Contact: Bethany Burrell, 770-339-6880

MEDIA ADVISORY, July 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- Blake Adams, a high school senior from Powder Springs, GA won the National Right to Life oratory competition that took place on Saturday, July 5th, 2008 in Washington, D.C. Blake received a $1000 prize for his winning speech. To get to the finals in Washington, he had to win his district competition in Cobb County, the Georgia state competition and the preliminaries at the National convention on Saturday morning. Saturday evening, Adams delivered his speech flawlessly at the National Right to Life Convention (NTLC) banquet where he received the first place plaque from NRLC President, Wanda Franz.

Daniel Becker, President of Georgia Right to Life, gratefully explained, "Blake has done an exceptional job of humbly establishing how vital the truth of personhood is in a society which has tried to change the meaning."

Adams comes from a home schooled family of 11 children, where he has learned this vital truth: that the sanctity of life is paramount and establishing personhood for all regardless of size, race or level of development. Adams told Bethany Burrell, GRTL Education Director, "I am grateful to Georgia Right to Life and the NRLC for their encouragement, support and prayers. They have given me the privilege of honoring and glorifying God by speaking the truth for those who cannot speak themselves." Adams’ speech will be posted on the GRTL website: www.grtl.org.

Twenty-two states held regional and state contests. Contestants were to research, write and present an original, 5-7 minute, pro-life speech on abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, or stem cell research. At all levels of the competition, they were judged on content and delivery. The Oratory Contest is an annual, spring event that is open to all junior and senior high school students.