Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

November 1, 2019 at 11:24 PM

We're partnering with Bark to prevent school shootings

John, We've been guided by one singular mission since the day we lost our loved ones: doing everything we can to protect children from gun violence. We take this threat extremely seriously, which is why we're proud to announce our new partnership and exclusive program offer w…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

October 27, 2019 at 10:10 PM

Red flags in the family, what shooters have in common and more:

You’re making a difference in preventing school shootings. In this month’s newsletter, you’ll be able to read top stories and see your support in action. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Nicole (personal) · [email protected]

October 25, 2019 at 11:15 PM

Before you go to sleep, please

It's still really, really hard for me to do this work, John. Almost seven years later, I'm always thinking about my beautiful butterfly Dylan. I rarely burst into tears, but I often find tears falling without realizing I've started to cry. There's a feeling of incredible sadness f…

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  Update (via SHP) · [email protected]

October 25, 2019 at 9:27 PM

Only 7 hours left and still short of our match goal

John: After the strong start to our match campaign, we didn't think we'd have to send this email. But unfortunately, with just seven hours until our deadline, donations have slowed – and now we're in serious danger of missing our match goal unless we quickly raise $59,005 before m…

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  SHP · [email protected]

October 25, 2019 at 1:29 PM

Have to ask you again (still short!)

John, this is urgent enough that we had to email you again. We only have 15 hours left to secure every dollar of a generous match, but we're still $71,560 short of our goal. If we fall short, there are real consequences. We'll have to limit the expansion of our programs that protec…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

October 24, 2019 at 11:42 PM

Falling short of our match goal

We've emailed you a couple times this week, John, but it's for three important reasons: We're $96,120 short of our critical match goal, and we can't afford to miss this opportunity to have every dollar doubled. Unless we secure this generous match, we might not be able to exp…

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  Mark (personal) · [email protected]

October 24, 2019 at 1:29 PM

Memories of Daniel

John, Sometimes when I go down to our basement, I can still remember the grassy, muddy smell of my sweet little Daniel after he’d been playing outside. For the longest time after Daniel was murdered, we preserved the basement exactly as he left it that morning. It was his plac…

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

October 23, 2019 at 4:29 PM

My two boys

John, Seven years ago, I wasn't thinking about school shootings. I was worrying about whether my boys, Jake and Dylan, had their book bags packed and got to school on time each morning. But on Dec. 14, 2012, I sent both of my sons to Sandy Hook Elementary, and only one came…

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  Dawn Lyons · [email protected]

October 21, 2019 at 5:57 PM

Question for you

John, In the last few meetings I've had with Mark, Nicole and the rest of the SHP team, we can't stop talking about how powerful Start With Hello Week was. During the last week of September, more than 14,000 schools and youth organizations across the country signed up to join…

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

October 17, 2019 at 7:52 PM

The Senate's back (sign our petition)

John, When the Senate failed to pass background check legislation after my sweet little Daniel was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary, it absolutely crushed me – but I refused to give up. Almost seven years later, I still haven’t given up – and I won’t stand by and let Congres…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

October 10, 2019 at 8:32 PM

Four Top Stories for Fall

You’re making a difference in preventing school shootings. Read our monthly newsletter to learn more about this month’s top stories and see your generosity in action. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Dawn Lyons · [email protected]

September 30, 2019 at 7:08 PM

I'm briefing Mark and Nicole tomorrow

John, tomorrow I'll be updating Mark and Nicole on the survey responses that have come in so far. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

September 27, 2019 at 4:11 PM

Daniel's birthday

John, today my sweet little Daniel would have turned 14 years old. It feels almost impossible to believe that it’s been nearly seven years without Daniel. Soon, the birthdays, Father’s Days and first days of school we’ve spent without him will start outnumbering the ones we sp…

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  Lauren Alfred · [email protected]

September 27, 2019 at 12:43 AM

Another session is about to end without a vote

John, we need your help right now. In August, 31 people were murdered and 51 more injured in Dayton and El Paso – all while the Senate was on vacation, refusing to take action and pass universal background checks to save lives. Just a few weeks later, seven people were murder…

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

September 24, 2019 at 10:54 PM

Need your input

John, When I think about the work we’ve accomplished over these past six and a half years, I’m so grateful for everything you’ve done to help us keep our Promise to protect children from gun violence. We couldn’t make meaningful change without supporters like you – and that’s…

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  SHP Policy Team · [email protected]

September 23, 2019 at 10:00 PM

Big news on the STANDUP Act

Dear John, We have big news to share. Last week, Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Doug Jones (D-AL) introduced the STANDUP Act in the Senate in partnership with Sandy Hook Promise. We’re so proud of this new legislation and to be doing this work with the support of five addit…

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  The SHP Policy Team · [email protected]

September 20, 2019 at 5:00 PM

Sign the petition: We need background checks NOW

Dear John, Your work is paying off. On Tuesday night, 25 Senate Democrats occupied the Senate floor to demand action on gun violence. For almost five hours that evening, senators spoke on the impact of gun violence and the need for Congress to do something. We’re getting clos…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

