CeaseFirePA
THE STAND TOGETHER MIRACLE
Well you did it! We put out a call to action and you answered. You didn't just meet the 'challenge' you exceeded it. You made a wish come true. All of us at CeaseFirePA hoped for a positive response to the $100,000 dollar Honickman challenge.
WE HOPED. BUT IT WAS YOU WHO MADE IT HAPPEN.
YOU DIDN'T JUST MEET THE CHALLENGE
YOUR 700 GIFTS BROUGHT MORE THAN $150,000!
We could not have accomplished this without you. YOU MADE A MIRACLE! It's amazing and wonderous to us.
And the miracle has taught us that when we work together, work with the dedication of heart and soul—and the collective determination that we can and must do better - we will succeed. We will bring about the change that is required for our legislators to pass gun laws that people throughout Pennsylvania want and need. We will triumph.
There are not enough 'thanks' for your efforts, your generosity of spirit and hope, and your collected gift of self that has grown into a stronghold that is now demanding better, stronger, gun laws that will make us all safer.
Our grass roots movement is becoming an army of opposition against the gun lobby and its money. Together, we are a strong force, fi ghting for what we know will make our towns and cities safer. What ties us together is an unshakeable belief that we are on the right path.
This means making our voices heard all across PA, and raising up the voices of mothers and fathers who have stories to share. We cannot let our elected offi cials pretend this is someone else's problem to solve. It's our problem. Our priority right now has to begin by getting everyone out to vote.
With dangerous policies already affecting people's lives in harmful ways, we must stand up and fight the status quo. Somehow, it's become normal to have three school shootings in two days, to lose more than 200 children under 17 to guns before the fi rst month of the year is over, to have almost 2500 people shot in the first few weeks of the year. Well, this isn't normal and it's not acceptable. We must speak Truth to Power!
We at CeaseFirePA will do our part by making the public aware and educating them about the need for commonsense policies like lost and stolen reporting requirements, expanded background checks, limits on high capacity magazines and stricter regulation of assault weapons. But we need your help. We cannot be silent. We must make gun violence prevention a topic of conversation from our homes to the State House.
We want to take back the America we had - but we can't do it alone. We need to be able to have powerful responses in courts, in the state legislature, and in the streets, with activists and organizers - all who are skilled and caring.
For today, we want to thank you for making this miracle possible. Your amazing and generous support will help us continue to grow that army, spread the message and make our voices louder and stronger. There is so much work to do, and we are honored to do it with you. Thank you for making this all possible.
WE NEED US SHOULDER TO SHOULDER.
IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT KIND OF WORLD WE WANT.
AND ALL THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER.