Dear Family & Friends,

This year, when I was deciding how to celebrate my birthday, I thought that it'd be great to fundraise for a great organization doing meaningful work. I picked one called Restore NYC.

The reason behind my choice finds its root in a movie I saw a few years ago title Human Trafficking, which opened my eyes about this issue. I learned about Restore NYC via a blog posted by my employer. They're doing very important work in New York City (which has been my home for the past 15 years) for issues that matter. Restore, which combats sex trafficking in New York City, has the city's first "safe house" for sex-trafficking survivors, and this campaign was set up to help fund the safe house. Additionally, I wanted to make sure that I was not just asking people to donate to a random organization that I didn't have a real tie to.

Finally, the ability to support a smaller organization doing impactful work has always been important to me. There are many large non-profits with big donor pools, but what about the smaller guys who don't have that same access?

So will you join me in supporting Restore NYC to celebrate my birthday in February? My goal is to raise $1,000. Every dollar goes to support the daily operations of the safe house!

Thank you,

Jocari