponsor:  $1,250

1 Booth at the Exhibitor Show

Half Page Black and White ad in Journal

Recognition on Event website and Dinner program

Full-Screen Slide during Rose Dinner presentation

 

*Please direct any questions to Mary Lembke at marylembke@marchforlife.org.

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March for Life Files Lawsuit Against HHS Mandate

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 8, 2014

CONTACT: Ann Conant

March for Life Education and Defense Fund

202.234.3300

annconant@marchforlife.org

* * MEDIA ADVISORY * *

March for Life Files Lawsuit Against HHS Mandate

WASHINGTON – The March for Life Education and Defense Fund filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Obama administration’s HHS mandate through the legal firm, Alliance Defending Freedom. The March for Life is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization dedicated to protecting nascent human life from the moment of fertilization/conception, most notably through its annual march every January in the nation’s capital.  This lawsuit is the latest case by a non-profit organization to challenge the mandate since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against it last month on behalf of two for-profit family businesses in Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Burwell and Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores.

The mandate forces employers, regardless of their religious or moral convictions, to provide insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization, and contraception under threat of heavy financial penalties through the IRS.

March for Life President had this to say about the case: “The March for Life Education and Defense Fund was founded to protect nascent life in the womb. Our organization must be free to operate according to this belief. The government should not be allowed to force us to pay for insurance coverage that covers drugs and devices that can cause an abortion.”

For further information, please contact Ann Conant with March for Life at 202.234.3300.

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Hobby Lobby Victory!

On Monday, June 30, the Supreme Court released its decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Specialties Wood Corp. v. Burwell.  The court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the Health and Human Services contraceptive mandate – which the Green and Hahn families opposed because it forced them to provide access to 4 drugs and devices that can end life at its earliest stage – imposed an undue burden on the religious freedom of these family businesses, under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).  

A human embryo, small and fragile though it may be, is a human life that the March for Life seeks to protect.  Nothing is more important than that!  That’s why the Hobby Lobby case matters.  This mandate forces organizations to cover drugs and devices that destroy precious human life in its most fragile stages.  

The March for Life was at the court all morning awaiting the decision.  Here are pictures from the rally and press conference, as well as remarks from Jeanne Monahan.

 

Unfortunately, a great deal of misinformation from pro-abortion forces has followed the court’s decision, especially in regards to why the Green and Hahn families opposed certain abortifacients.  National Review Online published a piece from Jeanne Monahan entitled “Abortion Advocates Downplaying the Science of Abortifacients.”  Below is a segment of her article:

There is a world of difference between a drug that prevents life and a drug that can destroy life in its earliest and most vulnerable stages. The HHS mandate and the Supreme Court’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby provide an excellent opportunity to educate the public about such life-destructive drugs and devices. Women deserve the right to know how they work upon their bodies and the nascent life in their wombs. 

For a recap of the genesis of the HHS mandate, and for reactions from lawmakers and other interested parties, check out Tom McClusky’s blog post:  

The HHS mandate comes from a provision in President Obama’s health care law, commonly called “Obamacare.”   This provision requires all employers who offer health insurance to include coverage for “preventive services”.   The term “preventive services” was then defined by pro-abortion Obama Administration to mean contraceptive drugs and devices, including so-called emergency contraception, some of which can cause abortions.  In addition sterilization was classified as a preventive service. 

For a full recap of the morning, and reactions on Twitter, check out our Storify of the day:

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2015 Exhibitor Show

The March for Life Exhibitor Show is open to the public and there is no charge to attend.  The Exhibitor Show is an opportunity for March for Life conference attendees to connect with pro-life organizations and ministries AND for pro-life organizations to share information about their organization and network with attendees of the March for Life and related events.

The Exhibitor Show will be held all day on Wednesday and Thursday, January 21 and 22, 2015 in the Congressional Hall at the Renaissance DC Downtown Hotel.    

        

Registration

If you wish to reserve exhibit space at the March for Life Convention 2015, please complete the online registration.  Once your space is confirmed, an exhibitor packet will be emailed to you and you can complete any additional forms that relate to your specific needs (electricity, internet, audiovisual rentals, phone service, etc.) 

