WINONA LAKE - Kosciusko County Right To Life held its annual banquet at Grace College's Orthopedic Capital Center Monday night.
Janet Folger was the keynote speaker for the evening.
Folger is the president and founder of Faith2Action, and a radio talk show host with a syndicated program in 27 markets.
She was also the legislative director of Ohio Right to Life for nine years, and has appeared on NBC's "Today Show," "The O'Reilly Factor," "Hannity and Colmes" and several other national television programs.
Folger, who spoke at the county's banquet four years ago, asked those in the audience to call President Bush and ask him to veto a hate crime bill along with the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
Folger also broke down her pro-life message to "the choice is live baby good, dead baby bad."
Four people were given the Mary Louise Lowe Life Award.
The award is given to those chosen by people in Kosciusko County and the Kosciusko County Right To Life board.
Dan Walcott, owner of Eagle Outdoor Advertising, was honored for his work with the group's billboards.
Bob and Ida List were honored for providing office space for the Kosciusko County Right To Life.
Finally, Martt Clupper, a Right To Life board member and founder and coordinator of the Pro-Life Music Festival, was honored for his work.
Dave Koontz gave an update of the Kosciusko County Right To Life as did Heartline Pregnancy Center Executive Director Jo Faulkner.
Heidi Floyd, wife of Stuart Floyd, who recently accepted a clergy position at Redeemer Luther Church in Warsaw, spoke of her battle with breast cancer while she was pregnant with her fourth child, Noah.
Rep. Mark Souder was scheduled to attend the event but stayed in Washington to vote on ENDA, but released a statement through his aide, Allison McSherry.
In his statement, Souder spoke of the importance of voting down the ENDA bill.
Mike Yocum, a professor of communications and director of the theater program at Grace College, served as the emcee.
Christina Dulworth, a Winona Lake resident, sang "America the Beautiful."
