Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

January 7, 2020 at 12:18 AM

Terrific news

John, I couldn’t be more grateful. Thanks to this generous community, we secured every single dollar of our year-end match to fund the expansion of our lifesaving programs this year. Last month marked seven years since my beautiful butterfly Dylan was murdered at Sandy Hook E…

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  Update (via SHP) · [email protected]

January 1, 2020 at 3:20 AM

Triple match expires in 2 hours (still short!)

This is incredibly important, John: Our year-end match expires in two hours, but we're still short of securing every dollar so we can expand our lifesaving work in 2020 to protect more children from gun violence. We can't close this fundraising gap unless something changes immediatel…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

January 1, 2020 at 1:05 AM

All gifts now TRIPLED (for 4 hours only!)

This is incredibly important, John: Our year-end match expires in four hours, but we're still short of securing every dollar so we can expand our lifesaving work in 2020 to protect more children from gun violence. We can't close this fundraising gap unless something changes immediate…

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  Nicole (personal) · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 10:57 PM

Asking you directly

December is really hard for me, John. As I got closer to the day my beautiful butterfly Dylan was murdered, I went on an emotional roller coaster. I was out running an errand and burst into tears for what seemed like no reason. But I know the reason: It's because my baby boy is gon…

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  Team SHP · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 8:37 PM

Still falling short of our match goal (less than 9 hours left)

We have a critical update to share with you, John: With less than nine hours left before the year ends, we're still short of securing every dollar of our match goal. It has never been more important that you donate than it is right now – take advantage of this opportunity to have ev…

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  Mark (personal) · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 6:06 PM

By tonight, please

The holidays are always hardest for me, John. My sweet little Daniel's absence is just that much more evident. I look at his empty chair at the kitchen table and I still can't wrap my head around the fact that he's never coming back. It seems like just yesterday and also a thousand …

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 5:08 PM

Asking again (only 13 hours left to DOUBLE your impact)

John, we know we've emailed several times recently, but it's for three incredibly important reasons: We're still short of our year-end fundraising goal. If we fail to reach our goal this year, we may not be able to work fast enough to prevent the next school shooting.Because…

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 2:46 PM

My last memory of Daniel

I'm constantly retracing my last moments with Daniel, John. I have these very vivid memories of that morning, and they can creep into my consciousness and completely level me if I'm not aware – like the last photo I took with my sweet little Daniel on the morning he was murde…

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  Team SHP · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 12:18 AM

Re: your donation status

John, We know we've emailed you pretty frequently lately to ask for your support, but it's for two big reasons: 1) We know you care deeply about protecting children from gun violence, and 2) we might not have enough resources to prevent the next tragedy without your contrib…

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  Nicole (personal) · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 2:24 PM

A heartfelt ask of you

This month has been very, very hard for me, John. A few weeks ago marked seven years since my beautiful butterfly Dylan was murdered. There are simply no words to express how much I miss him. I rarely burst into tears, but I often find tears falling without realizing I've started t…

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

December 29, 2019 at 5:23 PM

Missing Daniel

John, In the weeks after my sweet little Daniel's murder, my wife, Jackie, and I would literally collapse on the floor in a heap, sobbing together. In those terrible moments, our family looked the opposite of what you might think: It was our surviving children, James and Nata…

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  The SHP Policy Team · [email protected]

December 28, 2019 at 10:51 PM

Missing your signature

John, 19,216 people have taken action since Mark emailed about our background checks petition yesterday – but we’re still missing your name. Seven years after our children and loved ones were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary – and even after hundreds of mass shootings this year alone – the Se…

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

December 27, 2019 at 4:11 PM

Sign the petition: Pass background checks NOW – it's been 10 months!

John, Today marks 10 months since the House passed a historic background checks bill – but the Senate has flat-out refused to vote on it. While we've urged the Senate to act over these past 10 months, there have been more than 350 mass shootings. There have been at least 35 …

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  SHP News · [email protected]

December 22, 2019 at 11:42 PM

And the winners of the Student Voices Awards are...

You're making a difference in preventing school shootings and creating a culture of kindness in your community. Read the December newsletter to see this month's top stories. The Real Legacy of the Last Decade Will Be Mass Shootings Nicole Hockley, whose son was killed at San…

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

December 20, 2019 at 10:12 PM

Watch: NBC Nightly News shows how we're saving lives

John, I am speechless. Thanks to this generous community, we're back on track heading into this final stretch of 2019. Now, if we hit our big year-end goal, we'll be able to expand our gun violence prevention programs and advocacy efforts so that we can protect more children…

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  Nicole (personal) · [email protected]

December 18, 2019 at 11:59 PM

I'm so grateful

John, I cannot tell you how grateful I am. In just the nine hours since I emailed this morning, we’ve already raised $17,459 to help expand our no-cost, lifesaving gun violence prevention programs. I will never get my beautiful butterfly Dylan back, but I know that because of the generosity of…

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

December 18, 2019 at 2:44 PM

my birthday

John, today is my birthday, but those close to me know I choose not to celebrate it anymore. My birthday falls four days after Dec. 14, the day of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. My first birthday after the tragedy was also the day I saw my 6-year-old son, Dylan, for the f…

