Now Featuring: Benton County Right to Life.(Brief Article)

As explained in the March edition, "Chapter Profiles" will now be a regular feature of NRL News. By profiling grassroots chapters of NRLC we hope to achieve two things. First, it is important to share the good news of what our members and affiliated chapters have been able to accomplish in their local communities. Second, describing successful chapter events will give other chapters useful and usable ideas for their own chapters.

In this first profile, we are pleased to present the hard work of Benton County Right to Life (BCRL), located in the northwest corner of Arkansas.

BCRL meets monthly year round with a 15-member board of directors comprised of four officers and 8-12 trustees. It rotates officers annually in order to give everyone the opportunity to gain leadership experience. Additionally, BCRL can count on the volunteerism and support of over 1,000 local households and 150 churches.

The visibility of BCRL's chapter activities has undoubtedly helped save lives, as well as raised consciousness about the horror of legal abortion. For instance, the chapter started a "Crosses for Life Memorial" display where 4,000 crosses are arranged in the shape of a huge cross the size of a football field.

The exhibit is flanked by two large banners that read, "Abortion: The Ultimate Child Abuse. 4,000 Die Daily" and "Abortion: 8,000 victims daily, 4,000 wounded, 4,000 dead," respectively. The "Crosses for Life Memorial" is displayed for 3-4 weeks and has been exhibited in about a dozen communities around Arkansas.

Wayne Wadley, the chapter's vice president, explained that it receives "a very favorable response and the crosses make a big impact." That is no doubt confirmed by the number of letters to the editors of local newspapers the display generates.

In case you are wondering how a chapter can raise the money to sponsor such a massive display, BCRL has experience in that area too.