It is always good to be able to reconnect with old friends and today this was definitely the highlight of our meeting. We spoke with Advisory Board member Gary Drinkard who is one of Alabama’s death row exonerees. We congratulated him on his recent election to the Board of Witness to Innocence and thanked him for his continued involvement with us. The focus of our call was a discussion of how we might attract Alabama conservative voters to help with the abolition of the death penalty in our state. Gary was enthusiastic about the possibilities of this new venture, as are all of us. In this very divided and divisive country we believe that in order to achieve anything we must come together. We also believe and have for a long time that the abolition of the death penalty should not be and is not a party issue. We are excited by this new opportunity for our organization and will keep you posted of our progress.
We are receiving lots of positive feedback for our latest edition of Wings of Hope and appreciate that very much!
In closing and as always, we continue to thank all our generous donors who either gave by going to our website and using the “donate” button or who gave directly. Thank you also to all who took the time to read our notes, commented, liked and shared them on Facebook. You encourage us and make all the difference. Stay safe!
Esther