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Locals participate in National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Citizens take to Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk June 2 to bring attention to crisis
About 80 people took to the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk June 2 in recognition of National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Orange Weekend. Shown holding the sign are (l-r) Jan Klieger, Laurie Rushfield and Marcy Boyle. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
June 8, 2023
In recognition of National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Weekend, about 80 people gathered June 2 on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk.
Wear Orange began June 2, 2015, on what would have been Hadiya Pendleton’s 18th birthday. At the time of her death, Pendleton was a Chicago teenager, who marched in President Barack Obama’s second inaugural parade.
According to the Wear Orange website, in 2022, more than 1,500 partner organizations, influencers, corporate brands, elected officials and landmarks joined hundreds of thousands of Americans to unite around a call to end gun violence.
For more information on National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange, go to wearorange.org.
The group started at the Bandstand and made their way to the Boardwalk, first heading north and then south.
The reason for the walk has a serious meaning, but participants were greeted with applause, which made the event worth it.
One of the march participants holds up the Wear Orange sign.
Dressed for the occasion, Karen Rubin-Hamilton takes a picture of her fellow walkers.
Debbie Woods made this sign for the George Floyd protests, but it still has meaning.
Prior to walking the Boardwalk, the group gathered at the Bandstand for a photo. SUBMITTED PHOTO
