Marion County Teen Wins Second Place in National Oratory Competition
A Woodburn teenager has taken home the silver in a national pro-life oratory contest. Miriam Plato, age 17, earned the second-place honor in the Jane B. Thompson Oratory Contest the weekend of June 23-24 at the National Right to Life conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Miriam, now a senior at Chesterton Academy of the Willamette Valley […]
Heartbreak & Hope at the Fair
Written by Jalaya Taylor, ORTLEF community outreach specialist I went into the busyness of the Oregon State Fair with my heart full, ready to pour into the thousands of people I was going to meet. I didn’t know all I would encounter, but I was willing to go into it with an open mind, knowing […]
Heartbreak & Hope at the Fair
Written by Jalaya Taylor, ORTLEF community outreach specialist I went into the busyness of the Oregon State Fair with my heart full, ready to pour into the thousands of people I was going to meet. I didn’t know all I would encounter, but I was willing to go into it with an open mind, knowing […]
Oregon March for Life Makes Calendar Move
On May 22, 1969, SB 193 passed making Oregon one of the first states to legalize abortion in the nation. In May of 1973, a “Celebrate Life” parade wound through downtown Portland. Soon after this inaugural event, the organizational responsibilities fell to Oregon Right to Life. And since that time, nearly every year, pro-life Oregonians […]
Make Your QCD Work for You, and for Life
Have you heard of qualified charitable distributions (QCDs)? Taking advantage of a QCD from a qualifying IRA can reduce your taxable income, save you money and help the pro-life cause. You can donate to Oregon Right to Life Education Foundation through a QCD providing essential funding for our programs. As with anything related to taxes, […]
