From the Rolla Daily News:
Despite the sluggish economy, local residents showed up in droves to support the Pregnancy Resource Center at its Third Annual Banquet for Life on Thursday evening at the Havener Center on the campus of Missouri S&T.
The fundraiser brought in $63,000, or 35-percent more than last year’s banquet, which brought in $42,000, said Joseph X. Dalton, PRC executive director.
“It’s an amazing increase for a fractured economy,” Dalton said. “It has to be a ‘God’ thing.”
From the Rolla Daily News 3/3/09:
The Pregnancy Resource Center is gearing up for its Third Annual Banquet for Life from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, March 12, at the Havener Center on the campus of Missouri S&T.
The PRC is a non-profit organization that promotes alternatives to abortion for women facing unplanned or unwanted pregnancies. It sponsors a free clinic that offers counseling, ultrasound and parenting classes.
This year the keynote speaker will be Dr. Ray Guarendi, a clinical psychologist, national radio host, author and the father of 10 adopted children.
According to PRC Executive Director Joseph Dalton the center saw 300 clients in 2008. Most received parenting classes; two babies were adopted.
