FROM: Family Foundation [FamilyFoundation@familyfoundation.org]
SUBJECT: Information Alert: Students-4-Marriage Forms in VA

Victoria Cobb, Executive Director

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

 

va4marriage.org yesterday announced the formation of Students-4-Marriage, a coalition of college students across Virginia who will be working to support the passage of Virginia's marriage amendment.  

 

A student from Patrick Henry College, Nick Timpe, is leading the Students-4-Marriage effort.

 

Students-4-Marriage will be working in coordination with va4marriage.org to inform the public about the marriage amendment and to organize get out the vote efforts.  Students-4-Marriage also hopes to show Virginians that college students care about preserving traditional marriage.  Students-4-Marriage hopes to host marriage rallies on campuses across the state.  In addition, Students from Patrick Henry College will put their debate skills to the test at some of these rallies, where PHC students will be debating liberals on other campuses over the merits of the Marriage Amendment. 

 

Students-4-Life is working with va4Marriage.org to form a chapter of Students-4-Marriage on each college campus across the state.   As new chapters are developed the chapter coordinators are connected into va4marriage.org's pre-existing grassroots structure to work on informing the public and getting out the vote.  Currently, students at 20 campuses are forming chapters. Participating campus include:

 

          Bridgewater College                              Christendom College 
          College of William and Mary                    Emory and Henry College
          George Mason University                        Hampton Sydney College          

Hollins University                                   James Madison University      

Liberty University                                  Longwood University                

Mary Baldwin College                             Patrick Henry College           

Randolph Macon College                         Randolph-Macon Women's College          

Regent University                                  Roanoke College                               

Shenandoah University                           Sweet Briar College                    

University of Virginia                              Virginia Tech

 

For more information about Students-4-Marriage, contact Nick Timpe: nick.timpe@gmail.com

 

It is great to see the next generation of leaders getting involved in an issue that is so important to their futures and the future of our Commonwealth.  Virginia's college campuses are not void of students who hold deep convictions on values that are important.  This effort by Students-4-Marriage is evidence that these students are willing to stand up for those values.