- Archdiocese of Newark –
Archbishop John J. Myers: "I congratulate you and the
Children First Foundation on your efforts to institute
'Choose Life' license plates here in New Jersey, and I
heartily endorse your good work. The 'Choose Life'
license plate program you have outlined is so much more
than a 'traveling billboard' to promote adoption and
safe haven programs in the Garden State...As women in
crisis face the challenge of bearing and raising a child
in difficult times, the 'Choose Life' license plate
program can help offer them a viable and life sustaining
alternative for them and their unborn or newborn
children. I wish you much success."
- Bethany
Christian Services (NJ)
- Choices of the
Heart – Rita Reyes, Executive
Director
- Diocese of Camden – Most
Rev. Joseph A Galante: "I am pleased to offer my
endorsement of your efforts to make 'Choose Life'
license plates available in New Jersey."
-
Diocese of Metuchen – Most Rev. Paul G. Bootkoski:
"I wish to express my support to your organization in
your stance towards pro- life by promoting the 'Choose
Life' license plate, and by helping to support and
promote the loving choice of adoption as a positive
alternative for an unwanted pregnancy."
-
Diocese of Trenton – Most Rev. John M. Smith:
"Thank you for your efforts in promoting the 'Children
First Foundation' as you seek to institute 'Choose Life'
license plates in the state of New Jersey. I endorse
your efforts...A great benefit of these license plates
is that they will raise revenue to help fund adoption
agencies and safe haven institutions allowing people to
choose life."
- Eagle Forum of New Jersey
– Carolee Adams, President
- Grace
Initiatives – Rhonda Tomko, Executive
Director
- Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint
Barbara / Holy Archdiocese for Diaspora in America -
Metropolitan Ephraem, Exarch of America and Metropolis
of New Jersey: “We bless and congratulate your
active ministry to preserve LIFE. You have our complete
support, as God blesses all you do to help the
helpless.”
- Knights of Columbus, New
Jersey State Council
- Life Education Council
– Trustees: John Mulholland, Dr. Jeff and Jayne
Dance, Richard Ryan, Neil Sullivan, Betty LaRosa: "For
over 20 years, the Life Education Council has been
sponsoring billboards that urge women to choose life
rather than abortion. This effort has resulted in
the births of thousands of children who might otherwise
have died in abortion facilities. We applaud
the Children First Foundation for spreading this message
through their Choose Life license plates, not only in
New Jersey but in over 28 other states. We
are pleased to sponsor and support their life saving
efforts."
- Lighthouse Pregnancy Resource
Center – Debbie Provencher, Executive Director:
“The ‘Choose Life’ license plate
program and continue to work hard to institute in New
Jersey is a great step to raise awareness in our state
for the protection of each human life, especially the
most vulnerable…In addition to raising awareness,
the revenue generated by the ‘Choose Life’
program would help organizations like ours to continue
providing free services to those in pregnancy- related
crisis.”
- National Life Center, Inc.
– Denise Corcciolone, President: “We proudly
support the approval the ‘Choose Life’
License Plate. We fully support adoption as a positive
choice for an unwanted unborn or newborn
child.”
- New Jersey Catholic
Conference – Patrick R. Brannigan, Executive
Director: "I salute you for your support of adoption and
the safe haven programs. I think that implementation of
the 'Choose Life' license has the potential to provide
significant revenue to help the adoption and safe haven
work in New Jersey to prosper. Dr. Rex, your work
inspires those of use working on behalf of
adoptions."
- New Jersey Family Policy
Council – Len Deo, President: “The New
Jersey Family Policy Council wishes The Children First
Foundation great success in their endeavors, and we
stand behind you whole- heartedly.”
-
New Jersey Faith and Freedom Coalition – Larry
Cirignano, Trustee: "The New Jersey Faith and Freedom
Coalition is grateful to Elizabeth and Charles Rex for
their extensive and successful efforts to spread the
pro-life message thoughout the United States. We support
and endorse the Choose Life License Plate program
without restriction." - Options for
Women – Joanne Thomas, Executive Director
Connecticut
- 1st Way Life Center
(Enfield, CT) – Liz Gillen, Director: "Thank you
so much for your recent check to 1st Way. Thank you also
for all your hard work in promoting the license plates
in the Tri-State Area." - Birthright of Norwalk
(CT): “Birthright is very grateful to the Children
First Foundation for your generous donation. Our work in
helping pregnant mothers choose life depends on the
support of individuals and organizations like the
Children First Foundation.”
-
Birthright of Clinton (CT): “I hope many will
choose supporting your license plate endeavor. Thank you
for your dedication to the welfare of
children.”
- Connecticut Catholic
Conference – Deacon David Reynolds, Legislative
Liaison: “The Connecticut Catholic Conference
supports the wonderful and effective work of The
Children First Foundation and its continued success with
its ‘Choose Life’ license plate
program.”
