PAX's 10th Anniversary Gala
Wednesday May 14, 2008
Cipriani Wall Street

PAX will celebrate 10 years of preventing gun violence with a star-studded benefit gala, which includes cocktails, dinner, an auction, and a presentation of program highlights over a decade.

Peter Worth, Chairman and CEO of American Benefits Consulting, will chair the event. Co-chairs include Carolyn Bechtel, Harlee and Richard Belzer, Rosanne Cash, Griffin Dunne, Linda Farstein, Julianne Moore & Bart Freundlich, Al Roker, Henry S. Schleiff, and Ted Turner.

PAX will honor Catherine Crier for her work to protect children from gun violence. Ms. Crier is an award-winning broadcast journalist, bestselling author and the youngest elected state judge in Texas history.

The gala will include a special performance by acclaimed recording artist Regina Spektor.
For more information and tickets, please click here.

National ASK Day 2008

In America, nearly 1.7 million children live in a home with a loaded, unlocked gun, and 40 percent of homes with children have a gun.

On Saturday, June 21, 2008, organizations and individuals around the country will celebrate National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day. Held annually on the first day of summer, a time of year when children play more often in other homes, ASK Day reminds parents about the importance of asking if there are guns in the homes where their children play.

Parents ask all sorts of questions to protect their children when they go play at the home of a friend, neighbor or caregiver. But there is one important question that more than half of parents say it never even occurred to them to ask: “Is there a gun in your home?”

If the answer is no, that is one less thing to worry about. If the answer is yes, parents are urged to ensure that the guns are stored locked and separate from ammunition, preferably in a gun safe.

For more ASK Day information and ideas, please click here.