Parents ask all sorts of questions to protect their children when they play at the home of a friend, neighbor or relative. But there is one important question that more than half of parents say never even occurred to them to ask: “Is there a gun where my child plays?”
ASK Day takes place on the first day of every summer, a time of year when children play more often in other homes, to remind parents nationwide about the importance of asking if there are guns where their kids play.
National ASK Day is June 21st. Email ask@cpyv.org to find out how you can participate.
Click below on each link for sample materials:
- Sample ASK Day Newsletter Article – Mentioning ASK Day in the newsletter for your school, PTA, community group or religious organization is a great way to spread the word. Inquire about placing an article in advance because many newsletters have early deadlines.
- Sample ASK Day Letters to the Editor – Use these ideas to write your own and send it your local paper during the week before ASK Day, June 21st.
- Sample ASK Day Proclamation – Contact your local Mayor or Governor to request that s/he declare June 21, 2012 ASK Day in your area. Use the sample proclamation provided and try to make contact with the official’s office at least three weeks before ASK Day.
- Sample Pulpit Speech – Talk with your religious leader about mentioning ASK Day during a service or including something in printed materials used during services.
- State-by-State Fact Sheet – for local statistics about guns and kids. Adding these facts to your articles and letters can make them more effective.
*The statistics found in the fact sheet and the sample materials above come from Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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