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December 2019 Newsletter
Newsletter Contents

I. A message from your Executive Director

II. Renewal notices and election ballots

III. ACPeds in the media

IV. 2020 ACPeds National Meeting - save the date!

V. ACPeds signs letters to the hill and President Trump about the Fairness For All Act and a pro-abortion amendment

VI. Farewell to a fine friend: Dr. Alfred J. Carlson, Jr., MD

VII. FRC Action: Tell the HHS You Support Keeping Kids First

VIII. Jobs

IX. Before you buy or sell a property - contact Real Estate for Life

X. Processing with a Purpose

XI. Follow us on Social Media
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From all of us at ACPeds to you, we wish you and all of those you hold dear a very Merry Christmas!
I. A note from your Executive Director, Michelle Cretella

Dear Members,

It's hard to believe that we are soon saying goodbye to 2019 and welcoming 2020. This has been a busy year for the College. The Board met in early October and I'd like to share what we’ve accomplished in just under two months:

  • Our position statement: Marijuana Use: Detrimental to Youth will soon be available on EBSCO’s worldwide database Canabis Source.
  • Hired Iconium Media to update our website and launch a marketing campaign. 
  • Hired Rachel Sink as Communications Administrator to upgrade social media presence.
  • Working to build camaraderie and engage our members at the state level in defense of the Best for Children.
  • Working to create more patient handouts for your use in the office.
  • Collaborating with medical allies and policy organizations to protect our freedom of conscience in healthcare.
  • Provided scientific literature to 6 states in support of legislation to ban the use of puberty blockers, cross sex hormones and mutilating surgeries in minors with gender incongruence.
  • Reaching out to medical students at March for Life 2020.

This month is the last chance to participate in the annual Best for Children campaign before the year end. If you would like to make a donation,   click here   to donate by bank account or credit card. Of course, you are always welcome to call the office (352-376-1877) or mail a check!
 
Be sure to check out details about our upcoming  National Meeting   in March in Illinois. We'd love to have you attend and promise you won't be disappointed.  Register soon!
 
The Board of Directors and I wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a New Year full of blessings!

Warm regards,
II. Renewal notices & election ballots

Invoices for 2020 dues and ballots for  voting members   were mailed the first of November. Please contact Lisa at  acpedsfl@gmail.com  as soon as possible if you have not received this.   If you are a voting member, please return the ballot no later than December 15th.

While 2020 membership payments are due by January 30th, you are welcomed to make payment at your earliest convenience. (FYI: N o checks will be processed between Nov 26-Dec 5. Any checks received during those dates will be processed between Dec 6-9 as the bookkeeper will be out of the office.) Online payments will be receipted as usual.






III. ACPeds in the media

Are you missing stories and happenings with the College in the news? Visit the " In the Media " page on our website for the latest coverage on ACPeds.
IV. 2020 ACPeds National Meeting - Register Now

The American College of Pediatricians is happy to announce the next National Meeting* to be held in conjunction with the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians & Gynecologists once again.

Date: March 27 - 29, 2019
Where: Trinity International University, Deefield, Illinois

Details for the upcoming meeting can be found at this link which includes a link to registration.

*Scholarships are available for students and training fellows on a first come, first serve basis. See this link for details on how to apply.

V. ACPeds signs letters to the hill and the president about the Fairness For All Act and a pro-abortion amendment

Recently, ACPeds alongside many other like-minded organizations signed two letters that are going directly to Capitol Hill and President Trump. The first addresses the misnomered Fairness For All Act and lists the repercussions its passing would have on the well-being of children. As part of a pro-life medical coalition, ACPeds has also signed a letter to alert president Trump of an amendment in upcoming legislation that would further promote the abortion industry.

VI. Farewell to Alfred J. Carlson, Jr., MD

Dr. Carlson a pediatrician in Pennsylvania and a member of the College since 2009 passed onto to his heavenly home in May 2019.

We send our condolences to his family and appreciate his many years of support to the work of the College.

Dr. Carlson's obituary can be viewed at this link .

VII. FRC Action: Tell the HHS You Support Keeping Kids First


In the final hours of his administration, President Barack Obama imposed a new requirement through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in essence mandating that any organization working with HHS must accept same-sex marriage and an individual’s professed gender identity. A religious freedom disaster, this requirement has been used to try to prevent faith-based adoption and foster care providers from being able to serve needy children. You can read more here!

Earlier this month, HHS announced that they are removing this burdensome requirement imposed by President Obama because it discriminates against faith-based organizations. 

HHS needs to know that you stand with them in their efforts to remove this discriminatory regulation and keep children first. Please send them a comment today!

VIII. Visit the ACPeds' Jobs Board

There are practices hiring and looking for YOU. Jobs available in Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Montana, California, Alabama, Georgia and Colorado. See this page for details on the ACPeds website.
IX. Before you buy or sell a property - contact Real Estate for Life

  • We find you a local experienced Agent in your neighborhood. 
  • With their help you successfully complete your residential or commercial Realty transactions.
  • A sizable donation* is given to support a pro-life organization (such as ACPeds) at absolutely no cost to you!



*The sale of a $150,000 home or business will generate about a $1000 donation for ACPeds*


X. Processing With A Purpose ®
The American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that we have partnered with Cornerstone Payment Systems ® to bring you the Processing With A Purpose® program. If you own or manage a business that processes credit cards or check transactions of any type, the Processing With a Purpose program may be right for you. The program, which doesn’t cost anything, helps participants save money on their existing credit card processing guaranteed, and Cornerstone will donate 50% of their profits to the American College of Pediatricians . You can visit our custom website at http://cornerstone.cc/acpeds to sign up today and take advantage of this unique program, or you may call Cornerstone directly at (888) 506-0208.
XI. Follow us on Social Media

Like us on Facebook  and   follow us on Twitter  to stay up to date with the College's latest news. 

To interact with fellow members and other health professionals in an online professional setting,  connect with us on LinkedIn  today!  

Every week the College publishes a new blog on its website and a  link to the blog is posted on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.  
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