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  SHP · [email protected]

December 16, 2019 at 12:12 AM

One final ask

John, this is too urgent for us not to email one last time: We set a goal of raising $750,000 last week to help protect children from gun violence in 2020 – but we're still $39,936 short. This shortfall means more children's lives could be at risk, and we cannot accept knowing we cou…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

December 15, 2019 at 4:01 PM

Didn't make it

We didn’t want to have to send this email, John, but we missed our critical fundraising goal last week. We’re still $96,497 short of what we need to expand our work to protect children from gun violence next year – and we just can’t accept that. It’s critical we reach every …

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  SHP · [email protected]

December 14, 2019 at 11:19 PM

Re: your signature

Our hearts have been so warmed by the response to our message from this morning, John. Just in the past few hours, 21,536 people have signed the remembrance card marking seven years since our children and loved ones were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary – and honoring all the precious lives l…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

December 14, 2019 at 3:15 PM

Please sign: Card honoring our children and loved ones

John, Seven years ago today, our children and loved ones were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary. There are no words to describe how deeply we miss them, or how agonizing it is to mark another year since the last hug, smile or laugh we shared with them. We desperately wish we …

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

December 14, 2019 at 3:48 AM

Please, before you go to sleep

John, I can’t bring myself to speak of some of the loss and heartbreak that I feel every single day – but I need to say this: My beautiful butterfly Dylan has now been gone from my life for more days than he was in it. I marked the September day on the calendar some time ago in dr…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

December 14, 2019 at 3:38 AM

before I head out

John, this time of year, and especially tomorrow, is incredibly difficult for me. I’m taking the day off to spend time with my family and honor my sweet little Daniel’s beautiful memory, but before I do, I have a special request: Right now, we’re still $275,614 short of tonight’s fund…

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  SHP · [email protected]

December 14, 2019 at 2:58 AM

Asking once more (still short)

We wouldn't ask if this weren't really important, John, but we need your help right now for two reasons: 1) With less than four hours left until our deadline, we're still $348,703 short of our must-hit goal, and 2) We know that if we don't reach our goal in time – if we fail to rais…

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  Mark (personal) · [email protected]

December 14, 2019 at 12:16 AM

Special ask

John, this time of year, and especially tomorrow, is incredibly difficult for me. I’m taking the day off to spend time with my family and honor my sweet little Daniel’s beautiful memory, but before I do, I have a special request: Right now, we’re still $394,898 short of tonight’s fund…

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  Nicole (personal) · [email protected]

December 13, 2019 at 10:33 PM

Asking you personally

John, I can’t bring myself to speak of some of the loss and heartbreak that I feel every single day – but I need to say this: My beautiful butterfly Dylan has now been gone from my life for more days than he was in it. I marked the September day on the calendar some time ago in dr…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

December 13, 2019 at 5:58 PM

Asking again (still very short of our goal)

We wouldn't ask if this weren't really important, John, but we need your help right now for two reasons: 1) With less than 12 hours left until our deadline, we're still $498,815 short of our must-hit goal, and 2) We know that if we don't reach our goal in time – if we fail to raise …

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

December 13, 2019 at 3:12 PM

The day hell came to school

John, "The day when hell came to my school." That's how Jake, my surviving son, describes Dec. 14, 2012. I remember how relieved I felt when I found Jake at the firehouse that morning – but I still struggle to accept that my beautiful butterfly Dylan is gone forever. Even aft…

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  Natalie Barden · [email protected]

December 13, 2019 at 12:06 AM

My brother, Daniel

John, On the morning of Dec. 14, 2012, my school went into lockdown. When I heard there had been an "incident" at Sandy Hook Elementary – where my little brother, Daniel, was in first grade – I assumed there was an animal near the school or an accident in a neighboring town. …

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

December 12, 2019 at 3:17 PM

154 bullets in 4 minutes

John, The shooter who murdered my beautiful butterfly Dylan carried ten 30-round, high-capacity magazines into Sandy Hook Elementary. He deliberately left the smaller-capacity magazines at home. In approximately four minutes, he shot 154 bullets, killing 20 children and six e…

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

December 11, 2019 at 2:22 PM

Do you have him? DO YOU HAVE HIM YET?

John, On the morning of Dec. 14, 2012, my wife Jackie and I both rushed to Sandy Hook Elementary. We had just learned there was a shooting at our sweet little Daniel’s school – all we knew was that parents would be reunited with their children at the firehouse nearby. When I…

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

December 10, 2019 at 2:14 PM

Jake's baby brother

John, On Dec. 14, 2012, my 8-year-old son, Jake, thought he heard metal chairs crashing over the intercom at Sandy Hook Elementary. One day, he'll process that the sound he heard was actually gunfire – the sound of his baby brother and best friend, Dylan, being murdered in h…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

December 4, 2019 at 3:35 AM

Asking again (all gifts now TRIPLED!)

