FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2011 Contact: Jennifer Cartell, (951-551-5428 or 951-699-9808 Ext 105 jennycartell@aol.com BIRTH CHOICE OF TEMECULA BANQUET SET FOR OCTOBER 14TH FILM PRODUCER OF AWARD WINNING MOVIE “BELLA” WILL SHARE HIS STORY (Temecula, CA) The Annual Respect Life Banquet benefiting Birth Choice of Temecula Pregnancy Resource Center will be Friday, October 14, 2011, 6:30 p.m. at Rancho Community Church in Temecula. Jason Jones, an international human rights activist and c0-executive producer of the award-winning movie “Bella” will be the Keynote Speaker. Jason Jones, best known as a producer of the life-affirming movie “Bella,” is an activist for human rights throughout the world and founder of “Bella HERO” which supplies copies of the movie to pregnancy centers for women facing an unplanned pregnancy. The program has tracked greater than 300 births that have been influenced by mothers and fathers watching the movie at a critical point in their pregnancy. Jones shares many stories of families that have been helped by pregnancy centers and the Bella movie on the Bella HERO website at www.bellahero.com . In addition to the keynote speaker Jason Jones, the evening will include a private reception for sponsors with Jones, special guest Father Gregory Elder of St. Martha's Church, live music and a celebration of life with a Birth Choice client. Individual tickets are $50 per person or $90 per couple, $400 for a table of 8, Proceeds from this event will fund free pregnancy-tests, education on fetal development, options counseling, adoption referrals, parenting training, limited ultrasounds and our on site Mommy and Baby Boutique. The annual banquet is the largest fundraising event supporting Birth Choice of Temecula and we are striving for 500 Life Champions in attendance at this year's event. Corporate Event Sponsors, Table Sponsors, Table Hosts and auction donors are needed for this event. Table Hosts will receive discounted tickets. For banquet reservations, email your interest to jennycartell@aol.com or thbear59@hotmail.com with your interest or make donations under Get Involved at www.birthchoicetemecula.com. Table Hosts and volunteers to work at this event should contact Banquet Chairman, Teri at 760-712-8979. (MORE) About Birth Choice of Temecula Pregnancy Resource Center Birth Choice of Temecula has proudly served Temecula and surrounding Inland Empire families for greater than 20 years. A nonprofit, faith-based organization, Birth Choice offers option counseling to teens, women and families facing unplanned pregnancies. In addition material goods and referrals and parenting class referrals are offered with an on-site Mommy and Baby Boutique that is free for our clients. Birth Choice Temecula services and programs are offered to the community at no charge, serving over 2030 clients in 2010. Families receive assistance items such as newborn layettes, formula and baby food, diapers, maternity and baby clothing and small nursery items. We also provide referrals to other sources of help and hope include area churches, support ministries, social service organizations and other sources of practical help and mentoring programs. Birth Choice Temecula's mission is to support families before, during and after an unplanned pregnancy. We are “A Voice of Love....A Choice for Life” __________________________________ Event Details Annual Respect Life Banquet benefiting Birth Choice of Temecula. Date: Friday, October 14, 2011 Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Private VIP Reception for sponsors (*) with Jason Jones, Registration and Silent Auction 6:30-9:00 p.m. Dinner and Respect Life Program including special music. Location: Rancho Community Church, Rancho Community Way, Temecula Cost: $50 per person, $90 per couple, $400 sponsorship for table of 8 (*) Corporate Sponsorship starts at $ 500 Reservations/Donations: e-mail or call thbear59@hotmail.com or jennycartell@aol.com or donate online at www.birthchoicetemecula.com. See Get Involved/Donate and add Special Instructions as needed. You will be able to print a receipt online.