Dear John,

Everything you do to help the people of Tibet makes a difference.

Participating in petition drives, contacting your elected officials and displaying Tibetan prayer flags all help raise awareness about Tibet and make concrete contributions toward achieving a peaceful future for Tibet—free of China’s relentless oppression.

And because your support is so tremendously important and impactful, I wanted to make sure you saw the recent email from ICT Board Chair Richard Gere—because there’s a critical and urgent opportunity for you to make a difference for the Tibetan people.

Richard Gere and a group of friends are matching every gift to ICT made by December 31st up to a total of $250,000—and we need your support.

Your donation of $50 will be doubled to $100. Your gift of $100 will be doubled to $200. And if you can make an even more generous $150 or $200 donation, you’ll give a $300 or $400 boost to our work. Will you join our Flame of Hope Matching Gift Challenge with a gift that will be matched to help Tibetans?

The people of Tibet continue to face many challenges, and every single dollar of this match is needed. As the Chinese government plots to fraudulently select the next Dalai Lama, ICT is pressing for complete passage of the Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA)—currently with the Senate—so the United States government reinforces its strong stand with the Tibetan people—and against oppression.

In addition to supporting advocacy for the TPSA, your matched gift will also help ensure the recently appointed Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues—and a future one with the next US Administration—is committed to promoting dialogue between envoys of the Dalai Lama and Chinese leadership. And you’ll make sure our newly elected US lawmakers are brought up to speed on the ongoing human rights crisis in Tibet and help keep Tibetan issues a top priority on both sides of the aisle in Congress.

What we can accomplish on behalf of Tibet depends on you, John. With Richard Gere and friends matching year-end donations to ICT, right now is the time to send your best possible gift and make 2x the difference for Tibetans.

Even in this incredibly difficult year, our community of compassion has continued to make progress for Tibet. We can’t let our momentum stop now—donate today and your gift plus Richard Gere’s will do twice the good for the people of Tibet.

Thank you,

Matteo Mecacci
President

P.S. Richard Gere and friends are matching all donations to ICT up to $250,000—and we need you to step up to maximize the full matching gift for the Tibetan cause. Can I tell Richard Gere you’re joining him in supporting Tibet, John?