The clock is ticking to meet our national parks campaign goal in the next few days.

Hi, Friend of the National Parks – sorry to bother you during this busy holiday week, but I need you to see this.

As NPCA’s vice president of membership, it’s my job to track the progress of our 2020 Year-End Matching Gift Campaign. Unfortunately, right now we are running short of our $300,000 goal … and the clock is ticking.

With just four days to go until the December 31 deadline, we still need to raise $135,569. That would allow us to unlock the full $300,000 in matching funds from a generous NPCA board member — and hit the ground running on January 1, ready to start reversing years of damage to your national parks.

We really need a surge of donations today to get us back on track. Can you help us close the gap?

Every dollar you contribute right now will be MATCHED 100%, dollar-for-dollar, and go twice as far to help us make sure fixing our parks is a priority on day one for the incoming administration.

To show you how much closer your tax-deductible year-end gift can get us to the goal, I want to share our progress as of last night:

We are so grateful to all of our members and supporters who have already contributed to this critical year-end campaign. Combined with the matching funds, their gifts will provide DOUBLE the resources to make sure NPCA is at full strength next year to ensure these magnificent places recover from four years of ruinous executive orders and legislative attacks on the parks.

From slashing the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments … to gutting the National Environmental Policy Act, one of the nation’s most important conservation laws … there are some big messes to clean up.

The tasks ahead would be even tougher if not for friends like you.

Even during these difficult years, you have helped us secure a major win with the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act, achieve a landmark victory to protect Yellowstone grizzlies, and defend Canyonlands from drilling.

When we stand together, our parks win. That’s why, with NPCA in the thick of so many high-stakes battles right now, I am asking you to help us reach our year-end goal by midnight this coming Thursday.

We are so close! If you can pitch in with even a few dollars today, it could help put us over the top.

Your tax-deductible gift of $15 or more will not only go twice as far for the parks, but brings you complete member benefits, including our award-winning National Parks magazine and exclusive NPCA member mini-lantern as your free welcome gift!

Make your new member gift before the clock runs out, and it will go twice as far to strengthen NPCA’s advocacy, litigation and other critical park-protection efforts next year. Thank you!

Sincerely,


Laura Connors
Vice President, Membership

P.S. These matching funds are so important to NPCA’s ability to make sure our plan to prioritize the restoration of our parks in the new administration will start off strong — and never slow down. But the year is almost over, and we won’t reach our goal without your help.

Will you join today and make one of the last gifts we need to reach the finish line? Thank you!

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