I’m about to ask you for $15 this Mother’s Day to help make sure no Mother has to lose a child to gun violence ever again. But first, I hope you’ll let me tell you my story. >>

Today is hard for me -- it’s my 5th Mother’s Day without my son Joaquin.

Four years ago, he was shot and killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland along with 16 others.

Joaquin was just 17 years old. He was smart, talented, and a beautiful soul who wanted to change the world.

He would often spend hours talking about the government’s refusal to take action to end gun violence.

Everyday I think about him and what his last moments must have been like.

But that day I made a promise to not let what happened be in vain.

I knew I had to do something to make a difference.

So I’m working to amplify Joaquin’s voice to make sure everyone hears his message and that his legacy lives on.

But I need your help. Countless complacent lawmakers remain silent while our children are gunned down. We have to do everything in our power to kick them out of office and replace them with candidates who are committed to ending gun violence. To do it we need to raise $10,000 before Mother’s Day ends at midnight to fully fund our campaign. Will you chip in $15 to help BAWN and I oust DeSantis and elect a lawmaker to the Governor’s Mansion who will stand with us? >>

This email is hard to write. But it’s important you hear this:

No Mother should have to go through what I did four years ago.

No Mother should receive a call telling them their child was shot.

No Mother should have to feel the pain of losing a child.

Heartbreakingly every day over 100 families lose someone they love to gun violence.

Yet lawmakers like Ron DeSantis still refuse to take action to end gun violence.

That’s why I’m teaming up with BAWN to unseat Ron DeSantis and every other lawmaker who stands by while hundreds of mothers lose their children every day. But if we are going to defeat them, it’s going to take all of us banding together and fighting for change. So we set an ambitious goal to raise $10,000 before Mother’s Day is over in 12 hours. Will you chip in $15 to help us support DeSantis challengers who will join our fight and do everything they can to make sure no more Mothers lose their children to gun violence? I can’t tell you how much it would mean to me. >>

Chip in $15 now >> Chip in $25 now >> Chip in $50 now >> Chip in $100 now >> Chip in another amount now >>

Thank you,

Patricia Oliver
Mom of Joaquin, BAWN Board Member

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