Planned Parenthood Celebrates 75 Years

Event Tonight Features Boston Author and Physician

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ALBANY, NY (10/21/2009)(readMedia)-- Tonight, Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood will celebrate its 75th Anniversary with celebration to take place at Franklin Plaza in Troybeginning at 6:30pm. The event will feature Kenneth C. Edelin, Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Boston University and author of the memoir, Broken Justice: A True Story of Race, Sex and Revenge in a Boston Courtroom. Also at the event, the UHPP photo history exhibit will be displayed and the organization will present its prestigious Docky Award, which acknowledges a local individual for their dedication to UHPP and leadership in the struggle for reproductive choice. The Docky award is named for the agency's founder, Dr. Vosburgh and is awarded only on special occasions. The last Docky awardee was named in 1994 at the 70th anniversary celebration. Celebration sponsors include Albany Medical Center, First Niagara, and Johnston Illington Advisors, LLC.

The historic UHPP photo exhibit carries the name "Controversy and Courage" and was originally created with the assistance of a longtime UHPP support and Albany volunteer Mary C. Kahl, who also wrote a book about UHPP history with the same title. It will be featured at the eba dance studio on October 1 for First Night Albany and at Albany Law School in the 2000 Building for a week beginning on Monday, October 5, 2009. For a full schedule of exhibit locations, please visit www.uhpp.org.

Also today, a full page signature ad appears in the Times Union. The add congratulates the agency for longstanding commitment to excellent medical services, honest education and courageous advocacy and is signed by hundreds of local supporters with many notable names from fields of law, medicine, politics, education, philanthropy and faith.

A Press Conference with speaker, Dr. Edelin, is scheduled for 3pm. Details are available by calling 466-8500.

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Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood (UHPP) is a community-based non-profit organization providing advocacy, education and medical services for reproductive health care since 1934. In 2008, over 11,000 patients made 22,257 visits to UHPP health centers located in Albany, Hudson and Troy. UHPP health educators present over 500 education programs reaching over 6,000 youth and young adults each year. UHPP services are delivered with special concern for the underserved.