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Hey Hunter,

I'm writing to let you know that I just sent the meeting request email
below to your father's scheduler.

Thank you again for your help in trying to make this meeting happen.

Beyond grateful,
FB


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From: Francesco Bellafante <incredulity@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, May 31, 2016 at 10:30 AM
Subject: meeting request - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
To: vlance@ovp.eop.gov
Cc: John Madigan <jmadigan@afsp.org>


Dear Ms. Lance:

Please see below for a meeting request for Vice President Biden.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Francesco Bellafante


Dear Mr. Vice President:

Nine years after I graduated from Archmere Academy I nearly died by suicide
when I was 27 years old. Eighteen years after my suicidal crisis I am
grateful to be a Philadelphia chapter board member of the American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the leading nonprofit at the
center of the fight to reduce the mortality of suicide in this country.
Our mission is to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide.

In a couple weeks hundreds of AFSP volunteers will visit Washington D.C. to
meet with lawmakers to advocate for increased federal funding for
evidence-based suicide prevention programs. The AFSP has an ambitious goal
and a practical plan to reduce the U.S. suicide rate by 20% by 2025. I am
writing to ask you to please consider meeting with the leadership of the
AFSP before you leave office. Robert Gebbia, our CEO, Dr. Christine
Moutier, our Chief Medical Officer, and John Madigan, our Vice President of
Public Policy would greatly appreciate the opportunity to brief you on our
strategy to save the lives of thousands of Americans. If your schedule
permits, a brief meeting with you on June 14th would undoubtedly energize
our growing group of thoughtful, committed citizens dedicated to reducing
suicide.

We are convinced that our movement is approaching a tipping point in
garnering the political will necessary to halt the rising U.S. suicide
rate. Your help in raising awareness about this preventable cause of death
will hasten the arrival of the day when suicide is no longer one of the top
ten causes of death in this country. Thank you for your time and
consideration, and thank you for being a living example of the positive
difference that one person can make in the lives of others.

Sincerely,

Francesco Bellafante

Archmere Academy Class of 1989

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Philadelphia Chapter Board Member

215.678.324