Dear <<First Name>>,

I want to take a moment to thank you for helping make The Marshall Project's Giving Tuesday such a success. We’re overwhelmed by the generosity and kindness of your support — on Giving Tuesday and throughout the year.

Readers across the country stepped up and donated to The Marshall Project on Giving Tuesday — helping us reach well beyond our goal of 200 new donations in a single day. Better yet, all of their donations are being matched, thanks to the generosity of the Chris Wilson Foundation.

We’re so grateful for members like you. Your support is vital to sustaining our mission.

An important part of The Marshall Project’s mission is helping our readers better understand what’s really happening inside prisons and jails. As we enter the holiday season, we recognize that this can be an especially challenging time for incarcerated individuals and for people with a loved one on the inside. We want to help shine a light on what the holidays are really like behind bars.

I hope you can join us on December 6 for a special, digital event presented by The Marshall Project. You’ll hear from Lawrence Bartley, publisher of The Marshall Project Inside, and Keri Blakinger, staff writer at The Marshall Project, as they share their own experiences and stories from some of our readers currently on the inside about what it's really like to celebrate a holiday inside prison or jail.

It promises to be a powerful, eye-opening conversation, and I hope to see you there!

On behalf of our entire staff, I cannot thank you enough for supporting The Marshall Project. It means so much knowing that you’re behind us.

With thanks,

AJ Pflanzer
Senior Development Manager
The Marshall Project