- Connecticut Right to Life
Corporation – Bill O’Brien, President:
“Connecticut Right to Life fully supports all the
good work you are doing to promote Adoption and Safe
Havens.”
- Family Institute of
Connecticut – Peter Wolfgang, Director: “The
Family institute of Connecticut wishes to thank and
offer heartfelt congratulations to The Children First
Foundation for 10 years of ‘Taking a Stand for
Life’ with the ‘Choose Life’ License
Plate. We fully support your tireless efforts in the
cause of LIFE by promoting adoption through this
terrific non- profit
endeavor.”
-Hopeline (Danbury, CT)
– Linda Cochrane, Director: "Thank you so much for
your generous donation to Hopeline. We appreciate your
stand on adoption and your dedication to getting the
license plate to be used in CT. We are so grateful."
New York
- Apostolic Nuncio &
Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
- Archbishop Celestino Migliore: “I take this
opportunity to extend to [Dr. Rex] and The Children
First Foundation my best wishes in your own efforts to
protect the sanctity of human life.”
-
Archdiocese of New York - Archbishop Timothy Dolan:
“Protecting human life, especially the most
vulnerable, must be among the crucial work of
today’s society, today. Included in this is the
need to offer real and practical assistance to women who
find themselves in very difficult situations due to
pregnancies. The ‘Choose Life’ license plate
program that you have so kindly brought to my attention
has proven to be a successful effort in other states to
raise public awareness of the positive role that
adoption can offer these women as an alternative to
abortion. I am pleased to support your desire to make
these ‘Choose Life’ license plates available
here in New York State as well. Be assured of my prayers
as we join together to protect the sanctity of every
human life, from conception through natural
death.”
- Catholic Conference of New
York State – Kathleen M. Gallagher, Director of
Pro- Life Activities: “I wish you much success and
all good things in supporting and promoting
adoption.”
- Concerned Women for
America of New York: "We are pleased to endorse your
efforts to make 'Choose Life' license plates available
in New York. The purchase of these plates would provide
resources to promote the vital work of pregnancy
resource centers in the Empire State and thereby offer
assistance to women facing unplanned
pregnancies."
- Diocese of Buffalo –
Most Rev. Edward U. Kmiec: "I wish to extend my
congratulations to you and the Children First Foundation
on your efforts to institute 'Choose Life' license
plates here in New York State. Please know that I
wholeheartedly endorse your good work and this valuable
endeavor for life!"
- Diocese of
Ogdensburg – Most Rev. Terry R. LaValley: "I have
recently heard of the Children First Foundation and your
effort to bring 'Choose Life' license plates to New York
State. I am pleased to support this good work and all
that you do that heightens public awareness of the
dignity of all human life."
- Eparchy of
Saint Maron of Brooklyn – Bishop Gregory John
Mansour: "I heartily endorse your good work. The 'Choose
Life' license plate program does much more than raise
awareness about the importance of life. 'Choose Life'
plates will also raise revenue to enable the
organizations that implement the state's adoption and
safe have laws to do the work that was envisioned when
such laws were created. Such a private/public
partnership is truly welcome, and truly
needed."
- Father Benedict Groeschel –
Community of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal: "Thank
you for the good news that New jersey approved the
'Choose Life' License Plate. I am very grateful for what
you (are) doing for Choose Life."
- Hudson
Valley Coalition for Life (NY)
- Human Life
Review – “Thanks for the life- affirming
work you all do.”
- Institute on
Religion and Public Life – Rev. Richard John
Neuhaus (deceased): “Your important efforts are in
my prayers.”
- Life Center of Long
Island – Lorriane Gariboldi, Director
-
Life Choices Center, Inc. – Russell Smith,
Executive Director
- Long Island Coalition
for Life
- New York State Catholic Conference
– Richard Barnes, Executive Director: "The New
York State Catholic Conference is pleased to support the
efforts of the Children First Foundation to secure the
'Choose Life' license plate here in the state of New
York."
- New York State Right to Life
Committee: “Thank you for the life- saving work
you do – inspiring all to ‘Choose
Life.’”
- New York Young
Republican Club: “Congratulations to The Children
First Foundation for their tireless efforts and
dedication to promoting adoption and providing safe and
loving homes for children in need. They show by example
that the children really do come
first.”
- New Yorkers for
Constitutional Freedoms – Rev. Jason J. McGuire,
Executive Director: "I write to thank you for your
dedication to supporting the sanctity of human life. New
Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms (NYCF) certainly
supports the -Children First Foundation in its efforts
to promote 'Choose Life' license plates in New York
State."
