Mark Barden · [email protected]

September 7, 2020 at 2:32 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 should have started high school last week, but instead, he'll forever…

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  Dawn Lyons · [email protected]

September 6, 2020 at 7:32 PM

Re: your signature

John, I'm so moved by all the love and support this community has shown Mark in the past couple days. More than 10,000 people have already signed Mark's birthday card, and I know he will so appreciate your messages of comfort and support on this difficult day. Mark has talked before about how …

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

September 4, 2020 at 11:11 PM

Sign the card for Mark's birthday

John, When a parent loses a child to gun violence, every day without them is difficult – but birthdays are some of the hardest. They are painful reminders that while you get older, your child never will. That’s why, with Mark Barden’s birthday coming up on Monday, we want to …

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

September 1, 2020 at 9:32 PM

Prevent Suicide: new training for parents, students, and educators

Hi John, If you’re like me, you’re wondering just how much pressure our students can take during the COVID-19 upheaval in their lives. Youth suicide is becoming a public health crisis. And, as with other forms of violence and self-harm, there are warning signs. This means suicid…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

August 29, 2020 at 3:25 PM

Didn't make it (all gifts now MATCHED!)

We didn't want to have to send you this email, John, but we fell short of our critical $350,000 back-to-school fundraising goal last night. Failing to reach our goal has a real cost: We might not be able to work fast enough to prevent the next school shooting, and we can't bear kno…

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  Nicole (personal) · [email protected]

August 29, 2020 at 1:07 AM

Asking from the bottom of my heart

The start of another school year is really, really hard for me, John. My beautiful butterfly Dylan should be starting high school next week. There are simply no words to express how much I miss him, how much it hurts to watch his classmates grow up while all I can do is kiss the ur…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

August 28, 2020 at 11:56 PM

Asking again (very short of tonight's goal)

This can't wait, John: We're just hours away from our midnight deadline, and we're still falling short of our $350,000 back-to-school funding goal. Whether children are heading back to school in person or are learning remotely this fall, it's crucial to close this gap in time to ra…

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  Mark (personal) · [email protected]

August 28, 2020 at 9:20 PM

before you go to sleep, please

This week has been really, really tough, John. Tuesday should have been my sweet little Daniel’s first day of high school orientation. I woke up that day and silently hoped that he was still alive. I thought to myself, "Please tell me that Daniel is still in his room down the hall.…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

August 28, 2020 at 1:19 PM

Still falling short (just 15 hours left)

John, we know we’ve reached out a few times this week, but this is simply too important: With just hours left until our critical midnight deadline, we’re still falling short of our back-to-school fundraising goal. With so many children’s lives at stake, we MUST close that ga…

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

August 27, 2020 at 10:53 PM

uncomfortable asking this

John, My beautiful butterfly Dylan should have been starting high school next week. I wonder if he would have come home after this huge milestone, giggling his infectious giggle, still eager to snack on his favorite food – chocolate. But I'll never know. Dylan is forever froz…

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

August 27, 2020 at 2:17 PM

By tomorrow, please

John, My sweet little Daniel loved to race the school bus every morning. He'd crouch down in the grass, waiting – and as soon as the bus pulled up, he'd take off in a sprint alongside it to the stop down the street. Daniel's first day of high school should have been next week…

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  Bill Sherlach · [email protected]

August 26, 2020 at 11:06 PM

Mary's legacy

John, This time of year is filled with reminders of my wife, Mary. In the final days of summer before a new school year, she was always so eager to see her students at Sandy Hook Elementary, where she was the school psychologist. She loved her job so much – she felt as though …

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  Natalie Barden · [email protected]

August 26, 2020 at 1:33 PM

Honoring Daniel

John, When my little brother Daniel was in kindergarten, we both went to the same school: Sandy Hook Elementary. We’d get off the bus together, and I’d walk him to his classroom every morning. Sometimes I’d hold his hand as we walked down the hall, and then he’d give me a big…

