David,
It’s not possible to fully express how deeply grateful I am. Thanks to your incredible support, Sandy Hook Promise recently averted another credible school attack. We’ve now stopped 16 in total, saving hundreds of lives and preventing the agony of thousands.
Our National Crisis Center received several anonymous tips through our Say Something Anonymous Reporting System from concerned students who recognized the warning signs of potential violence and took immediate action. Thanks to upstanders like these from schools around the country, more communities have been spared from unthinkable pain and trauma.
To date, our programs have saved more than 576 lives with crisis interventions, averted at least 232 acts of violence with a weapon and received more than 210,000 anonymous tips. It wouldn’t have been possible without the support of people like you. I’m so grateful for your commitment to saving children’s lives.
It’s been a little more than 11 years since my beautiful butterfly Dylan was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary. Eleven years since I’ve been able to hug him or hear his infectious laugh. It never gets easier.
At Dylan’s funeral, I talked about the change that needed to happen so no other parent has a child taken by gun violence. And thanks to you and this incredible community, we’ve been able to make incredible progress over these past 11 years and save many children’s lives. Preventing 16 school attacks is a monumental part of that progress.
I can never get Dylan back – but what pushes me forward is knowing that there are people like you who support this work so that we can prevent other families from feeling the excruciating pain of having a child taken by gun violence.
Thank you again for your support and generosity. Together, we're building a safer world for all children.
With love,
Nicole Hockley (Dylan's mom)
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