Florida Choose Life Newsletter
(This page was last updated August 8, 2012)
This newsletter contains information about the Florida Choose Life license plate.
The National Choose Life license plate effort can be found at www.choose-life.org.
PLEASE EMAIL THIS TO EVERYONE YOU THINK MAY BE INTERESTED! (CLICK HERE)
The Choose Life Specialty Plate ranked 9th out of the 114 plates on
the road according to the latest 2010 official DMV figures!!!
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430,448 Choose Life plates
were sold or renewed from 8/11/2000 thru 7/31/2012
raising $8,608,956
(The cost of the plate is $25, of which $20 goes to the cause)
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GET YOURS TODAY!!!
Go to your local county tag office with your registration and proof of insurance and ask
them to switch you to the Choose Life license plate! Or switch online and have your new Choose Life plate mailed to you: http://www.myfloridaspecialtyplate.com/choose-life.html for a small additional fee.
If you have any questions please contact the Choose Life, Inc. office by phone:
352 625-8781 or email: chooselife.admn@ymail.com
SPECIAL OFFER!!!
Starting October 1, 2011, if you switch to the Choose Life specialty plate, you can email
Russ Amerling your name, address, day time phone number along with your new Choose
Life plate number and Choose Life America, Inc. will mail you a free Choose Life license
plate frame (white with red letters). It can be seen at http://www.chooselifestore.org.
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HERE'S A GREAT IDEA!!!
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Offer to buy the official Choose Life license plate for a loved one who
would like the tag, but can't afford the small extra fee!! The State now
offers a Specialty Plate Gift Certificate Program!! Contact any office
where Florida license plates are available and ask for details!! 
FLORIDA COUNTY BY COUNTY TAG SALES THROUGH 5/31/2012
Please help spread the word about the Choose Life license plate
in your churches, communities, and organizations
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Total sales
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Sales
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Sales
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Approx
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since the
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during
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during
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Number
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plate was
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fiscal yr
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fiscal yr
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of tags
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County
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released
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ending
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ending
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as of
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Name
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on 8/11/00
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6/30/12
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6/30/11
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6/30/12
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Alachua
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126,635
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9,060
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9,961
|
453
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Baker
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12,207
|
800
|
831
|
40
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Bay
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118,651
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8,900
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9,439
|
445
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Bradford
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10,792
|
780
|
931
|
39
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Brevard
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315,779
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24,060
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24,438
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1,203
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Broward
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460,044
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32,780
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36,156
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1,639
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Calhoun
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6,439
|
560
|
434
|
28
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Charlotte
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82,057
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5,520
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6,036
|
276
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Citrus
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88,490
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6,020
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6,606
|
301
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Clay
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142,847
|
10,380
|
11,097
|
519
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Collier
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230,650
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20,320
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21,110
|
1,016
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Columbia
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21,202
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1,600
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1,801
|
80
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Desoto
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13,647
|
700
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831
|
35
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DHSMV
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3,380
|
80
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0
|
4
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Dixie
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6,044
|
480
|
434
|
24
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Duval
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515,621
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39,840
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41,695
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1,992
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Escambia
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231,489
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16,360
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17,125
|
818
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Flagler
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47,127
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3,600
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4,253
|
180
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Franklin
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3,576
|
300
|
296
|
15
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Gadsden
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14,767
|
840
|
947
|
42
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Gilchrist
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10,771
|
760
|
673
|
38
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Glades
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1,374
|
60
|
59
|
3
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Gulf
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4,934
|
360
|
316
|
18
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Hamilton
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4,748
|
320
|
515
|
16
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Hardee
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8,891
|
540
|
591
|
27
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|
Hendry
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13,571
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1,020
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984
|
51
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Hernando
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79,978
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5,940
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5,884
|
297
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Highlands
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42,989
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3,560
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4,038
|
178
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Hillsborough
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531,571
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39,660
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40,264
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1,983
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Holmes
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10,937
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860
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949
|
43
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Indian River
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91,334
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7,700
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8,042
|
385
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Jackson
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22,789
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1,400
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1,501
|
70
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Jefferson
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11,372
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860
|
969
|
43
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Lafayette
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1,094
|
100
|
119
|
5
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Lake
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143,142
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10,560
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11,299
|
528
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Lee
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288,254
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21,940
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23,347
|
1,097
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Leon