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

August 25, 2020 at 1:30 PM

My sweet little Daniel

John, This morning, my sweet little Daniel should have been at freshman orientation with his classmates. He should be getting ready to start his first year of high school. But he never will, because he was murdered in his first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary when he …

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  Penny Muldoon · [email protected]

August 21, 2020 at 11:19 PM

Quick follow-up

John – did you see the survey Dawn sent around a couple days ago? I wanted to quickly follow up with you because it looks like we’re still missing your response. As we continue to see a rise in gun violence and more children in imminent danger during this pandemic, it couldn’t be more important…

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  Dawn Lyons · [email protected]

August 19, 2020 at 10:48 PM

Update for you

John, Last month, we were so heartened to have 15,231 members of this dedicated community complete the survey we sent about our strategy to protect more children from gun violence. We’ve been looking over everyone’s input, and the insights have been invaluable: Nearly every…

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  Lauren Levin · [email protected]

August 15, 2020 at 6:52 PM

Missing your signature

John, I want to make sure you saw Mark’s message. In just the last couple days, an incredible 20,941 people have stepped up to sign our petition demanding Congress finally make high-capacity gun ammunition magazines illegal – but I haven’t seen you add your name yet. Every day that Congress fa…

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

August 13, 2020 at 10:50 PM

Sign the petition: Limit high-capacity gun magazines

John, The shooter who murdered my sweet little Daniel took ten 30-round gun magazines with him into Sandy Hook Elementary. He deliberately left the smaller magazines at home. It only took him approximately four minutes to shoot 154 bullets, killing 20 students and six educat…

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

August 4, 2020 at 10:56 PM

Please sign: Card for those murdered in El Paso and Dayton one year ago

John, Yesterday marked one year since 23 people were senselessly murdered at a shopping center in El Paso, Texas. And this morning marked one year since nine people were murdered in downtown Dayton, Ohio, less than 13 hours after the tragedy in El Paso. I know all too well th…

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  Karen Louie-Joyce · [email protected]

July 25, 2020 at 5:39 PM

Following up

John – I noticed that we haven’t received a response from you yet on the survey that Penny sent around a couple of days ago, so I wanted to follow up to make sure you saw it. As we approach a new school year and continue to adapt to the challenges of the pandemic, it couldn’t be more important…

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  Penny Muldoon · [email protected]

July 23, 2020 at 4:03 PM

Meeting next week

John, 4,980 dedicated members of the Sandy Hook Promise community responded to the survey we sent around last month. As we continue to see more lives lost to gun violence and reports of children in imminent danger during this pandemic, it’s as meaningful as ever to know that …

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  The SHP Policy Team · [email protected]

July 16, 2020 at 10:34 PM

We're missing your signature

Did you see Lauren’s message, John? It’s been almost a year and a half since the House passed a historic universal background checks bill that we know would save precious lives from gun violence, but the Senate is still refusing to vote on it. Every single day the Senate ignores this critical…

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  Lauren Levin · [email protected]

July 10, 2020 at 10:41 PM

Your signature: Pending

Our hearts are broken yet again, John. More than 160 people were killed and 500 more injured by gun violence over the July Fourth holiday, including a 7-year-old girl in Chicago playing in her yard, an 8-year-old boy in Alabama walking through a mall and an 8-year-old girl in…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

July 1, 2020 at 12:33 AM

Final ask (still short!)

John, we know we've reached out a couple times today, but this is simply too important: With just four hours until our fiscal year ends, we're still falling short of our fundraising goal. We MUST close that gap. Unless we reach our goal by midnight, we could fail to protect more ch…

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  Nicole (personal) · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 10:27 PM

Before you go to sleep, please

John, My beautiful butterfly Dylan should have been finishing eighth grade this month. He would have been looking forward to a long summer of beach trips with his big brother, Jake – and I would have been looking forward to spending each day with both of my boys. But that changed whe…

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  SHP · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 1:28 PM

Asking again (still short!)