September 18, 2019 at 2:02 PM

First look: Our new PSA (watch until the end)

John, We've just released our powerful new PSA, "Back-to-School Essentials," right as the school year begins. We wanted to make sure you saw it first – and hope you'll watch all the way to the end: Disclaimer: ** Please note that this PSA contains graphic content related to …

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

September 15, 2019 at 10:54 PM

Following up on Start With Hello Week

John, When I talk with parents and educators around the country who've experienced our Start With Hello program, I'm always so encouraged to hear it's made such a huge impact on how students feel at school. The activities are not only helping to reduce bullying and bring kid…

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  Lauren Alfred · [email protected]

September 13, 2019 at 11:28 PM

Re: your call

There were 39 mass shootings in August, John. Yet leaders in the Senate refused to call an emergency session on gun safety. They said they would wait until after the Senate got back from their vacation to finally do something. Now the Senate is back in session, but nothing has happened and they…

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  SHP Policy Team · [email protected]

September 10, 2019 at 8:24 PM

The Senate is back – now demand a vote on background checks!

John, Last weekend, a shooter in Odessa, Texas, murdered seven people and injured 25 more. He failed a background check when he first tried to purchase a gun. But because of a loophole in our system, he was still able to buy a rifle from a private seller – and then devastat…

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

September 7, 2019 at 5:16 PM

For my birthday

Today is my birthday, John – but it's hard to really celebrate. My birthday falls 20 days before my sweet little Daniel's birthday. It's a painful reminder that while I'm growing older, Daniel never will. He will forever be our 7-year-old baby boy. Our affectionate, smiling, k…

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  Paula Fynboh · [email protected]

September 5, 2019 at 11:39 PM

For the start of school

John, at the start of a new school year, I want to ask you an important question: Do you think it's critical for students to reach out to their peers who feel excluded and lonely at school? Yes No When young people experience isolation, b…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

August 30, 2019 at 3:17 PM

Didn't make it

We never wanted to have to send you this email, John, but last night, we fell short of our critical back-to-school match goal. We can't accept that. We know all too well the human toll of gun violence – it's the lives of our children and loved ones. And we can't bear the thought th…

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  SHP · [email protected]

August 30, 2019 at 12:38 AM

Asking you again (all gifts now TRIPLED)

John, we wish we didn't have to ask you for money again, but with children's lives on the line, we have to do everything we can to protect them. We're still $50,992 short of what we need to prevent more school shootings this year, so a group of generous donors is TRIPLING ever…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

August 29, 2019 at 9:56 PM

by tonight, please

This week has been really, really tough, John. I woke up on Monday and silently hoped that my sweet little Daniel was still alive. I thought to myself, "Please tell me that Daniel is still in his room down the hall." Milestones like the first day of school are especially hard, but …

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  Nicole (personal) · [email protected]

August 29, 2019 at 5:35 PM

I know it's not healthy

This week has been incredibly hard, John. On Monday, my beautiful butterfly Dylan's classmates started eighth grade without him. The stream of updates from other parents are painful reminders that Dylan is frozen in time – forever 6 years old. The only way I know to get through i…

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  Update (via SHP) · [email protected]

August 29, 2019 at 1:55 PM

Natalie's email

John, did you see Natalie Barden's email? Millions of children like her are heading back to school this week, and we know our programs can protect them from gun violence. But we can only expand our lifesaving work if we raise another $115,422 before our match expires at midnight …

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

August 29, 2019 at 12:17 AM

Still falling short of our match goal (only one day left)

John, We know we've emailed a few times this week to ask for your support – but there are two big reasons why: 1) We know you care deeply about protecting children from gun violence this school year, and 2) without donations from people like you, we might not be able to expa…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

August 28, 2019 at 2:07 PM

"My Mom is special because she senz me to scol"

"My Mom is special because she senz me to scol." John, that's what my beautiful butterfly Dylan wrote on a drawing he made me for Mother's Day in 2012. Later that year, I sent Dylan to school on the morning of December 14 – but my baby boy never came home. He was murdered in h…

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  Natalie Barden · [email protected]

August 27, 2019 at 1:59 PM

My first day of school

John, the first day of school is always really difficult for me. Yesterday, I started my senior year of high school. I should have been posing for first-day photos with my little brother Daniel and driving him to school. But none of that happened – because he was murdered in h…

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

August 26, 2019 at 1:55 PM

My sweet little Daniel

John, This morning, my sweet little Daniel should have started eighth grade – his last year of middle school. But he never will, because he was murdered in his first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary. Every minute of every day since then, I've felt constant heartache. B…

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

August 24, 2019 at 5:52 PM

The lives we've saved

John, As we begin a new school year, I want to thank you for helping protect children nationwide. The generous support of this community is helping train more than 3 MILLION kids and adults to Know the Signs of potential violence and how to speak up to prevent shootings, suicid…

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  SHP Policy Team · [email protected]

August 18, 2019 at 11:04 PM

We need to keep the pressure on Sen. McConnell (please sign!)

