This is urgent, friend. Yesterday, we fell seriously short of our National Honey Bee Day goal. Now, we have one last chance to close the fundraising gap and avoid DISASTER for pollinators and our fragile planet. 

Here’s why your matched gift is so critical right now: Chemical corporations are POISONING the precious bees we rely on and risking the future of our food system. Friends of the Earth is fighting back against these companies and their out-of-control pesticide pollution. But any gap in our budget means we have to scale back our fight while greedy corporations ramp up their planet-killing destruction for the sake of profits. We can’t let that happen. 

With so much at stake, our generous donors agreed to EXTEND this once-a-year Honey Bee Day match opportunity for ONE MORE DAY. So we had to reach out to you while there’s still time to DOUBLE your impact for bees and our planet.  

To be totally honest, friend, we’re worried. We set our goal of hitting $107,000 before our National Honey Bee Day deadline because that’s the MINIMUM we need to raise to continue this urgent fight. We've got a no-nonsense budget, and every dollar has a job to do – whether that's mobilizing communities on the ground, advocating for bee-safe farming practices or putting pressure on Big Ag to clean up its act before it's too late. 

If we fall short, this work gets infinitely harder – and we feel the impact in polluted farm fields, MORE pollinator deaths and alarming consequences for human health. 

Globally, we're already seeing a drop in bee-pollinated fruits, veggies and nuts. Researchers say this decrease of healthy foods could potentially lead to almost 500,000 excess deaths per year! We can't afford to stand back and let pesticide companies put our bees and our communities in danger. That’s why this match extension is such a critical opportunity to help protect these tiny pollinators, the ecosystems they maintain, and our planet. But we only have until 11:59 p.m. TONIGHT to make up our fundraising shortfall, and we’re relying on activists like you who know how much is at stake. 

Please, rush your $27 membership gift now before our rare match EXTENSION expires at midnight tonight, and every dollar will be doubled – up to $107,000 – to power the fight for our only Earth!

Thank you for your urgent support,

Kendra Klein
Deputy Director of Science
Friends of the Earth