Friend -

This holiday season, many of us are gathering around tables for family meals to share memories and create new ones. For far too many, an empty chair is a constant reminder of the violence that took their loved one too soon and the country that failed to act. 

Together we’re making progress to end gun violence. Our grassroots network delayed passage of legislation to make it easier to carry concealed firearms for nearly a year, generating bipartisan opposition. Our coalition of faith and community leaders, survivors, veterans, law enforcement, and doctors helped win significant funding for community violence prevention programs. 

This Giving Tuesday I am asking you to be part of the vast coalition of faith and community leaders, survivors, veterans, law enforcement, and doctors - because the problems we face are big but not impossible to overcome. When you stand behind us, we can remember those who couldn't be saved from this crisis by taking action for a safer Pennsylvania.

Simple solutions vastly agreed upon by the majority of Pennsylvanians, such as universal background checks, are within our grasp with your help. In the last few weeks, our organizing team convinced some key elected officials to oppose deadly legislation that would allow anyone to carry a concealed firearm. They organized rallies outside legislative offices in just days and highlighted the risk in media coverage from Erie to Harrisburg.

Now, we need those elected officials to support real solutions to a gun violence crisis that is taking too many Pennsylvanians away from their loved ones every day.

Each dollar you give helps to organize a volunteer and grow our coalition to hold those in power accountable. Can I count on you to help address this uniquely American problem on #GivingTuesday?