On behalf of Right to Life of Michigan, we would like to thank all of our current donors for their generosity and support. Here are some of their stories.

Bernie Mollema

An extraordinary blessing

Always prolife, but particularly motivated by the campaign to stop public funding of abortions in the 1988 Proposal A campaign, Bernie has engaged the prolife mission with the sort of steadfast resolve of a marathon runner.

More than a decade ago, Bernie organized a fund rasing breakfast for Right to Life of Michigan in its efforts to win Proposal A. As special event planning goes, several hurdles needed to be cleared. First, a notable keynote speaker was needed. Bernie ambitiously sought and booked the Rev. Jerry Falwell. Next, he needed a place for breakfast–and soon. This hurdle, too, was cleared. And so it was with each challenge, as Bernie helped fill the audience with Western Michigan business leaders, he ultimately hosted an energy filled and very successful benefit breakfast. Right to Life of Michigan went on to win Proposal A, and Bernie Mollema was on his way to many years of volunteer service with Right to Life of Michigan.

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Donna O’Hara

Discerning God's Will

Donna O'Hara is 36 years old. She is an engineer at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan. Her father, Patrick O'Hara, who retired from Ford after 30 years of service, was so proud of her the day she got the job. Donna remembers it well. She also remembers the time her father spent in the hospital during the last days of his life in September 2003. Those days were meaningful and reflective. It was a time that brought the family together.

After her father's death, Donna remembers sitting in the bleachers at a local high school football game. Her older sister, Rita, looked back at her and said, "Hey, did you do your will yet?" With that one question she was following up on an informational booklet she had given Donna over 12 months earlier. The publication encouraged young adults to complete their will as a matter of good planning.

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James and Dolores Harrington

Faithful Servants of Life

Right to Life of Michigan wishes to acknowledge the bequest gift of James and Dolores Harrington. Mr. and Mrs. Harrington's name will be included as Heritage Circle Charter Members. We wish to express our thanks for their very generous gift in thanksgiving for life, and the life they shared together.

Below are portions of an April 15, 2002 letter written by Mary Isobel Harrington Leibherr, the younger sister of James. We are thankful to Mrs. Leibherr for providing additional insight into the passion Mr. and Mrs. Harrington shared for life. We are most appreciative of their gift through the Harrington Trust.

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Bernice Flora

Remembering Bernice Flora and her special gift to Right to Life of Michigan

Bedridden the last five years of her life, Bernice Flora was dedicated to the prolife movement even when she could not physically be involved. A faithful servant of prolife issues all her life, she unselfishly chose to be a witness to truth in her final days living what she believed.

Her younger brother, Carroll Helder of Grand Rapids said, "Bernice was not one who needed or wanted help. She needed and wanted to help others." And so it happened with her gift to Right to Life of Michigan through her trust her generosity will do much to protect and defend innocent human life.

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