We’re just getting started! The National Committee’s massive, nationwide campaign to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare is off to a great start! As someone who has a personal stake in this fight, I’m counting on you to participate in our historic SUMMER CHALLENGE! And here’s the best part: any gift you make today will be DOUBLED, dollar for dollar, resulting in a HUGE boost to our advocacy, media outreach and public education efforts to promote seniors’ rights and strengthen your earned benefits.

So please help us reach our critical fundraising goal of $38,000 by the end of the day on Senior Citizens’ Day: August 21st, by making a Matching Gift of $10 or $5 today — and help us pass legislation that will boost Social Security and Medicare benefits, and defeat attempts to use these programs to pay for unrelated fiscal priorities!

Again: your gift will be matched, thanks to a loyal member who has stepped forward to offer this incredible Match Offer, so please be as generous as you can.

The support of working Americans and retirees like you is a big reason why we have won so many victories over the years, including stopping efforts to slash Social Security and Medicare as part of congressional budget proposals … defeating a dangerous proposal to end traditional Medicare by privatizing this program for the benefit of huge insurance companies … and putting a stop to ongoing efforts to defund the Social Security Administration.

***And John, thanks to your advocacy, we are now one step closer to expanding Medicare to cover dental, hearing and vision care, which are essential for healthy aging. Last week the Senate passed a budget resolution that included this important expansion of Medicare, which would be one of the most significant changes to Medicare in decades. The budget resolution also includes language to reduce prescription drug prices.***

But these are just a handful of the battles we’ve waged and won recently. And even as we make progress on improving earned benefits, some politicians in Washington continue to target Social Security and Medicare with deep cuts — so we must be ready! That’s why our SUMMER CHALLENGE and your matching gift today are so important. Your doubled contribution will be put toward strengthening our powerful advocacy and grassroots outreach efforts on Capitol Hill to defend and boost Social Security and Medicare.

Please remember, the National Committee is 100% backed by members and supporters like you, so every dollar is important and will go to the frontlines of our fight to protect and strengthen your earned benefits!