Pink Cross Foundation
In this issue...
Ex Porn Star and New Baby
Mom and Daughter Leave Porn
New Shelleylubben.com Site
Pink Cross Foundation an Approved 501(c)(3)!
Events
Exxxotica
Expo Outreach
September 25 - 27
 
Exotic Erotic Expo Outreach October 24 & 25
 
To read more about Pink Cross Foundation events click here.
 
To see where Shelley is next please visit www.shelleylubben.com
 
Other Events
7th Preventing Abuse Conference September 12 & 13 in Irvine, CA - MUST ATTEND!
Pink Cross Foundation Newsletter
July 2009
 
"No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause." - Theodore Roosevelt

Greetings!

This summer we've turned the heat up on porn! Shelley and former porn actresses courageously walked the halls of California State Capitol this summer speaking to lawmakers about the filthy and illegally operating porn industry.  With 100 informational packets in hand a tons of boldness we knocked on lawmakers' doors and told them the truth about porn. And they were listening! 

Former Porn Actresses at California State Capitol 
 
Lawmakers were shocked and repulsed at the facts they were presented with and promised to do something about the illegally operating porn industry. We will continue to educate lawmakers and hold them to their promises! 
 
If you would like to join us and support our efforts to expose the porn industry you may donate below. Your donations and prayers will help us continue the fight. We are very thankful for your support!
 
You may donate securely online below:



You may also send donations to our address below:

Pink Cross Foundation
PMB Box 33
6077 Coffee Rd 4
Bakersfield, Calif. 93308
 
 
Shelley testifies at California State Capitol 
 
Shelley was the expert witness for Assemblymember Mary Salas to educate lawmakers regarding the secondary negative effects of pornography in July, 2009.
 
The adult industry opposition didn't refute ONE word Shelley said and instead were cowards and hid behind the First Amendment that protects Freedom of Speech. 
 
Shelley and Pink Cross Foundation don't believe pornography should be protected under the First Amendment because pornograpy is modern day slavery. Why should abuse and destruction of human beings be protected? Click here to see how many porn stars died recently due to the secondary negative effects caused by the porn industry.
 
Shelley hopes to go to Washington D.C. to appeal the protection of pornography under free speech. Sound impossible? Not really. In her research, Shelley has learned through studying Federal and State cases involving sexually oriented businesses that the main reason cases are often lost is LACK OF EVIDENCE. Cases may be overturned if one can prove there is a nexus between sexually oriented businesses and secondary negative effects. Shelley has irrefutable evidence to prove this and hopes people will come along side of her and sponsor her trip to Washington D.C. IT'S TIME LAWMAKERS DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE PORN PROBLEM IN OUR NATION!
 
If you are interested in sponsoring Shelley to go to Washington D.C. for a 2-3 month mission please email her at info@shelleylubben.com.
 
She and her family understand the seriousness of this trip and are willing to let her go to fight. We hope you will support her as well! 
 
Thank you for all you do to support Shelley and Pink Cross Foundation. We are extremely grateful for you!
 
Love and blessings,
 
Shelley
 
 
 
 
 
Ex Porn Star and New Baby!
 
Ex porn star Madelyne recently gave birth to a beautiful baby girl but needs your prayers right now. Only a couple days after having a c-section she is back in the hospital with Pnuemonia. 
 
Please pray daily for Maddy and her new sweet baby. Once Maddy is feeling better we will share more details of the birth.  
 
If you would like to send Maddy and her baby a gift, you may send it to the address below and we will be sure to personally deliver it to her!
 
Pink Cross Foundation
6077 Coffee Rd. #4
PMB 33
Bakersfield, CA 93308
 
Thank you so much for praying!
"Mom and Daughter leave porn! 
 
Desi and Elli Foxx, mother and daughter, recently left porn and came to Pink Cross Foundation for help to move across country, find new jobs and help with living expenses.  
 
Please join us to help Desi and her daughter Elli rebuild their lives.  
 
Below is an email I received from Desi: 
 
 
"Elli and I spoke about this at length during our trip to NYC and we came to the same conclusion. It would be totally irresponsible of us to continue to perform in porn now that we are aware of the unreported risks of HIV (not to mention the Hep C case I've previously reported) and knowing what lengths the industry goes to in order to get their scene!! It'd be playing russian roulette!!

Today, June 20th, 2009, Elli and I officially announce our retirement from the Porn Industry. We will no longer shoot scenes and we will not support their actions by continuing to work in an industry with no true regulation. We take this stand now in hopes of making a statement for all the world to see their gross indifference for our lives."
 
To read more click here.
New and Improved shelleylubben.com web site! 
 
I am excited to announce my new and improved web site at shelleylubben.com packed full of powerful features right at your finger tips!

You will find ex porn star stories, porn statistics, DVDs, the truth about the porn, powerful videos, shocking articles, personal blogs and a whole lot more!
 
