I've worked with Impact Bay Area for a while now. You might know me as an assistant, a volunteer, a classmate, or most recently as the newly named Program Director. Today I'm writing to you as a big sister who just dropped off her younger sister at Berkeley.

Hi Everyone -- 

I've worked with Impact Bay Area for a while now. You might know me as an assistant, a volunteer, a classmate, or most recently as the newly named Program Director. Today I'm writing to you as a big sister who just dropped off her younger sister at Berkeley.

Yes, UC Berkeley is a top-ranked school in our backyard.

Yes, UC Berkeley has garnered national attention for its problems handling sexual assault.

Guess which one of those facts keeps me up at night?

Impact's commitment to bringing safety skills to campus, in easy reach of the students who need them, is part of why I work here. I've seen the program work, seen the confidence and power found on the mat, and I know students like my younger sister need Impact.

One in five women are sexually assaulted during their four years on campus. Can you help us bring that number down? We have curriculum developed specifically for campus, but we need the funds to get them there. 

Thank you in advance for helping us serve students like my sister, and for bringing down this one-in-five number.