[Peace-discuss] Fw: CCHCC Annual Dinner & Adbook -- AWARE

[C. G. Estabrook]

CCHCC seems to do good work in pressing for medical care -- sadly made necessary 
by the shameful record of Democrats: the administration doesn't even back single 
payer -- it supports insurance companies instead, just as previous 
administrations have done.

If you followed the thread on abortion on peace-discuss some time ago, you know 
that there are some of us who think (as Feminists for Life put it) that abortion 
is violence against women -- "women deserve better than abortion."  FFL 
<www.feministsforlife.org> says that women should "refuse to choose"; abortion 
is proposed as a solution to social and economic problems.

I'm against things that impoverish and end human life -- war and capitalism -- 
and abortion does that. I would oppose supporting organizations that support it.

OTOH one might argue that supporting CCHCC is a bit far from AWARE's purpose. 
The vigorous anti-war movement that existed at the beginning of the decade has 
been erased by the workings of US politics.  It would seem important for us to 
recognize how that was done. It's been a commonplace since Tom Frank's "What's 
the Matter with Kansas?" that distraction and diversion has been a large part of 
it.  The abortion issue has added to the distraction. --CGE


Randall Cotton wrote:
> AWAREista's, please take note and think this over - I plan to bring this up
> for consideration at Sunday's meeting, since we've done it in the (admittedly
> distant) past. R
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claudia Lennhoff" <claudia at shout.net> To:
> <recotton at earthlink.net> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 9:08 AM Subject:
> CCHCC Annual Dinner & Adbook -- AWARE
> 
> 
> : Hi Randall, : : This is Claudia Lennhoff from Champaign County Health Care
> Consumers. : I hope you're doing well. : : I wanted to check in with you
> about the possibility of AWARE taking : an ad in this year's CCHCC Dinner
> Adbook Program. AWARE has taken ads : in the past, but this year, we were
> trying to contact Jan Kruse and : we couldn't get hold of her, and then
> someone told me that she is no : longer the Treasurer for AWARE, so that's
> why I'm reaching out to you. : : If I need to be in touch with someone else,
> please feel free to : direct me that way. Otherwise, if you can let me know
> if y'all would : be willing to take an ad, that would be great. : : Thanks
> and take care. : Claudia : ***************** : : : Dear Friend, : : I wanted
> to let you know that CCHCC's Annual Awards Dinner is : scheduled for Friday,
> April 17, 2009 at the Hawthorn Suites in : Champaign. I hope you will
> consider purchasing/donating a table, and : taking out an ad in our Adbook
> Program for the Dinner.  Below is : information on the Dinner and the Adbook.
>  : : DINNER: : - Dinner tickets are $40 each. : - A table of 8 is $280. : - A
> table of 10 is $340. : : If you would like to purchase or contribute a table,
> you can reply to : me and let me know. Organizations that contribute tables
> are thanked : in the Adbook Program, as well as in the introduction to the
> dinner, : and all tables that are contributed are honorary tables and have a 
> : sign on them listing the donor (for example, The Mary Louise White : Table,
> by CONTRIBUTOR). : : ADBOOK: : Also, as part of the Annual Dinner
> celebration, we will be producing : CCHCC's Program Guide, or Adbook.  Since
> our first Awards Dinner in : 1977, the Adbook has been an excellent
> opportunity for local : businesses and organizations to connect directly to
> CCHCC supporters. : : We distribute the Adbook at the Awards Dinner and at
> other membership : events throughout the year.  We also recognize
> participating : businesses, organizations and individuals in our newsletter
> that goes : out to over 7,000 members, and on our website. : : Ad prices are
> as follows: : -- Gold page: (4.5w x 7.25h):         $400 : -- Full page:
> (4.5w x 7.25h):         $175 : -- Half page: (4.5w x 3.5h):         $110 : --
> Quarter page: (2.25w x 3.5h):       $65 : : Creating the Ad: : You are free
> to create the ad yourself and send it to us. It should : be at least 300 dpi
> resolution and saved as a .tiff file. You can : email it to me. : : If you do
> not want to make the ad yourself, we are more than willing : to create one
> for you. All you have to do is send me any text or : images you'd like in the
> ad and we'll send you a proof for your : approval. : : Paying for the Ad: :
> You can mail a check to our office made out to "CCHCC" (see address below). :
> Or you can pay online via PayPal here: :
> http://www.healthcareconsumers.org/index.php?action=Display%20Store : : Then
> select the size ad that you would like. Layout and submission : instructions
> are detailed on the webpage where you select the size ad : you want. : :
> Please let me know if you would like to reserve an ad. : : If you have any
> questions or need more information, please feel free : to contact me. : :
> Thank you for your support! : : Sincerely, : : Claudia : : -- :
> ****************************************** : Claudia Lennhoff, Executive
> Director : Champaign County Health Care Consumers : 44 E. Main Street, Suite
> 208 : Champaign, IL 61820 : : Phone: 217/352-6533, ext. 11 : Fax:
> 217/352-9745 : E-Mail: claudia at shout.net : : Web: www.healthcareconsumers.org
>  : ******************************************