Hi there, friend,

This is Gena Hoyer, mother of Luke Hoyer, one of the 17 lives stolen at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. 

Every summer, I think about where we were — and what we were feeling — in the months after our son Luke was taken from us at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre.

He was just 15. A sweet, kind, funny kid who loved basketball and chicken nuggets. He didn’t deserve what happened to him. None of the 17 did.

After the shooting, our families made a decision: to turn our pain into purpose. We founded Stand With Parkland to fight for safer schools, smarter policies, and a future where no family has to face what we’ve been through.

We marked another anniversary of this organization’s founding in June, and we're more committed than ever to our three pillars: physical security, mental health support, and responsible firearms ownership

I’m asking — from one parent to another, or simply from one human being to another — will you help us advance our cause?

And then, add your name to our national school safety petition.

ADD YOUR NAME

Every signature makes our voice stronger. Every dollar keeps this movement alive.

We do this in Luke's name, and in honor of every life taken and every child still walking into an American classroom at the start of the next school year.

Thank you for reading this. And thank you for standing with us.

Gena Hoyer
Mother of Luke Hoyer
Founding Member, Stand With Parkland