512-10th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004 NRLC MOVES, REMAINS NEAR CAPITOL HILL.(National Right to Life offices)(Brief Article)

Determined that National Right to Life would not allow a proposed doubling of its rent to slash crucially important educational programs, the NRL Educational Trust Fund has purchased a building just three blocks from its current location halfway between the White House and Capitol Hill.

NRLC will rent space for legislative and lobbying activities from the NRL Educational Trust Fund and thus all of the funds that previously went to rent will go to pro-life activities.

"We simply refused to cut our educational outreach in order to pay an additional $200,000 in rent," said Executive Director David N. O'Steen, Ph.D. "Ask anyone in public policy circles here in Washington - - we are legendary for being frugal with the money sent us by grassroots pro-lifers."

O'Steen explained that NRLC had stayed where it had on 7th Street Northwest for over 20 years because the rent was a real bargain by D.C. standards. When that changed, he said, "we took a tough, tough look and then took what we believe is clearly the most fiscally responsible route: we found a building that guaranteed the same immediate access to Capitol Hill at the lowest possible price."

NRLC's new address, as of December 1, is 512-10th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20004.

It is NRLC's hope that its faithful supporters will donate enough extra to pay off the $4 million cost of the building and the approximately $500,000 in relocation and renovation costs.

"If that could happen, it would free up the $200,000 we had to spend previously for rent to devote to needed programs," O'Steen said. "What a great way to enter 2002."