Shots For Shots Challenge
Show that everyone deserves a shot at life and to urge action to approve elamipretide!
How to Participate:
Film yourself taking your best shot— a shot of juice, coffee, water, or your drink of choice, a basketball, hockey, soccer shot, the sky’s the limit!
Post it to social media with the hashtag #ShotsForShotsChallenge
Nominate 3 others to participate within 12-24 hours.
Suggested video script:
We need the FDA to approve elamipretide for [insert name(s)].
So today I’m doing the Shots for Shots challenge because everyone taking elamipretide deserves a shot at life.
I’m going to [insert what type of shot you will do].
I’m going to challenge [name], [name], and [name] to join me.
Consider yourself challenged—you have 24 hours to finish this challenge.
[Do your shot]
Approve elamipretide!
Social media post description example:
#ShotsForShotsChallenge
Today I joined the #ShotsForShotsChallenge because the FDA still hasn’t approved elamipretide—the treatment that can save lives.
I’m taking my best shot so [friend/family name] can have a shot at life.
Every shot counts when the goal is giving kids a future. Let’s make sure the FDA hears us loud and clear: APPROVE ELAMIPRETIDE NOW.
Here's how to join:
- Take your shot (espresso, ginger, wheatgrass, etc; basketball, soccer, hockey, paper balls, photographs—the list goes on).
- Post your video or photo.
- Tag @fda, @drmakaryfda, @seckennedy, @potus, @hhsgov, and your members of Congress.
- Use hashtags: #ApproveElamipretide #ShotsForShotsChallenge
- Challenge as many friends as you want. They only have 24 hours to complete it (12 hours is preferred because September 1 is approaching quickly).
Because [insert name of affected individual] shouldn’t be waiting for their chance to live!
I challenge [list out names of people you want to challenge]
#approveelamipretide #shotsforshotschallenge
