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URL:https://safertn.org/events/help-us-raise-50000-in-50-hours/
SUMMARY:Help Us Raise $50\,000 in 50 Hours
DESCRIPTION:Double Your Impact. Create Safer Communities\nFrom April 29 to 
 May 1\, Voices for a Safer Tennessee is launching a 50-hour campaign to ra
 ise $50\,000—and thanks to a generous matching gift from Barbara Hyde\, 
 one of our top backers from Memphis\, every dollar donated will be matched
  up to $25\,000. That means your support will go twice as far—but only f
 or 50 hours.\nWhy Now?\nAs the legislative session comes to a close\, our 
 work doesn’t stop. This 50-hour campaign powers the next phase of our mi
 ssion: to prevent firearm tragedies and build safer communities—together
 .\n\nThanks to a generous matching challenge from the Hyde Foundation\, ev
 ery dollar you give will be matched\, dollar-for-dollar\, up to $25\,000.\
 nWhat Your Gift Supports\nYour donation makes a tangible difference. Here
 ’s what your impact looks like:\n\n 	$20 reaches one rural gun owner wit
 h a secure storage message via radio. Can you help us reach five listeners
 ?\n 	$140 funds one full day of billboard messaging in high-traffic areas.
  Will you sponsor a day?\n 	$500 Sponsors an educational webinar or panel 
 on suicide prevention\, legislative learning\, and more. Your support brin
 gs critical conversations to life.\n 	$1\,000 Fuels county-specific resear
 ch to inform life-saving firearm policies for those most at risk. Invest i
 n data that drives real change.\n\nWhat Your Gifts Made Possible This Sess
 ion\nThanks to your generous support\, we’ve accomplished big things thi
 s legislative session:\n\n 	Educated our coalition through in-person and v
 irtual legislative learning sessions that demystified the policy process f
 or Tennesseans.\n 	Presented public safety talks at 15 civic organizations
  across 10 counties outside of Tennessee’s three largest (Davidson\, Ham
 ilton\, and Knox).\n 	Launched a statewide billboard campaign promoting th
 e life-saving message of secure firearm storage.\n 	Worked with legislativ
 e leaders to:\n\n 	Ban Glock switches\n 	Prohibit firearm ammunition acces
 s for felons\n 	Strengthen sentencing for drive-by shootings\n\n\n\nYour g
 ifts didn’t just support a cause—they fueled action and change across 
 the state.\n
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