Abstinence
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Rashida Jolley Reaches Hundreds of Teens with Abstinence Message
Rashida Jolley, Miss District of Columbia 2000 competed in the Miss America pageant
where she was a finalist for the quality of life award. Rashida is a singer, harpist and
speaker on abstinence and was selected by President Bush to sit on his advisory Council
for HIV/AIDS. Rashida was the principal speaker for the Teen Conference of the
Pennsylvania Pro-Life Convention 2003. Rashida also spent a day in the Scranton area
where she spoke on abstinence and self-respect at three area schools. Miss Jolley
encouraged students to plan for their future, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
Happiness, healthiness, and success all hinge on our self-esteem, self-control and self-motivation.
Why is it on soap operas nobody gets a sexually transmitted disease? Pamela
Anderson, and Janet Jackson both have sexually transmitted diseases.”
“Would you give anyone your ATM card?” she asks.
“NO!” the students answered. “Why would you give anyone your body? Your bodies are
more valuable than money. A.C. Green of the NBA decided not to have sex until
marriage.”
Rashida at age 15 decided to save sex for marriage. She talked to the students about the
physical, emotional and social consequences of sex before marriage. Miss Jolley reached
between 600 and 900 students with her message on Friday, September 26th, 2003, and
150 students during her appearance at the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Teen Conference the
following day. Rashida also treated students to a soulful rendition of Amazing Grace,
shared her goals for her life and encouraged teens to set goals also.
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Interested persons can reach Rashida Jolley through Project Reality at
www.projectreality.org
Emily Chase and students from Nyack College, did a presentation on fetal
development and used drama to encourage abstinence convincing teens that
marriage is worth the wait.
Emily Chase can be contacted through her website
www.emilychase.com
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Superintendents, School Board Members, Teachers, Administrators, Principals:
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Why not try a program that has demonstrated its ability to postpone sexual involvement?
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