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flamin lib

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3. I have 16 and 12 year old grandsons and an 8 year old granddaughter. The two boys were at school a
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 05:44 PM
Feb 2019

Blocks away and the grand daughter, then three, sat on my lap while Sandyhook unfolded live on CNN. Both boys are afraid and resigned to lockdowns and insecurity.

I am a 70 year old Grandfather and also a member and contributor to MDA and EVERY TOWN. Attended and photographed March For Our Lives here in Ft Worth. That was something to see! You & Me, Xmas, side by side.

I suggested a MDA because I thought the local chapter mentioned an outreach to local students after Parkland. Maybe it was only a local effort--MDA is locally driven so that may be the case.

Have you asked the national org if there is a database of MFOL or Never Again chapters or a clearing House for such information? I don't know of one here but this is Texas . . .

I'll bookmark this and see what I can find. PM you if I find something.

Keep up the work, I think we finally are making progress.

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