Last week in Washington, the Values Voter Summit honored the work of American Family Association’s founderDr. Don Wildmon for his 33 years of leadership and faithful service advocating conservative social and moral policies.

Wildmon began AFA in 1977 in the dining room of his home in Tupelo, Miss. The original name of the group was National Federation for Decency and its activities included battling against sexual content and violence on television and in magazines. As a result of its boycott campaigns, several large convenience and drugstore chains removed Playboy, Penthouse and other adult magazines from their shelves.

The group, which changed its name to AFA in 1988, has also protested PepsiCo for promoting the homosexual agenda and Gap Inc. for censoring the word Christmas in its advertisement. After an AFA boycott call, the latter company released an Old Navy commercial in which one of the characters sent a Christmas greeting to viewers.

AFA owns and operates 180 radio stations, has a monthly magazine and a staff of 175 employees.

Even though his son Tim Wildmon has taken over AFA, Don is still working daily. Those who follow Dr. Wildmon know that he narrowly escaped death this past year after a mosquito bite infected him with encephalitis. You will note in this moving video that he is walking with a cane as a result of that illness.

You can send a thank-you note to Don Wildmon at donwildmon@afa.net