It is with great respect, gratitude and admiration that Moms Against Guns announces the generosity of Interstate Outdoor Advertising CEO Drew Katz and Clear Channel Outdoor President George Kauker. These committed and caring individuals and companies have stepped forward to advance efforts to decrease the growing number of illegal guns in the greater Philadelphia area by donating more than 30 outdoor billboards that promote the Moms Against Guns website and advocacy effort. We celebrated the donation on July 17th at the billboard location at 30th Street & Allegheny Avenue in Philadelphia with a news event featuring Drew, George, Mayor Michael Nutter, Deputy Police Commissioner Charlotte Council, City Council members Donna Reed Miller and Bill Greenlee, community activists who support our cause and neighborhood residents. Many thanks to all who participated and showed their support. (Photo below, from left to right: George Kauker, Lynne Honickman, Mayor Michael Nutter, Drew Katz)
Many thanks to these two generous men and our incredible mayor, who are among the true heroes of this campaign.
I, along with everyone who works with Moms Against Guns, wish to applaud and thank the everyday
heroes who are working tirelessly behind the scenes, in extraordinarily helpful ways, to
advance the cause for more effective gun laws in Pennsylvania.
Join me in recognizing Susan Hoffman, who has my sincere appreciation for her efforts to generate visibility and support for Moms Against Guns. Thanks to Sue and other committed people like her, we've come a long way since I launched this campaign last year. Sue had family and friends who she knew would want to support Moms Against Guns but didn't have Internet access. Nevertheless, she found a way to help the cause—she gave out hard copies of our petition letter and got hundreds of people to sign them, for us to mail to legislators in Harrisburg.
Sue told us that even though she was brought up in Philadelphia, she doesn't live here anymore—and she is saddened that Philadelphia is no longer the city she knew. She feels that the violence in the city touches everyone. What motivated her to get involved with Moms Against Guns was a personal tragedy: Sue's friend—a wife and mother—was killed simply because she was in the wrong place at the wrong time, standing innocently outside of a night club. For Sue, gun violence is an atrocity.
We are so proud of the work Sue has done that we've created a special designation for her and others like her—Champion of Change. We know that her dedication is an example and an inspiration to others.
Again, we thank Sue for her passion, support and contribution to this important mission. We believe that our collective efforts will bring about the change we so desperately need to protect and save the lives of children and all the citizens of Pennsylvania.
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