Hi, my name is Matt Markley and I am fundraising seed money to pay a portion of the initial setup costs for two projects honoring the memory of our beloved 18-year-old, Jax Markley, who we lost to fentanyl poisoning on 11/6/22. The first project is called "Justice for Jax" and will be devoted to the effort of demanding justice for Jax and other victims of the confluence of bad actors responsible for Jax's loss -- the dealers, distributors, drug companies, social media companies and others who profit from our suffering. We will build an online presence around this project, where organizational, volunteer and financial support will be made available for thoughtfully vetted organizations in service of issues that were either near and dear to Jax or bring honor to their memory. Issues like trans/LGBTQ+ rights, neurodiversity, mental health awareness, social media harms, and of course the prevention and enforcement of illicit fentanyl and synthetic opioids. We aim to strategically put the resources where and when they're most needed. The second project is a new organization called "Not Just a Statistic" which will be strictly devoted to the reliable, politically agnostic collection and statistical reporting of fentanyl-related deaths in LA County, to be eventually scaled to state and national levels with continued support. The data we compile and model will be an invaluable resource for the countless organizations already at the forefront of the war against illicit synthetic opioids. "NJAS" will not be flashy, politically active, or opinionated -- its sole objective is to do the statistical grunt work that is so sorely needed in this space -- so that others can make use of it. Nothing more, nothing less. We are filing proper EINs, but those take time to process, and the costs of simply setting up domains, web hosting and design, registering agents and filing paperwork with the state all add up. We could use a jump start. Trust is paramount for us. Full, transparent reporting will be made available to all donors so you can rest assured in the knowledge that all contributions will be spent thoughtfully and 100% in keeping with our mission. Thank you in advance for your support!
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