Hi friend, this is Phil Schentrup, Secretary of Stand with Parkland - The National Association of Families for Safe Schools. 

I usually stay behind the scenes. But tonight, I need to ask for your help.

We’re just hours from the end-of-month deadline, and Stand With Parkland is still short of our fundraising goal. Not by much, but enough to seriously impact the work we have planned.

If you’ve been meaning to give but haven’t yet — this is your moment to shine. Can you chip in before midnight to help us close the gap?

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I’m emailing you today not just as a board member, but as a dad.

My daughter, Carmen, was killed in the Parkland shooting. She was 16. A National Merit Scholar. Brilliant, kind, and full of promise. Losing her shattered our family, but it also lit a fire in me that hasn’t gone out.

I helped create Stand With Parkland to make sure no parent has to endure what my family and so many others have. We’ve helped pass bipartisan legislation. We’ve made schools safer. But there’s so much more to do, and we just can’t afford to slow down now.

Please, if you’re able, donate before midnight. We’re counting on this community to help us keep going strong.

Thank you for all you do to make this school safety mission possible.

Philip Schentrup
Father of Carmen Schentrup
Board Member, Stand With Parkland