Dear John,

This season, as we gather with family and friends to reflect on a productive year and prepare for the year to come, we pause to honor you—the indispensable members of our CHD family who make everything we do possible.

Because of you, CHD was able to withstand every challenge we faced this year and to mount several of our own. 

Together, we confronted powerful interests, elevated voices that needed to be heard, and pushed our movement forward in ways that were inconceivable just a few short years ago.

Because of your steadfast solidarity in making the world safe for our children, we enter the new year not only from a place of truth, clarity, and determination - where we’ve always been - but from a position of strength and possibility. And for this we are eternally grateful. 

May you and your loved ones enjoy a joyful and peaceful holiday season, filled with love, hope, health, and happiness. 

Mary Holland and the Children’s Health Defense Team