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232,241
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18,540
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17,977
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927
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Levy
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26,010
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2,000
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2,037
|
100
|
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Liberty
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3,172
|
220
|
299
|
11
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Madison
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13,118
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1,040
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1,030
|
52
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Manatee
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196,881
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13,920
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14,501
|
696
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Marion
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326,752
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24,680
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25,210
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1,234
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Martin
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107,148
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8,100
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8,770
|
405
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Miami/Dade
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487,506
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35,480
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39,310
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1,774
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Monroe
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26,452
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1,700
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1,820
|
85
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Nassau
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46,960
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4,140
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4,053
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207
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Non-FL ZIP
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0
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0
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0
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Okaloosa
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248,663
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16,220
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16,866
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811
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Okeechobee
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13,374
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1,100
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1,192
|
55
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Orange
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391,312
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26,640
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28,666
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1,332
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Osceola
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77,134
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5,220
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5,642
|
261
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Palm Beach
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531,573
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39,280
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39,477
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1,964
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Pasco
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224,608
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16,540
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18,021
|
827
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Pinellas
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438,510
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32,740
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34,065
|
1,637
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Polk
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208,957
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15,480
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16,070
|
774
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Putnam
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35,554
|
1,920
|
2,217
|
96
|
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Santa Rosa
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122,253
|
8,560
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9,418
|
428
|
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Sarasota
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195,239
|
14,140
|
15,218
|
707
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Seminole
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238,236
|
19,560
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19,952
|
978
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St Johns
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161,732
|
14,240
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14,790
|
712
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St Lucie
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137,612
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9,860
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10,707
|
493
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Sumter
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43,054
|
4,840
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4,566
|
242
|
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Suwannee
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25,059
|
1,940
|
1,873
|
97
|
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Taylor
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12,248
|
860
|
771
|
43
|
|
Union
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2,345
|
220
|
157
|
11
|
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Volusia
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253,989
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17,900
|
18,835
|
895
|
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Wakulla
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10,341
|
800
|
752
|
40
|
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Walton
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39,007
|
3,000
|
2,964
|
150
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Washington
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14,044
|
880
|
892
|
44
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Total
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8,610,275
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640,380
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672,089
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32,019
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The first distribution of funds under HB 501 by Choose Life, Inc. was made in October 2011. Applications for fiscal year 2012-2013 will be sent out to qualified agencies in June 2012 and will be due in our office by July 16, 2012. If your agency did not receive funds in fiscal year 2011-2012 and you would like to apply please email the Choose Life office (chooselife.admn@ymail.com) to be added to our contact list. All agencies must be qualified according to Florida Statute 320.08058(29).
Florida Choose Life license plate passes the $8.6 million mark (7/2012)
The total sales for the Florida Choose Life license plate passed $8 million. That means over 400,000 plates have been bought and/or renewed since they first went on sale August 11, 2000.
Florida Choose Life Announces its NEW Choose Life Product Store (7/2011)
Choose Life America, Inc. launched its totally new Product Store. You can get there through this website by clicking Product Store on the homepage or click here:
All profits from this store go to support the efforts of Choose Life America, Inc. to see a Choose Life license plate available in all 50 states.
Florida Businessman Places Choose Life Plates On 55 Company Vehicles
Read the encouraging story of a businessman who placed the Choose Life story on all 55 of his company vehicles. Would you do the same? (Click Here)
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Federal Court Denies Efforts to Stop Florida’s Choose Life Plate
A Federal Appeals Court ruling on a suit filed in January 2002 refused to halt the Florida Choose Life license plate and gave a brief High School Civics lesson to the plaintiffs. Since the opponents to the Florida Choose Life plate had never applied for a plate of their own, and since all suits against the Choose Life license plate in Florida have been unsuccessful, it is interesting to see what the Appeals Court stated. The U.S. 11th Circuit Appeals Court ruled, “The first amendment does not require states to authorize the speech of those who have expressed no interest in speaking; it only protects the rights of those who wish to speak.” The court further upbraided the plaintiff in its opinion saying, “Appellants were counseled in a previous incarnation of this case to apply for a specialty license plate before bringing a First Amendment challenge to Fla Stat 320.08058(30). Hildreth v. Dickenson No. 99-583-CIV-J-21-A, slip op. at 1 (M.D.Fla Dec 22, 1999). Rather than appealing the District Court’s admonition, Appellants chose to try again in this case.” This is a significant ruling as it establishes, at least in the U.S. 11th Circuit, that states with reasonable application processes are not discriminating when the opposition does not use that process to apply for a plate and they cannot claim standing in court unless they do.
Keep Spreading The Word
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This whole effort has been done by grass-roots folks like you!
A Choose Life Display Can Be Brought to Your Area
If you want the Choose Life license plate display in your area, please contact us. The
Choose Life license plate effort is a labor of love.
Remember, we are always looking for opportunities to promote the Choose Life plate
at gatherings of pro-adoption/pro-life folks.
We are also available for interviews or speaking engagements. For scheduling, please
contact us at: chooselife.admn@ymail.com