The Gift that Gives Twice: PTC’s 2009 Matching Campaign
The PTC’s 2009 Challenge-Matching Campaign is underway! If you have not yet received a Campaign Appeal, keep an eye on your mailbox, because it should be arriving soon. This Campaign establishes a goal for PTC members across America to match gifts contributed by the PTC’s largest benefactors. Bottom line: every contribution made is matched — dollar for dollar — and immediately invested in the battle for decency on television. I Do you want to have a choice of cable channels; and pay only for those you choose? I Would you like to see Family Guy broadcast only after 10 p.m.? I Are you worried the new FCC won’t protect your family from sexually-graphic images and profanity? I Have you noticed the ever-increasing amount of casual drug use shown on television? For almost 15 years, the Parents Television Council has focused on these and other media decency issues. And we have made remarkable progress on many fronts during 2009. We need to make sure we don’t lose ground — not after so
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L. Brent Bozell III Founder Tim Winter President Mark Barnes Senior Consultant Melissa Henson Director of Communications and Public Education Casey Bohannan Internet Communications Manager Christopher Gildemeister Senior Writer/Editor
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Michelle Jackson-McCoy, Ph.D. Director of Research Aubree Bowling Senior Entertainment Analyst Greg Rock, Ally Matteodo, Amanda Pownall, Oliver Saria Entertainment Analysts Dan Isett Director of Public Policy Gavin Mc Kiernan National Grassroots Director Kevin Granich Assistant to the Grassroots Director Glen Erickson Director of Corporate Relations La Quita Marshall Assistant to the Director of Corporate Relations Patrick Salazar Vice President of Development
many hard-won victories! During these very difficult economic times, we know your family comes first, and that your church and community also need your help. We also know your giving can only go so far. When making these tough choices, consider this: the Parents Television Council is the leading group in America fighting the negative impact of indecency on television!
Our nation is confronted by this impact every day: Increases in random violent crime. Skyrocketing teen pregnancy and high school drop-out rates. Unruly and disrespectful youth. Increased drug use. And all this is set against a seemingly unstoppable coarsening of our treasured cultural values. If you have already sent in a gift this year, please try to help again. If you haven’t, we urge you to join the thousands of Americans who support the PTC and make such a crucial difference in challenging Hollywood and Madison Avenue to clean up television. Please, send your gift as soon as you can — the need is great, the value is crystal-clear, and the time is now!
Marty Waddell Senior Development Officer Nancy Meyer Development Officer Tracy Ferrell Development Coordinator Brad Tweten Chief Financial Officer
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Elinor W. Clifford October 27, 1922 February 8, 2009
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