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.
Remembering Pulse: Officials release schedule of events to honor victims Katlyn Brieskorn
On Tuesday, officials released a schedule of events that will honor the victims.
See the schedule below:
The Orange County Regional History Center will have an exhibition honoring the Pulse nightclub shooting victims.
The exhibition will run from May 29 to Aug. 15. It will be free to the public from June 5 to June 13.
It will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Creating Hope: Honoring those lost, supporting those struggling
A virtual volunteer event will be hosted by Peer Support Space and Orlando United Assistance Center on June 2 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Orlando event focuses on important conversations about Black mental health
Event happens Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.
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The city of Orlando is working to get results this Black History Month raising awareness about mental health in the Black community.
City leaders are partnering with Black mental health professionals for an important movement they’re calling Black Mental Health Matters.
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On Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m., they’re hosting a virtual event featuring live performances and small group discussions to talk important conversations about mental health in the Black community.
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The conversation is coming at a time where suicide rates are on the rise and mental health is a struggle for so many people.