John, More than 45,000 supporters signed our petition urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to hold an emergency session to pass universal background checks after the horrific mass shootings earlier this month in El Paso and Dayton. But Sen. McConnell is still refusing…

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  Mark (personal) · [email protected]

August 15, 2019 at 9:36 PM

Asking you directly

John, I spent the months after my sweet little Daniel was murdered going to as many Senate offices as I could, showing them photos of my gap-toothed little boy and urging them to pass background check legislation. That was six years ago, and the vote failed. That defeat crushed me…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

August 15, 2019 at 1:31 PM

Asking you again (short of our goal to pass background checks)

John, The House passed a historic background checks bill over five months ago, but the Senate still refuses to vote on it – even after 31 people were murdered last week in El Paso and Dayton. The Senate needs to come back from vacation right now to pass universal background checks,…

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  Natalie Barden · [email protected]

August 14, 2019 at 11:24 PM

My little brother, Daniel

John, On Dec. 14, 2012, I was sitting in my fifth-grade science class when my school went under lockdown. When I came home, my parents told my older brother and me to follow them upstairs. I silently cried as I climbed the stairs. I had heard about what happened at Sandy Hook …

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

August 13, 2019 at 11:30 PM

I cannot fail again

John, In the months after my beautiful butterfly Dylan was murdered in his first-grade classroom, I felt so lost, so empty without my baby boy. So I spent all my waking hours working to pass background check legislation. I wanted to make sure Dylan didn't die in vain. But when…

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  Lauren Alfred · [email protected]

August 11, 2019 at 11:03 PM

Missing your signature

John, this is extremely urgent: Senate Majority Leader McConnell still hasn't called an emergency session on gun safety reform – so we need to push even harder. In just the last two weeks, there have been 17 mass shootings across the country. We simply cannot accept inaction – not when gun sa…

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  SHP Policy Team · [email protected]

August 10, 2019 at 12:17 AM

Please sign: Sen. McConnell, call an emergency session on background checks!

John, Last weekend, 31 people were murdered and over 50 more were injured in a matter of minutes in El Paso and Dayton. And just a few days prior, there were mass shootings in Gilroy, Chicago, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. This is an emergency – and the Senate needs to treat it as…

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  Nicole (personal) · [email protected]

August 8, 2019 at 9:42 PM

Asking you from the bottom of my heart

It's been a really, really hard week, John. I went to bed on Saturday with my heart breaking for El Paso, bracing myself for the news and images the next day that always make me relive the nightmare of my beautiful butterfly Dylan's murder. Not long after, my phone started buzzing …

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

August 8, 2019 at 1:42 PM

Asking again (short of tonight's goal)

We wouldn't ask again if this weren't so important, John, but with just 15 hours until our midnight deadline, we still need to raise $59,663 to immediately ramp up our work to prevent future tragedies. Twenty-two people were murdered in El Paso on Saturday, and the very next mornin…

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

August 7, 2019 at 11:27 PM

I'm sick of TALK -- we need ACTION

John, This week, our nation's leaders talked about preventing gun violence after 31 people were murdered and 51 more injured in El Paso and Dayton this weekend. The words were all too familiar. They talked about preventing gun violence after three people were murdered in the s…

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  Update (via SHP) · [email protected]

August 6, 2019 at 11:25 PM

31 murdered and Congress is still on vacation

John, 22 murdered and 24 injured in El Paso.9 murdered and 27 injured in Dayton. This is the human toll of inaction. 31 precious lives stolen in less than 13 hours. And still, no action from our leaders in the Senate to prevent another tragedy like this from happening. They're…

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

August 5, 2019 at 11:28 PM

1 minute. 6 minutes. 4 minutes.

John, Yesterday, it took just one minute for a gunman in Dayton, Ohio, to murder at least nine people and injure 27 others. In El Paso, Texas, it took just six minutes for a shooter to murder at least 22 people and injure 24 more. And at Sandy Hook Elementary, it took just fou…

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

August 4, 2019 at 11:56 PM

Shootings in El Paso and Dayton

This madness must end, John. At least 20 people were murdered and 26 injured yesterday at a shopping center in El Paso, Texas. And less than 13 hours later, at least nine more people were murdered and 27 people injured in downtown Dayton, Ohio. Two mass shootings in one day.…

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  Nalini Ramachandran · [email protected]

August 2, 2019 at 9:20 PM

BREAKING: Our new bill to prevent school shootings

John, this is big: Sandy Hook Promise just helped introduce new legislation in Congress to prevent school shootings and protect more children from gun violence – but we have to act immediately to help it move forward. The bill is called the STANDUP Act, and it would bring gun…

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

July 27, 2019 at 4:14 PM

honoring Dylan

John, From the bottom of my heart, thank you for joining our Promise to build a safer world for all our children so no other parent experiences the loss of their child. After my precious Dylan was killed in the senseless violence at Sandy Hook Elementary, my other son Jake as…

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