- Northern Westchester and Putnam
Center for Life (NY) – Linda Lavirne,
Administrator
- Sisters of Life (NY) –
Mother Agnes Mary Donovan, Superior General: "I wish you
every success with...the good work you do to build up
the Culture of Life." - Westchester
Right to Life Committee – Alan Mehldau: “I
would like to congratulate and encourage you and the
Children First Foundation in your efforts to bring the
‘Choose Life’ license plate to New York and
New Jersey. This plate certainly supports your efforts
to promote adoption in our world…I cannot see how
any one who is really ‘pro- choice’ could
object to the plates…We wish you every success in
your efforts to bring the ‘Choose Life’
license plate to our area.”
National Organizations that Support CFF
- Alliance Defense Fund
– Alan E. Sears, President, CEO and General
Counsel: “You are what makes America great, and I
so deeply admire what you, Charles (Rex), and the great
folks at Children First are doing.”
-
American Family Association – Dr. Donald E.
Wildmon, Founder and Chairman Emeritus: “We
proudly support the approval of the ‘Choose
Life’ license plate.”
- Bill
Keller of LivePrayer and Bill Keller Ministries: "Yours
is an awesome testimony, and it gives me lots to pray
about in your efforts. I encourage all New Jersey
residents to get their choose life plates. Great job.
The battles are intense and most give up. Way to see it
to the end."
- Concerned Women for
America – Wendy Wright, President: “We fully
support adoption as a positive choice for an unwanted
unborn or newborn child.” - Priests for Life
– Fr. Frank Pavone, Founding Director: “What
I like so much about the Choose Life plates is that they
bring the pro-life message to those who are not looking
to hear it…I applaud your efforts, and I pledge
my own personal collaboration, and that of Priests for
Life, to make them even more
successful.”
- The Family Association
– Kent Ostrander, Executive Director: “I
applaud your labor and your tenacity on behalf of the
children…Keep up the good work!”
"Choose Life" Plates in Other
States
- Alabama Pro- Life Coalition
Education Fund (AL) - Bob Foust, Executive
Director
- Aloha Pregnancy Care &
Counseling Center (HI) – Alana Marie
Ammons
- American Family Association of New
Orleans (LA) – Kathleen Benfield,
Director
- Archdiocese of Boston - Cardinal
Sean O’Malley: “I am pleased to offer my
endorsement of your efforts to make ‘Choose
Life’ license plates available in Massachusetts.
This effort will both raise public awareness about the
positive value of adoption in our society, and also
directly support women in crisis who choose adoption as
an alternative to abortion. Your commitment to offer
expectant mothers the loving choice of adoption is a
compelling example of answering Christ’s call to
defend the most vulnerable of his children. Be assured
of my prayers and support in the ‘Choose
Life’ license plate effort, as we are united in
this mission to protect and promote the sanctity of
life.”
- Archdiocese of Galveston-
Houston
- Arizona Life Coalition –
Cathi Herrod: “Every ‘Choose Life’
plate on the road influences the community as we build a
culture of life. Every plate purchased provides needed
resources to promote the vital work of pregnancy
resource centers in Arizona. Please order your
‘Choose Life’ license plate today. On behalf
of the children whose lives you will help save, we thank
you!”
- Arkansas Right to Life –
Rose Mimms, Executive Director
- Awake
America Ministries
- Center for
Reclaiming America: “We know you will be an
inspiration and an encouragement for others to become
salt and light in their communities.”
-
Boston Catholic Men
- Boston Catholic
Women
- Carolina Pregnancy Care Fellowship
(NC) – Barb Stevenson, State Director
-
Catholic Conference of Arizona
- Catholic
Conference of Florida
- Catholic Conference
of Texas: “The Texas Catholic Conference supports
legislation to create ‘Choose Life’ license
plates. The purchase of these plates would enable Texans
to fund abortion alternative providers and promote the
Culture of Life throughout Texas.”
-
Center for Arizona Policy (AZ) – Cathi Herrod,
Executive Director
- Choose Life, Inc.
(FL) – Russ Amerling, National Publicity
Coordinator and Randy Harris, President: "It would all
be worth it if just one woman chose to give her child
life and place him or her with a loving adoptive
couple."
- Choose Life, Inc. (MA) –
Merry Nordeen, President
- Choose Life Alaska
– John Monagle
- Choose Life Colorado
– Matt Piper
- Choose Life Delaware
– Jim Cordie and Farah Morelli
- Choose
Life Georgia – Lisa Williams, Executive
Director
- Choose Life of Maryland –
Ann Marie Johnson, Director
- Choose Life
Mississippi – Janet Thomas, Director
-
Choose Life Nebraska – Bob Bland,
Director
- Choose Life Oregon
-
Choose Life Utah – Schipper Clawson,
Director
- Choose Life Washington – Ben
Hall, President
- Concerned Women for America
of Texas
- Democrats for Life of
Texas
- Diocese of Austin, Texas –
Office of Pro- Life Activities and Chaste
Living
- Diocese of Dallas, Texas - Pro- Life
Committee of North Texas
- Diocese of Fort
Worth, Texas - Catholics Respect Life
Office
- Diocese of Orlando, Florida -
Respect Life Office: “Thank you for having the
vision and commitment to lead what is most assuredly one
of the most effective life affirming enterprises that
has ever been undertaken in the State of Florida and,
most probably, the United States.”
