Pledge-a-Picket

There is a Planned Parenthood Clinic near me, and every weekend there are picketers outside. I get completely disgusted when I walk by the building and see them and now I can twist it so they actually benefit Planned Parenthood!

Here's the text of a letter I recieved today:
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Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania

Familiar with the picketers outside our Locust Street health center?
Wish you could raise your voice against theirs?
By joining our Pledge-A-Picket campaign, you can!

Every time protesters gather outside of our Locust Street health center, our patients face verbal attacks from them. They see graphic signs meant to confuse and intimidate. They are sometimes blocked from entering the building and occasionally they are videotaped. They are offered anti-choice propaganda and free rides to the closest "crisis pregnancy center."
Staff and volunteers are also seen as targets. We are called murderers, are lectured to about committing sins, and are told we will pay the "ultimate price" for our actions.
You can stand with others in the community against these acts of intimidation and harassment.

Here's how it works: You decide on the amount you would like to pledge for each protester (minimum 10¢). When protesters show up on our sidewalks, Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania will count and record their number each day from October 1 through November 30, 2005. We will place a sign outside the health center that tracks pledges and makes protesters -fully aware that their actions are benefiting PPSP. At the end of the two-month campaign, we will send you an update on protest activities and a pledge reminder.

Example:
If you pledge 30¢ per protester, and PPSP has 100 protesters in October and 160 pro¬testers in November, your donation would be $78 for the entire two-month campaign.
Similar to sponsoring a runner in a charity marathon, your pledge total can be capped at a pre-set amount, if desired.

Please complete the enclosed form and mail it back to PPSP in the return envelope. Questions? Contact us at pledgeapicket@ppsp.org
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I'm going to pledge, and if you want to do so as well, here's a link to the pledge site. They have an adobe version of the form that you can print out and mail in.

Planned Parenthood Pledge-a-Picket site

Send your pledges to:

Pledge a Picket
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania
1144 Locust St
Philadelphia, PA 19107-6734