Why I Support RAINN: Our names are Jessieh Johnson-Cunningham and Sam Orr. We are senior Acting students at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. We are seeking your support. As young artists in training, we are writing, directing, and producing a performance piece for the spring of 2009 that addresses the issues of sexual violence on a local, national, and global level as the main focus of our Humanities’ project.

As part of our efforts to raise awareness of these crimes and their direct impact on the everyday lives of women, children and men everywhere WE ARE HOPING TO RAISE MONEY FOR RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual assault organization.

We believe that getting help is the single most critical step a victim of sexual violence can take on the path to becoming a survivor. It is vital that victims have access to free and anonymous support services whenever needed. RAINN provides a safe outlet where victims and their friends and family can go to receive free, live and anonymous support around the clock. This organization means a great deal to us and we hope that you will support our efforts to enable RAINN to help more victims.

We also have plans to fundraise on local and global levels by working with community Rape Crisis centers and V-Day: A Global Movement to End Violence Against Women and Girls.

We hope you will contribute your financial support today and we hope to see you in the spring of 2009. We thank you for your enthusiasm, encouragement and efforts.

In thanks,
Jessieh Johnson-Cunningham and Sam Orr