Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Joan Osborne Team Up to Get Out the Vote.NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 29, 1998-- Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter records radio ads to air in key markets Gloria Feldt This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , president of the Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood A service mark used for an organization that provides family planning services. Action Fund (PPAF PPAF Plant Patent Applied For (gardening) PPAF Policing Performance Assessment Framework (UK) PPAF Promotional Products Association of Florida PPAF Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Inc. ), announced today that acclaimed singer/songwriter Joan Osborne has recorded a 30-second radio advertisement on behalf of PPAF encouraging women to vote on November 3rd. "We are delighted that Joan Osborne is The first portable computer, developed by Adam Osborne and introduced in 1981. Floppy disk based with 64K of memory, it used the CP/M operating system and a modified version of the WordStar word processor that would display only 40 characters at a time across its tiny 4.5" CRT. working with us on this project," said Feldt. "Joan's radio ad will reach hundreds of thousands of her fans with the message that they have to vote to protect their futures. Joan, a member of the Planned Parenthood Board of Advocates, has a strong commitment to the mission of Planned Parenthood. Her enthusiastic support of our programs is extremely important in energizing energizing, adj giving energy to; revitalizing; rejuvenating. young women to become more involved in protecting their reproductive health Within the framework of WHO's definition of health[1] as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, reproductive health, or sexual health/hygiene ." The 30-second spot reads as follows: "This is Joan Osborne with a special message from the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Twenty minutes. What can you do in 20 minutes? Believe it or not, with 20 minutes, you can shape your future. You can even decide who'll represent you in Congress. And you can do it all in the simple act of voting. This fall, you've heard a lot of reasons not to vote. In fact, some people are banking on it. We're offering one simple reason to vote anyway. It's our future. This is our chance to shape it. And if we don't vote, who will? Please vote November 3rd." The ads will run between October 30th and November 3rd in four key markets, Seattle (KLSY, KNDD, KPLZ, and KBKS), Denver (KIMN, KALC KALC Krypton Absorption in Liquid Carbon , KBCO, KTCL), Metro Washington, D.C. (WHFS, WWDC WWDC World Wide Developers Conference (Apple) WWDC Wyoming Water Development Commission WWDC West Wiltshire District Council (UK) WWDC Water-World Diving Center (Taiwan) , and WRQX), and Milwaukee (WKTI, WMYX, and WPNT), for a total of 248 air plays. The national Planned Parenthood Action Fund is an independent, not-for-profit organization formed as the political arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The national Action Fund engages in educational and electoral activity including education, lobbying, and independent expenditure campaigns, and sponsors the Planned Parenthood Federal PAC to help elect pro-choice candidates to federal office. Planned Parenthood(R) Federation of America, the world's oldest and largest voluntary reproductive health care organization, is dedicated to the principle that every individual has a fundamental right to choose when or whether to have a child. Planned Parenthood's affiliates operate 900 clinics, with medical and education services that reach nearly five million Americans each year. |
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