To
All Supporters of a Safer Philadelphia:
"X-Offenders for Community Empowerment (XCE) is a crime prevention
organization with the mission of halting gun violence by stopping the
proliferation of illegal guns in our communities. Since the year 2000,
our organization has advocated for stopping the flow of illegal guns through
increased owner responsibility which includes the reporting of lost and stolen
guns and gun locks when guns are not under the owner’s control. In this
effort, XCE has conducted grassroots community education campaigns in the form
of annual Anti-Illegal Gun Rallies. This year we want put together a citywide coalition that
will bring the message to our politicians, parents and the youth in the effort
to save some lives. In past years we have conducted our
gun rallies at the Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center at 22nd and
Huntingdon St., and we feel that the location and size of the facility will
accommodate a bigger event of one thousand people.
"We would also like to include you in this year’s event an introduction to
our “Save Lives”
Program which we have established with Temple University
Hospital to teach the community on how to become first responders in the event
of a shooting. Another reason why the Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center is
an ideal location is because it is in the 22nd Police District, the
target area for the “Save Lives” program.
"We are reaching out to the Philadelphia Anti Violence Coalition and any
organization that is interested in saving lives to be a part of a citywide
effort. We have a tentative target date of September 10, 2016,
our traditional gun rally date. So we have a lot of work ahead of us in a
short time. If you and the coalition will join us in this effort I am sure we
will make a great impact in the city."
Yours truly,
Wayne
Jacobs
Executive Director
X-Offenders for Community Empowerment
Date:
July 8, 2016