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Every achievement, great and small, has
originated with an idea. Very often one
good idea leads to still another, thus com-
pounding the impact of the original idea.
Such is the story of our Precious Feet lapel
pin, identical in size and shape to the feet
of a ten week old unborn baby.
It was God’s “idea” that you and I should be
created in His image and likeness. He de-
clared us His very own children from the
moment of fertilization. This is verified in
Holy Scripture: “Before
I formed you in the
womb, I knew you. Be-
fore you came to birth,
I consecrated you.” Jere-
miah 1:5. Our body, God
revealed, is a temple of
the Holy Spirit.
On January 22, 1974 in
San Diego, California,
preparing for the March
for Life on the first anni-
versary of Roe vs. Wade, pro-lifers placed a
full page ad in the San Diego Union. Promi-
nent in the ad was a picture of the tiny feet
of a ten week old unborn baby. The picture
haunted me. I expressed my immediate
reaction to Dr. Sacco’s classic photograph
to my husband Ellis: “These precious little
feet should be the pro-life movement’s of-
ficial symbol”. Our Precious Feet are the
direct result of this great photograph. The
impact is being felt around the world. The
Precious Feet were designated as the “In-
ternational Pro-Life Symbol” at a world-
wide symposium inDublin, Ireland in 1979.
At this writing nearly 16 million have been
distributed in 30 countries and on 6 conti-
nents.
Ellis and I directed the Heritage House ‘76
from our home in Taylor, AZ. What started
with the Precious Feet became a source for
Pro-Life literature, bumper stickers, videos,
and just about anything a Pro-Life group
would need. For six years the proceeds of
the Heritage House supported a home for
unwed mothers, run by
our daughter and her
husband, Mike and Di-
nah Monahan. We also
supported a local cri-
sis pregnancy service
known as “We Care.” In
1992 Ellis and I retired
and Mike and Dinah
took over. Two years
later Ellis went to be
with the Lord. No doubt
he was ushered into heaven by countless
babies whose lives he worked tirelessly to
save.
The greatest reward for our labor is the
fact that the Precious Feet save babies
lives. We have included a few of those sto-
ries on the following page. We are of the
conviction that God performs His wonders
through His children. It is to Him that we
give our daily praises and thanksgiving for
the creation of the Precious Feet and the
work that has been done through them.
“These precious little feet should be the pro-
life movement’s official symbol.”
Virginia Evers, the “Mother of the Precious Feet”, pins a pair
on the lapel of Priest’s for Life Founder, Father Pavone.
4 Heritage House ‘76, I nc. Your Pro-Life S upplier for over 35 years!