This is incredibly important, John: There are less than two hours left until our Giving Tuesday match expires, but we're still $61,739 short of our goal. We can’t close our funding gap in time without a huge push, so a generous group of donors is now matching gifts THREE TIMES until m…

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  Nicole (personal) · [email protected]

December 4, 2019 at 2:46 AM

Before you go to sleep, please

John, my beautiful butterfly Dylan was the glue that held our family together. He was pure love. I do this work to honor my baby boy, but I don't want to be the person sharing my story and consoling another parent the next time a school shooting happens. I don't want there to be a n…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

December 4, 2019 at 1:26 AM

Match expires in 4 hours (still short!)

John, we know we've emailed you several times today, but this is just too important: We're still $204,381 short of our Giving Tuesday goal. Unless we reach it by midnight, we might not be able to work fast enough to prevent the next school shooting. Because this is so c…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

December 4, 2019 at 1:11 AM

Have your gift DOUBLED! (only 5 hours left)

We have a critical match update, John: With only five hours left before our Giving Tuesday match ends, we're still $271,499 short of our goal – and we cannot overstate how important it is that you take advantage of this opportunity to protect more children from gun violence. If we d…

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  Mark (personal) · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 11:39 PM

by tonight, please

The past week has been really tough, John. Thanksgiving was one of my sweet little Daniel’s favorite holidays. He used to run out onto the driveway, barefoot on the cold pavement, to give his cousins a big hug. He loved his family more than anything. When I woke up on Thanksgiving Day…

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  SHP · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 10:30 PM

Falling short of our match goal

John, we know we've been emailing you a lot today, but this is absolutely critical: We're still $392,087 short of our Giving Tuesday goal – and our match expires at midnight. Unless we secure every single dollar of this match, we'll have to limit the expansion of our progra…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 9:25 PM

URGENT: Only hours left to DOUBLE your impact!

John, With only 11 hours left before our Giving Tuesday match expires, we're still $448,713 short of our goal. This match is a rare opportunity to DOUBLE your impact – so we need you to take advantage right away. This year brought devastating tragedies and loss to more families a…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 5:50 PM

Asking from the bottom of my heart

December is really, really hard for me, John. Next Saturday marks seven years since my beautiful butterfly Dylan was murdered. There are simply no words to express how much I miss him. I often tried to minimize my pain, but the loss of a child is just incomparable. It’s a feeling that…

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  Natalie Barden · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 5:31 PM

My little brother

John, Almost seven years ago, 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, James, and me to follow them upstairs. I silently cried as I climbed the stairs. I had hear…

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

November 27, 2019 at 8:01 PM

Thankful for you

John, With Thanksgiving nearly here, I wanted to pause for a moment and thank you for all your support. This work is draining and heart-wrenching – but it's how I honor my beautiful butterfly Dylan, and that's only possible because of people like you. In a few weeks, we'll m…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

November 24, 2019 at 11:02 PM

What's the truth about gun violence and mental health?

You’re making a difference in preventing school shootings. Read the November newsletter to see this month’s top stories and witness your support in action. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

November 22, 2019 at 12:10 AM

Fwd: Please sign: Card for students murdered at California school

John, It's been a week since two students were murdered and three more were injured in a shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California. Gracie Anne Muehlberger was 15 years old and Dominic Blackwell was 14 years old. Gracie's parents affectionately called her "Sweetpea," and they…

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  Dawn Lyons · [email protected]

November 20, 2019 at 1:39 AM

Your input, please

John, How much do you know about Sandy Hook Promise's work to protect children from gun violence? As we set our priorities for 2020, we're looking to hear from supporters who've stood with us for years as well as those who just got involved. With more than 4.5 million promise…

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  Team SHP · [email protected]

November 17, 2019 at 11:40 PM

Last chance to get your T-shirt

John, time is running out: This is your last chance to order your 12/14 Remembrance T-shirt before tonight’s midnight deadline. Next month marks seven years without our children and loved ones. We always dread 12/14, but we can’t ignore the pain it brings. We’ve made a promise …

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

November 17, 2019 at 3:32 PM

We're running out of T-shirts

John, we don’t want you to miss this: There are just 14 hours left to order your Sandy Hook Promise 12/14 Remembrance T-shirt, and we only have 312 left. Dec. 14 will mark seven years since our loved ones were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary. No matter how much time passes, the gri…

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

November 16, 2019 at 12:03 AM

Please sign: Card for students murdered at California school

John, I was absolutely heartbroken to learn that two students – just 14 and 15 years old – were murdered, and at least three more injured, in a horrific shooting yesterday at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California. My heart aches for their families and the entire commu…

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

November 14, 2019 at 2:55 PM

Missing Dylan

John, The day I dread most is one month from today: Dec. 14, the day my beautiful butterfly Dylan was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary. On that day, I often try to focus on the wonderful parts of my life with Dylan. But I never can. It’s too hard – I just miss my beautiful bab…

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

November 13, 2019 at 4:32 PM

Days without Daniel

John, In the weeks following my sweet little Daniel's murder, people told me: "It will get easier. Every day, it will get a little easier." But I've found that the opposite is true – because with every day I live, I'm one day further away from my life with Daniel. The gulf keep…

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