Welcome, from Kate & Dan Langdon

Welcome to the Lifeline Annual Fundraising Banquet Page.  We invite you to sponsor and attend the 2023 Lifeline of Berks County “Choose Love, Choose Life” fundraising banquet on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton in Reading.  The keynote speaker for this year’s event is Abby Johnson.

The “Choose Love, Choose Life,” banquet is Lifeline’s primary fundraiser and is responsible for most of the funds that empower women to choose life for their unborn children.  Sponsors underwrite expenses so that 100% of the donations at the event will go toward the work that Lifeline has been doing with excellence for fifty-two years!  Lifeline provides pregnancy tests, ultrasound confirmation of pregnancy, life-affirming options, education about the risks of abortion, and continuing classes and material services designed to increase a woman’s capacity to care for her family and turn fear into confidence.

Lifeline has served thousands of women in the fifty-two years it has impacted our community.  There are grandparents playing, praying, and enjoying life with their families because of the work that you support.  Without the work provided by your funds, those lineages would be lost forever.  Lifeline must continue that work.

So explore this page.  Check out ways to sponsor the event.  Register to attend.  And keep checking back for information about parking, the delicious meal we will enjoy, and the timing of the event.  See you on May 23rd!

Guest Speaker: Abby Johnson

Abby Johnson has always had a fierce determination to help women in need. It was this desire that both led Abby to a career with Planned Parenthood, our nation’s largest abortion provider, and caused her to flee the organization and become an outspoken advocate for the pro-life movement.

During her eight years with Planned Parenthood, Abby quickly rose in the organization’s ranks and became a clinic director. She was increasingly disturbed by what she witnessed. Abortion was a product Planned Parenthood was selling, not an unfortunate necessity that they fought to decrease.

All of that changed on September 26, 2009 when Abby was asked to assist with an ultrasound-guided abortion. She watched in horror as a 13 week baby fought, and ultimately lost, its life at the hand of the abortionist. At that moment, the full realization of what abortion was and what she had dedicated her life to washed over Abby and a dramatic transformation took place.

Desperate and confused, Abby sought help from a local pro-life group. She swore that she would begin to advocate for life in the womb and expose abortion for what it truly is.

The media continues to be intensely interested in Abby’s story as well as her continued efforts to advocate for the unborn and help clinic workers escape the abortion industry. Abby shared her story at the 2020 Republican National Convention and is a frequently requested guest on Fox News and a variety of other shows. She is the author of the nationally best-selling book and movie adaptation, Unplanned, which chronicles both her experiences within Planned Parenthood and her dramatic exit.

Register

To register a table of ten or event sponsor, please do not use the link. Instead please contact Stephanie Giles at sgiles@lifelineofberks.org using the subject line, “Banquet Reservation”.  You will need names and email addresses of those guests who will need to receive updated information about the DoubleTree and their table assignment as well as payment information to hold the table and any VIP tickets you will need.

To register as an individual, please use the registration link below.  If you are registering for yourself and another person(s) but do not have a complete table, please individually register your guests at the link below and then contact Sydnee at sblackburn@lifelineofberks.org to ensure that you will be seated at the same table.  You will need email addresses for each registrant.

Any questions, contact Stephanie or Sydnee.  Thank you and see you soon!

Updates!

Parking – there is a new parking system at the DoubleTree. You will need to know your license plate
number. By the time of our banquet, there should be kiosks stationed in many places inside the
DoubleTree for guests of the hotel. You will put your license plate number into the kiosk so you will not
have to pay to park. Keep checking back for updates!

The VIP reception will begin at 5:00 PM and will include light refreshments. For those who do NOT
attend the VIP reception, there will be a cash bar that will open approximately 15 minutes prior to the
beginning of the dinner and program. Bottoms up!

Keep checking back for more updates!

Spread the Love through Sponsorship

You can purchase a table for yourself and nine of your friends for as little as $200.00. However, if you are able, please show your support for LIFE and the work of Lifeline of Berks County by sponsoring the event. Sponsorship at this time starts at $500.00 and continues to $5,000.00 with different types of benefits from Lifeline. Please, take a look at our Corporate Sponsorship Form to learn more. Print it out and mail it in with your information and payment so we can get those benefits to you and your guests. Any questions? Please call Stephanie Giles at 610-374-8545 x. 207 or email at sgiles@lifelineofberks.org.