John, as a mother to a little boy named Finn, I know the most important thing to any parent is that our children are happy, healthy and safe. Even if it means making immense sacrifices, we’ll do whatever it takes to help our kids live better lives.

Not being able to meet your child’s basic needs would be a nightmare for any parent. Yet for so many families living in war zones and places impacted by disasters or climate change, this nightmare is their reality.

But together, we can provide the extra support families in crisis need to survive their darkest moments – just like one family in Haiti, whose story you can read below. We can give millions of children – and their parents – the hope for a brighter future they deserve. 

So please, while every dollar goes twice as far for children in crisis, will you make a matched donation this holiday season to give a parent the best gift ever?

Thank you so much – and happy holidays to you and your family!

Michelle Sharnick
Advisor, Digital Strategy
Save the Children

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From: Save the Children
Date: Mon, Dec 18, 2023
Subject: For a parent, a happy, healthy child is the best holiday gift imaginable
 

John, with the support of champions for children like you, we help give each and every child in this world what all parents work so hard to give their children: a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and safety to explore and achieve their dreams.

But this year, crisis after crisis has put the world’s children at risk – from life-threatening conflict in Gaza, to devastating earthquakes in Türkiye, Syria and Afghanistan, to crippling poverty in Haiti. 

That’s why, this holiday season, we’re asking you to help Save the Children give parents around the world the most impactful gift possible: support for their children. Make a $30 donation now to help children facing immense hardships get the support they need to grow up healthy, learning and safe.

Today, we’re so excited to share this opportunity to have your holiday gift go twice as far to help parents around the world provide for their children – parents like Wislene and Roodley. Wislene, Roodley and their two young boys, Roodley and Dadensley, live in Haiti, where natural disasters, economic turmoil and political instability have made life extremely difficult. 

Struggling to feed her sons, Wislene brought them to Save the Children’s nutrition program, where workers screened them for malnutrition and gave them fortified peanut paste and vitamins. The family also received hygiene kits and cash assistance, and now, Roodley and Dadensley are healthier and stronger.

With your support, we can continue to help millions more children and their families in 2024 and beyond. Please, while every dollar goes twice as far toward lifesaving resources and care, will you rush any amount to help Save the Children give families around the world the best gift possible?

Thank you for everything you do to create happier, healthier futures for children worldwide – during the holiday season, and always.

Save the Children

A generous group of donors has donated to a matching gift fund to inspire more donors like you to support our mission, and every dollar you donate will unlock a dollar from this pool. To unlock this match and help us reach our goal, please click the donation link in this email. All donations will be matched, for the first $20 million in donations, or until midnight on Dec. 31, 2023. Monthly gifts will be matched for the first monthly installment only. If we meet our match goal prior to receiving your one-time or monthly donation, your donation will not be matched but will still go to support our programs.