John, We know we've emailed a couple times already about our fiscal year-end deadline, but there are two big reasons why: 1) We know you care deeply about protecting children from gun violence and 2) unless we close our fundraising gap by midnight, we might not be able to work fast en…

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  Bill Sherlach · [email protected]

June 29, 2020 at 11:09 PM

Honoring Mary

John, For my wife Mary, the start of summer was always a little bittersweet. On one hand, it meant spending more time with our family, enjoying hours in her garden and reading on the porch. On the other, it meant saying goodbye to the students at Sandy Hook Elementary, where …

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

June 29, 2020 at 1:06 PM

Summer without Daniel

My sweet little Daniel always looked forward to the summer, John. He loved the feeling of warmth against his skin. He’d jump out of the swimming pool, run onto the hot pavement and lie down with his eyes closed – enjoying the sensation and the moment. When everyone else would…

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  Penny Muldoon · [email protected]

June 25, 2020 at 11:10 PM

Eager to hear from you

John, As the digital director at Sandy Hook Promise, a big part of my job is figuring out how we can best use our online resources to protect more children from gun violence. One of the most instrumental tools in our lifesaving work is this community of supporters – including…

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  Lauren Levin · [email protected]

June 23, 2020 at 11:01 PM

Still missing your signature

I wanted to follow up on Nicole’s email, John. In just the last several days, 12,583 people have signed our petition to demand Congress finally make high-capacity magazines illegal – but it looks like you haven’t added your name yet. We know there is no shortage of other priorities right now. …

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  SHP News · [email protected]

June 21, 2020 at 11:29 PM

Your latest eNews from Sandy Hook Promise

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  SHP · [email protected]

June 21, 2020 at 4:11 PM

Re: your signature

Did you see the message Mark sent yesterday, John? Already, more than 4,000 people have sent their love and support to all of the dads spending this Father’s Day without their child because of gun violence – but it looks like you haven’t signed the card yet. We know all too well that holidays …

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

June 20, 2020 at 5:32 PM

Please sign: Card for Father's Day

John, Every day without my sweet little Daniel is hard – but days like Father’s Day are the hardest. Daniel’s absence – his empty chair at the kitchen table – is just that much more evident. In the first few years after Daniel was murdered, days like tomorrow all melted toget…

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

June 18, 2020 at 10:54 PM

Please sign: Limit high-capacity gun magazines now

John, The shooter who murdered my beautiful butterfly Dylan took ten 30-round gun magazines into Sandy Hook Elementary. It only took him approximately four minutes to shoot 154 bullets, killing 20 students and six educators. In an instant, my baby boy was gone forever. In the…

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

June 4, 2020 at 11:54 PM

National Gun Violence Awareness Day: update on #WearOrange

John, Tomorrow is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, the beginning of #WearOrange weekend. I invite you to consider a different kind of support for gun violence prevention that we have never spoken about. The events of the last weeks have rocked us each to our core. And whi…

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  Penny Muldoon · [email protected]

May 30, 2020 at 4:01 PM

Haven't heard back from you

I wanted to follow up with you about the survey Dawn sent around a couple of days ago, John. Already, 7,544 incredible supporters have shared their thoughts with us – but it looks like we haven’t received your response yet. As we face new and urgent challenges in our work to prevent gun viole…

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  Dawn Lyons · [email protected]

May 28, 2020 at 11:03 PM

Before my meeting

John, It’s been nearly three months since schools across the country closed to curb the spread of COVID-19, and there has been an alarming increase in tips to the national crisis center of our Say Something Anonymous Reporting system‌ John, It’s been nearly three months since schoo…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

May 26, 2020 at 9:24 PM

Last chance to get your #WearOrange T-shirt!

