Letter Stuffing
We had two letter stuffing parties this year to
help with CNADP fundraising efforts. Thank
you to the volunteers who came to stuff
envelopes, and the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Chambery for hosting these events!
Number of volunteers: 20
Number of hours served: 120
Number of letters: Almost 6,000
Phone Banking
During crucial times in the legislative session,
volunteers from CT and all over the country
spent hours calling residents and asking them
to contact their legislators.
Number of calls made: 2,537
Number of hours served: 85
Abolition Sundays
Volunteers staffed letter writing tables at over
30 churches around the state, encouraging
congregation members to write letters to
their legislators.
Number of volunteers: 40
Number of hours served: 126
Number of letters written: Over 1, 617
Check out some of the many
ways that volunteers
contribute their time and
talent toward repealing the
death penalty in Connecticut.
Summer Fun
Volunteers help out our staff by attending
festivals and fairs throughout the state. They
pass our information on the death penalty
and ask people to sign postcards in support of
repeal. It's a great way to combine fun and
advocacy!
Number of volunteers: 10
Number of hours served: 37
Number of postcards: Over 1,300
Letters to the Editor
Volunteers helped keep the public
conversation going by writing opinion pieces
for their local papers.
Number of volunteer writers: 7O
Number of pieces written: 55
Number of hours served: 28
Speaking Tours
With the help of volunteers, teachers,
professors, religious leaders, and civic groups,
CNADP hosted speaking tours with murder
victims’ family members, law enforcement
officials, and death row exonerees.
Number of speaking tours: 12
Estimated number of hours served: 120
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Creative Design
We're breaking out a new website, t-shirts,
and more for the coming year! But without a
corporate marketing budget, we rely on the
help of volunteers for all that creative stuff.
Number of volunteers: 2
Number of hours served: 30+
A special thanks to Paul Tangen, who has given
many years and countless hours as our
volunteer website coordinator!
Public Hearing
There was a tremendous outpouring of
support for repeal on March 7, when we
packed the Judiciary Committee room for a
public hearing on the repeal bill. Thanks to all
who stuck it out for the 14 hour hearing!
Number of volunteers who attended: 50
Number of hours given: 350
Committee Vote
On April 12, the Judiciary Committee voted
27-17 to pass the repeal bill! Once again, the
committee room was full of support for repeal
as legislators cast their votes.
Number of volunteers who attended: LO
Number of hours given: 24
Victims’ Family Members at
the Capitol
At the beginning of May, several family
members gave up entire days to walk the halls
of the capitol, talking to legislators and
sharing their stories.
Number of days: 3
Number of family members each day: 9
Number of hours given: 54
Volunteering:
A CNADP Tradition
Did you know?
For most of its existence, CNADP has
been run entirely by volunteers!
From 1986 until 2009, a growing group
of passionate volunteers kept
everything running!
A special thank you to our volunteer
founders, many of whom are still
actively involved and contribute
greatly to our collective efforts!
Here are some highlights from past
volunteer achievements:
o The logo, website, and database
are a result of volunteer time and
donations;
© The 2004 state conference, funded
by Amnesty International, gained
national attention;
o Hundreds of people turned out for
a march to death row and the
execution of Michael Ross in 2005;
o Connecticut was selected by Equal
Justice USA as 1 of 5 states to
attended a 2006 conference;
o And by 2009, there were over
2,000 individuals, groups, and
institutions involved in CNADP!
If you are interested in volunteering,
please contact Kristin at
(860) 796-8745 or
Kristin. bollig@cnadp.org
Conneticut Network to
the
death penalty
A Special
Volunteer
Thank you!
From September 2010 to August
2011, CNADP volunteers gave
over 900 hours in service.
According to the Corporation for
National and Community Service,
one hour of volunteering is worth
over $21 to the organization
served. Using this figure, the work
accomplished by CNADP
volunteers in the
past year is worth
$18,900!
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