June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month and marks a solemn occasion in the Orlando community: five years since the Pulse nightclub shooting that left 49 dead. From blood drives to vigils and an exhibit, there are many events in Central Florida that honor Pulse victims, survivors and first responders as well as bring the community together. Here are a few. Acts of Love and Kindness take place through June .
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month and marks a solemn occasion in the Orlando community: five years since the Pulse nightclub shooting that left 49 dead. From blood drives to vigils and an exhibit, there are many events in Central Florida that honor Pulse victims, survivors and first responders as well as bring the community together. Here are a few. Acts of Love and Kindness take place through June .
5 years later: Pulse Remembrance Week activities announced
By FOX 35 News Staff
Published article
ORLANDO, Fla. - June 12, 2021 will mark 5 years since the tragic Pulse nightclub shooting where 49 people lost their lives.
To honor the lives lost that day, the onePULSE Foundation has activities planned for the Five-Year Pulse Remembrance Week, which will take place from Saturday, June 5 to Saturday, June 12, 2021.
The first activity will be the 5th Annual 4.9K CommUNITY Rainbow Run on Saturday, June 5.
The Remembrance Week will conclude with the Five-Year Pulse Remembrance Ceremony on Saturday, June 12 from 7 to 8 p.m. The observance brings together the families of those whose lives were tragically taken and provides them a space to remember their loved ones in peace, the foundation said. The ceremony also honors all who survived, the brave first responders and the trauma teams who sacrificed so much to save so many.
5 years later: Pulse Remembrance Week activities announced
By FOX 35 News Staff
Published article
ORLANDO, Fla. - June 12, 2021 will mark 5 years since the tragic Pulse nightclub shooting where 49 people lost their lives.
To honor the lives lost that day, the onePULSE Foundation has activities planned for the Five-Year Pulse Remembrance Week, which will take place from Saturday, June 5 to Saturday, June 12, 2021.
The first activity will be the 5th Annual 4.9K CommUNITY Rainbow Run on Saturday, June 5.
The Remembrance Week will conclude with the Five-Year Pulse Remembrance Ceremony on Saturday, June 12 from 7 to 8 p.m. The observance brings together the families of those whose lives were tragically taken and provides them a space to remember their loved ones in peace, the foundation said. The ceremony also honors all who survived, the brave first responders and the trauma teams who sacrificed so much to save so many.