John, we don’t want you to miss out: Tomorrow is the last day to order your special edition Sandy Hook Promise orange T-shirt for National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 5 – and our supply is going fast. Our work has never been more critical: Recent data shows that even more chi…

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  Sandy Hook Promise · [email protected]

May 21, 2020 at 9:26 PM

You're invited: National Gun Violence Awareness Day

John, Our work to protect children from gun violence began more than seven years ago, when our loved ones were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Today, because of the efforts of supporters like you, nearly 5 million people nationwide have made the Promise to do all t…

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  Lauren Levin · [email protected]

May 14, 2020 at 10:41 PM

Missing your signature

I wanted to make sure you saw Mark’s message, John. Since he sent around our petition a few weeks ago, 8,883 people have added their names to demand the Senate finally pass universal background checks – but I don’t see your signature yet. It’s been well over a year since the House passed this …

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

May 10, 2020 at 8:35 PM

Did you see this from Jackie?

We’ve been so moved by the outpouring of love and support in response to the message Jackie sent yesterday, John. More than 5,000 people have already signed the Mother’s Day card for all of the moms who have lost a child to gun violence – especially those who are spending the day alone without…

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  Jackie Barden · [email protected]

May 9, 2020 at 9:04 PM

Please sign the card for Mother's Day

John, Until you become a mother, it is difficult to fully grasp the depth of a mother's love for her child. It’s an incredible feeling, but it’s also the greatest risk your heart and soul will ever take. And when my sweet little Daniel was taken from us, a part of my heart an…

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  Nalini Ramachandran · [email protected]

May 8, 2020 at 3:04 PM

Sign the petition to keep children and families safe

John, As COVID-19 changes the world around us, the nature of gun violence is shifting, too. Kids may not be traveling to school anymore, but the dangers of gun violence still exist. More kids than ever are now home for the rest of the school year, but social isolation, online…

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  Nicole (personal) · [email protected]

May 5, 2020 at 11:59 PM

Asking from the bottom of my heart

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 ne…

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  Mark Barden · [email protected]

May 5, 2020 at 2:10 PM

Asking you personally

John, My sweet little Daniel was an old soul. He was murdered when he was just 7 years old, but his compassion and kindness went well beyond his too-short years. Daniel's teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary called him a "helper." They said he'd rush to walk his classmates to th…

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  Nicole Hockley · [email protected]

May 5, 2020 at 2:03 AM

COVID-19: what kids are anonymously reporting to our crisis center

John, I hope this finds you healthy and safe during these unprecedented times. It’s been more than a month since most schools closed to avoid the spread of COVID-19. And some alarming trends are emerging at the national crisis center of our Say Something Anonymous Reporting …

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  Lauren Levin · [email protected]

May 2, 2020 at 9:19 PM

Preventing suicide during COVID-19

John, During this pandemic, caring for youth mental health is critical. But we're worried Congress won't act. Will you help us? The impacts of this pandemic are widespread and undeniable. We can't ignore the devastating effect that the current situation is having on mental he…

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  Nalini Ramachandran · [email protected]

May 1, 2020 at 10:39 PM

Following up on the webinar

John, Did you see my message? Our new webinar series starts next week, and I want you to be there! There's still time to sign up to hear about suicide prevention, safe storage and youth wellness from our staff and guest experts. Register below to join us. Register Thanks for your support,…

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  SHP · [email protected]

April 29, 2020 at 10:44 PM

Please sign: Card for 23rd victim of El Paso shooting

John, Last August, Guillermo "Memo" Garcia was injured in a mass shooting at a shopping center in El Paso, Texas, where 22 people were murdered – and we were absolutely heartbroken to hear that, after nearly nine months in the hospital, he died from his injuries on Saturday. …

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  Karen Louie-Joyce · [email protected]

April 28, 2020 at 11:04 PM

Following up

John – I wanted to quickly follow up about the survey Penny sent around a couple of weeks ago since it looks like we haven’t received a response from you. Right now, as our world changes by the day, it’s so important for us to hear from this community as we shape our strategy for the coming mo…

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