-
Foundation for Life
- Free Market Foundation
(TX)
- Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas:
“We believed it was a great opportunity to assist
the adoption process and at the same time make a
statement about the sanctity of
life.”
- Governor Rick Perry of Texas:
“I am here today to endorse an effort that will
allow Texans to support the humane choice of adoption.
The majority of Texans believe in the sanctity of life,
and this license plate will give them a means to tell
the world in a subtle but meaningful way, while
providing support to pregnant women making the decision
to choose adoption.”
- Governor of
Virginia and DNC Chairman Tim Kaine: “I sign this
legislation today in keeping with the
Commonwealth’s longtime practice of approving
specialty plates with all manner of political and social
messages. If Planned Parenthood… or another
similar organization ever chooses to seek a specialty
plate in Virginia, I believe the Constitution would
require the state to approve that plate to protect
against any viewpoint
discrimination.”
- Houston Coalition
for Life (TX)
- Illinois Choose Life –
Jim Finnegan, President
- Illinois Family
Institute
- Indiana Association of Pregnancy
Centers – Patrick Rivest, President
-
Iowa Right to Life
- Kansans for Life –
Mary Kay Culp, President
- Knights of
Columbus, Massachusetts State Council
-
Knights of Columbus, New Hampshire State
Council
- Jerry Falwell Ministries –
Rev. Jerry Falwell (deceased): “Several states
want to adopt ‘Choose Life’ license plates.
States want to utilize proceeds from the sale of these
plates to fund nonprofit groups that counsel pregnant
women and encourage adoption.”
-
Liberty Counsel (FL) – Mathew D. Staver, President
and General Counsel: “This 11th Circuit Court
decision is a great victory for every individual who
bought a ‘Choose Life’ plate. The court
recognized the fatal flaw in the abortion-
advocates’ reasoning. They had attempted to use
the First Amendment as a sword to silence pro- life
speech.” - Life Advocates of Houston
(TX)
- National Association of Maternity
Homes - Rivers Teske, Founder &
President
- Ohio Choose Life – Beth C.
Seidel, President
- Oklahoma Choose Life
– Lori Sowers, Director
- Pennsylvania
Choose Life – Mary Wurtz, Director
-
Planning Life (SD) – Carol Noteboom,
Director
- Priests for Life – Fr. Frank
Pavone, Founding Director: “[I] give thanks to the
Lord for the good that has been done in so many places
with the Choose Life license plates.(…) What I
like so much about the Choose Life plates is that they
bring the pro- life message to those who are not looking
to hear it. (…) I applaud your efforts, and I
pledge my own personal collaboration, and that of
Priests for Life, to make them even more
successful.”
- Pro- Life Wisconsin
– Virginia Zignego
- Pro- Life Action
League (IL) – Joe Schiedler, Director
-
Pro- Life Waco (TX)
- Project Defending Life
(NM) – Fr. Stephen Imbarrato
- Richmond
Coalition for Life (VA) – Shawn Doran,
President
- Right to Life of East
Texas
- Right to Life Wyoming – Steve
Ertelt
- San Antonio Coalition for Life
(TX)
- South Carolina Citizens for Life
– Holly Gatling, Executive Director
-
South East Texas Right to Life
- Tennessee
Right to Life
- Texas Alliance for Life
– Joe Pojman, Executive Director: “The
Choose Life license plate will help create a win- win
situation for all those involved – the
birthmother, the adoptive parents, the baby, and the
pro- life organizations that assist them. It’s
time Texas joined the other 19 states that already have
a Choose Life license plate to promote
adoption.”
- Texas Eagle
Forum
- Texas Abortion Recovery
Alliance
- Texas Lutherans for Life –
Oma Jean Amundson, President: “Texas Lutherans for
Life (TeLL) endorses the Choose Life license plates in
Texas as the purchase of these plates encourages Texans
to promote adoption rather than abortion in cases of
unplanned pregnancies. The funds from the Choose
Life license plate would also raise funds to assist
crisis pregnancy centers in Texas to continue their
ministry to women who find themselves in
‘crisis’ pregnancy. May God bless this
initiative to promote LIFE!”
- Thomas
More Society (IL) – Thomas Brechja, Esq.,
President and Senior Counsel