I believe this web site is truly anointed by God to offer hope, healing and large doses of truth to keep you porn-free! 
 
Email your friends. Tell your church. Share it on your Myspace and Facebook. Shelley's web site gives you all the tools you need to get the word out about porn. You just need to do your part!
 
Together we can make a difference!
 
I want to say a personal huge THANK YOU to Eric Ridolfi who is the best programmer and designer and has a huge heart for the cause! Thank you Eric for all your hard work!
Pink Cross Foundation an Approved 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
 
Pink Cross Foundation is a Nonprofit Corporation in the state of California and is an IRS approved 501(c)(3) public charity. 
Contributions to the Pink Cross Foundation, a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, are entirely tax-deductible. We will send out receipts at the end of the year. Our tax id number 80-0142359.  
 
Below are immediate needs we have at Pink Cross Foundation.
 
We really need finances for:
 
 Women who leave porn and the sex industry to help pay their living expenses such as food, utilities, rent and clothing for their new lives.
 
 Porn conventions in San Francisco, New York and Las Vegas.
 
 Sponsorship to support our efforts to educate lawmakers about the filthy and illegally operating porn industry.
 
 Daily operational expenses. We need finances for printing, computer and web programming, video editing, mailing supplies and letters to women and men in porn, supplies for recovery and more! Please help us with the daily expenses to run Pink Cross Foundation.  
 
We also need:
 
 A building! If you are in the Bakersfield or San Fernando Valley area and want to donate a building to us please let us know asap! Our home now has two rooms dedicated to Pink Cross Foundation plus our garage is overflowing so we really need a building. 
 
 We need finances for our new Pink Cross Foundation Bible which you can learn more about here. We are very excited to be approved by the American Bible Society to create a Bible which will appeal to sex workers all over the world. We want to meet them where they are at with the love and power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ so we hope you will help us purchase the new Pink Cross Foundation Bibles. 
 
Thank you sincerely for helping Pink Cross Foundation. We have many needs and are extremely grateful you care about our mission to reach porn stars, fight porn and help those struggling with pornography.
 
You may donate securely online below:



You may also send supplies and donations to our address below:

Pink Cross Foundation
PMB Box 33
6077 Coffee Rd 4
Bakersfield, Calif. 93308
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About Shelley Lubben and Pink Cross Foundation

Shelley Lubben is an American Missionary who sees the porn industry as the perfect mission field.
 
With arms wide open, she passionately reaches out to porn stars and porn addicts with one hand and fights heavy fisted against a multi-billion dollar industry with the other.
 
 
And make no mistake - the gloves are off.

As a former stripper, prostitute, and porn actress, Shelley's bold, no-nonsense approach stems from years of survival and abuse at the hand of the adult entertainment industry.

In 1994, she contracted the non-curable disease Genital Herpes while on the porn set and later developed early cervical cancer. After enduring three unexpected pregnancies from prostitution acts, two of which ended in miscarriage, she suffered an entopic pregnancy and a third miscarriage with her husband, resulting in a total of four pregnancy losses.

To add insult to injury, upon leaving the porn industry, she was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Impulse Control Disorder and substance abuse.

Disease and disorders didn't exactly mirror the welcome sign of fast cash and fame that the industry had promised.

With little hope left, Shelley endured eight hard years of recovery at the Champion's Center in Tacoma, Washington and found her reason to live in God and Christianity. Years later and against all odds, she lives a happy, healthy life.

She later returned to the porn industry with a message of hope.

Shelley and her husband Garrett founded the Pink Cross Foundation, an IRS approved 501(c)(3) public charity, dedicated to offering adult industry workers emotional, financial and transitional support for those who want out of the adult industry.

She and her knockout team reach out to thousands of porn stars and sex workers through individual attention and care packages and offer support and counsel to porn addicts in Pink Cross's Help Forums.

Shelley is the president of the Pink Cross Foundation and is an ordained Chaplain to the porn industry under The Order of St. Martin. And just for the record, she is the spiciest, most passionate Chaplain you could ever hope to meet.

Relentless in the cause of human rights, Shelley educates people all over the world about the villainous porn industry, the risks of prostitution and pornography, how to overcome addictions, and other subjects including Theology and Christianity. Shelley has spoken around the world and continues to spread her strong message.

Shelley attended Pierce College in Tacoma Washington, Wisdom For Life Leadership School, and Harvestime International Bible College where she received a Christian Workers Certificate in Biblical Studies.

She has rallied around adult industry workers since 2002 when she began volunteering as a teacher and counselor at local rescue missions and prisons in the State of California and has nearly finished her Bachelor's of Theology/Counseling degree from Vision International University in California.

Shelley enjoys raising her daughters, speaking, writing, web design, studying great Reformers, inspiring people to never give up and is extremely involved in reform and social work.

Not bad for an ex porn star.
 
To learn more about Shelley Lubben, please visit her website at www.shelleylubben.com