We encourage you to register early as the booth space will sell out quickly. 

The EARLY-BIRD Booth rental fee is $500 per space prior to September 1, 2014.  After that date, the pricing will increase to $750.   

Exhibitor Registration Fee Includes:

A 6’ x 10’ space

One (1) skirted table with two chairs and a wastebasket

One (1) exhibitor identification sign (if needed)

One (1) listing of your organizations name in the March for Life Journal

Booth Assignments                               

Booth selections are pre-assigned by the March for Life Education and Defense Fund based on a first-come, first-served registration process.  Booth assignments will be provided during the exhibitor registration on Tuesday, January 20, 2015.

TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE.

To pay via check, download registration form HERE.

General Information

Location of Exhibitor Show

The Show will be held in the Congressional Hall at the Renaissance Downtown DC Hotel, 999 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001  

Exhibitor Show Times

9:00 AM — 8:00 PM on Wednesday, January 21, 2015;

8:00 AM — 11:00 AM on Thursday, January 22, 2015;

3:00 PM —  7:00 PM on Thursday, January 22, 2015

Registration and Exhibit Set-Up      

6:00 PM — 9:00 PM on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 

Exhibit Tear Down 

After 7:00 PM on Thursday, January 22, 2015 

Please Note:

All applications for booth space are subject to approval by the March for Life Education and Defense Fund.  Exhibitors may not advertise or promote public events conducted during the Convention that are not sponsored by March for Life Education & Defense Fund Education and Defense Fund.  The March for Life Education & Defense Fund reserves the right to deny booth space or to curtail or close exhibits when in the opinion of the March for Life Education & Defense Fund it is appropriate.  (Specific terms and conditions are listed on registration form).

*Please direct any questions to Mary Lembke at marylembke@marchforlife.org.

Rose Dinner Sponsorship

The annual March for Life Rose Dinner will be held in the Grand Ballroom at the Renaissance DC Downtown Hotel on Thursday, January 22, 2015.  The cocktail hour will begin at 6:00 PM with dinner starting at 7:00 PM.  Tickets will be available in September for the event.

If you are interested in sponsorship packages of the Rose Dinner which include Exhibitor Show booths, and Journal Ads, click HERE.

Sponsorship Levels and Benefits

Red Rose Sponsor:$25,000

Special Public Recognition at Podium as the Dinner Sponsor

3 tables of 10 with premier seating at the Rose Dinner 

2 booths at the Exhibitor Show

Full page Color Ad on Inside Front or Back cover in Journal

Recognition on Event website

Recognition in the Dinner program

Full-Screen Slide during Rose Dinner presentation

 

White Rose Sponsor: $10,000

2 tables of 10 with premier seating at the Rose Dinner

2 booths at the Exhibitor Show

Full page Color Ad with prime location in  Journal

Recognition on Event website and Dinner program

Full-Screen Slide during Rose Dinner presentation

 

Yellow Rose Sponsor: $5,000

1 table of 10 with premier seating at the Rose Dinner

1 booth at the Exhibitor Show

Full page Color ad in Journal

Recognition on Event website and Dinner program

Full-Screen Slide during Rose Dinner presentation

 

Pink Rose Sponsor:  $2,500
2 Tickets to Rose Dinner

1 Booth at the Exhibitor Show

Full page Black and White ad in Journal

Recognition on Event website and Dinner program

Full-Screen Slide during Rose Dinner presentation

 

Orange Sponsor:  $1,250

1 Booth at the Exhibitor Show

Half Page Black and White ad in Journal

Recognition on Event website and Dinner program

Full-Screen Slide during Rose Dinner presentation

 

*Please direct any questions t
o Mary Lembke at marylembke@marchforlife.org.

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March for Life Mourns Passing of Former Board Member

Rest in Peace

Catherine McEntee, who served on the March for Life Board of Directors, passed away at the age of 91 in Venice, Fl., on June 19th 2014.  Catherine was a dedicated member of the board of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, and served as treasurer for 25 years.  We are truly grateful for her dedication and service, and pray for the repose of her soul. Her obituary and funeral arrangements can be found HERE. 

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