WASHINGTON, D.C. – NFL Pro Lifer, Matt Birk, will be one of many guest speakers at the 2016 March for Life in Washington, D.C.. The event will take place on Jan. 22, 2016 on the National Mall. Source: March for Life.
“We are delighted to have Matt Birk speak at the March for Life this year,” Jeanne Mancini, the President of the March for Life Education & Defense Fund, told CNS News. “His experience and personal story are inspiring, and on top of that he’s a great speaker.”
Birk, who played center for the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens, refused an invitation to visit the White House with his team over the issue of abortion. for the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens, refused an invitation to visit the White House with his team over the issue of abortion. “I wasn’t there,” Birk said at the time. “I would say this, I would say that I have great respect for the office of the presidency, but about five or six weeks ago, our president made a comment in a speech and he said, ‘God bless Planned Parenthood…. Planned Parenthood performs about 330,000 abortions a year. I am Catholic, I am active in the pro-life movement and I just felt like I couldn’t deal with that. I couldn’t endorse that in any way.”
Matt Birk is a former NFL center. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and later played for the Baltimore Ravens. established the HIKE Foundation in 2002, which seeks to “impact the lives of at-risk children by providing interactive programs and resources needed to guide a child through the key educational transitions between elementary, middle, high school and college.”The foundation launched “Ready, Set, Read!” in select Baltimore area public schools in the fall of 2010. The program works with about 100,000 Baltimore students on improving their reading skills through an incentive-based system. Birk received the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 2011 for his commitment to improving literacy among at-risk youth. Birk is a pro-life activist. His wife volunteers at a crisis pregnancy center and he participated in the Maryland March for Life in 2011. To book Matt Birk for a speaking event or appearance, contact Christian Speakers 360.
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