ADVISORY/Multi-Million Dollar Education Campaign to be Unveiled.Business/News Editors, Environmental Writers ADVISORY...for Monday (July 10) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE) Unprecedented Coalition to Build Awareness of International Family Planning family planning Use of measures designed to regulate the number and spacing of children within a family, largely to curb population growth and ensure each family’s access to limited resources. Leading advocates for women, children and the environment are joining forces to conduct a national campaign to educate Americans about the importance of international family planning. The campaign -- entitled "PLANet" -- will invest $13 million in the first year of a five-year effort. The outreach is being funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation David and Lucile Packard Foundation, private philanthropic institution that funds nonprofit organizations. It was founded in 1964 by David Packard (1912–96), co-founder of Hewlett-Packard Co., and his wife Lucile (1914–87). , the second largest philanthropy in the nation. WHAT: News conference and presentation of the PLANet campaign, its coalition, advertisements, symbol, and web site, www.familyplanet.org. WHO: The event will be attended by administration officials, members of national and international non-governmental organizations, philanthropists, business leaders, and members of Congress, and will include remarks by PLANet partners about their innovative collaboration and unique perspectives on this issue: -- Sarah Clark, Director, Population Program, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation -- Charlie MacCormack, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Save the Children -- Gloria Feldt, President & CEO, Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood A service mark used for an organization that provides family planning services. -- John Flicker, President & CEO, National Audubon Society The National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservancy. Incorporated in 1905, it is one of the oldest of such organizations in the world. -- Marilyn Grist, Senior Vice President, External Relations, CARE -- Amy Coen, President, Population Action International WHERE: The Sky Club, Vert Pre Suite, 200 Park Avenue, MetLife Building, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . WHEN: 10:00 am, Monday, July 10, 2000 TIMING NOTE: The campaign launch comes on the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of World Population Day (July 11) and during the Senate and House Appropriations process on foreign aid. The PLANet campaign is the first major effort to educate Americans about international family planning through the use of paid and public service media, publicity, national and local events, direct mail, and grassroots efforts, among other activities. |
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