Get Out There And Cast A Vote Against Guns – Our November Newsletter

From the Executive Director

Hello and welcome to our November Newsletter:

Vote, Vote and Vote.

Yes, that’s one of our most pressing messages The Campaign To Keep Guns Off Campus can convey to you over the next several days. If you have not yet voted, please exercise this vital right either by early voting (where available) or showing up on Election Day itself – Tuesday, November 8th. We have included important links below to help you know who’s on your ballot and where to cast your vote.

Now that we reminded folks to please vote, let’s talk about what’s been happening and preview this month’s newsletter.

Thanks so much to our supporters and friends who helped make our 2022 Annual Benefit at Manhattanville College a tremendous success. We raised over $45,000 and cannot thank everyone enough. Special thanks to our amazing honorees: Rep. Jennifer Longdon (D-AZ), Kiki Leyba (Columbine H.S. educator), John Johnson (Campaign co-founder and Board chair) and Jackie Williams Kaye (retiring board member).

On the federal level, we continue to work with our colleagues to push the U.S. Senate to pass the Federal Ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and Ethan’s Law – requiring safe gun storage. These bills have already passed the House and you can take action below to help push them through the Senate.

The Campaign thanks you for taking actions when we ask and for supporting us with your gifts. Please consider becoming a monthly, sustaining member of The Campaign. 

These consistent donations make a real difference in allowing our work to continue, saving more lives.

Federal and NYS employees, take special note of our links below where you can designate pre-tax donations to The Campaign via your respective annual CFC and SEFA workplace giving campaigns.

We know it’s early, but Happy Thanksgiving from The Campaign.

Now get out there and vote!

Thanks for all you do!

Andy Pelosi, Executive Director/Co-Founder

Vote.org has a number of tools to help you to be a more informed voter:

Click here to find your Polling Place.

Click here to see what’s on your ballot.

Click here to find a dropbox near you.

Whatever you do, make sure you cast your vote in these critical mid-term elections.

Did you know there are over 6,000 down ballot races for state legislator positions up for grabs this year?  Make your voice heard locally and nationally by casting your vote.

Our Federal Priorities Are At Stake This Election Cycle

The fate of these two bills, stalled in the Senate, will be determined by this election.

Capitol At Dusk, Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Two Ways to Support The Campaign As the Holidays Approach

Hard to believe, but Giving Tuesday is just a few weeks away – November 29, 2022. Watch for more announcements, or get an early start and make a year-end gift The Campaign today.

As you prepare your holiday gift lists, take a moment to register The Campaign To Keep Guns Off Campus as a preferred charity for your AmazonSmile account.  Click here to learn how your purchases can add up to significant support for The Campaign.

Thank you one more time to all who made our Annual Benefit such a success.

We’ve already exceeded $45,000 and gifts are still coming in.

You can still support us with your mobile device by texting “COLLEGE” to

24-365 and making a donation. 

We are grateful for all you do for The Campaign To Keep Guns Off Campus.

Andy Pelosi, Executive Director/Co-founder

L-R: Honoree Kiki Leyba, Campaign Program Director Kathryn Grant, WCSU Professor Brian Clements, Honoree Jennifer Longdon, Tes Rollins, and Sandy Hook Elementary School Teacher and Teachers Unify Against Gun Violence Executive Director Abbey Clements.