John,

Eight years ago—and less than a week after performing at President Obama's
second inauguration—our 15-year-old daughter Hadiya was shot and killed.
Her death left us—and her friends—devastated.

When Hadiya's friends launched Project Orange Tree to honor her life and
raise awareness about gun violence in their community, they asked all of
us to wear orange to honor Hadiya and the hundreds of people in the United
States killed and wounded by gun violence every day. They chose orange
because hunters wear the color to warn other hunters not to shoot.

June 2, 2015 would have been Hadiya's 18th birthday. Instead, it was the
very first National Gun Violence Awareness Day, which we now commemorate
the first Friday of every June as the start of Wear Orange Weekend.

This weekend, we'll be coming together with people from across the country
to honor those who have been killed or forever changed by gun violence.
And John, the gun violence crisis only continued to get worse
during the COVID-19 pandemic. We need you with us this weekend to Wear
Orange and demand action that will save lives.

[ [link removed] ]Join us in honoring Hadiya and so many more people shot and killed or
wounded by gun violence by attending a virtual Wear Orange Weekend event
in your community.

[ [link removed] ]RSVP For A Wear Orange Event

Today would have been Hadiya's 24th birthday. Because no parent should
experience the pain and heartbreak we endure every single day, we've
dedicated our lives to the fight against gun violence by founding
[ [link removed] ]Hadiya's Promise, a gun violence reduction 501c3 tax deductible
organization. [ [link removed] ]John, please Wear Orange on June 4, and join
one of the hundreds of events happening this weekend to demand an end to
gun violence.

Thank you for wearing orange and for being a part of this movement.

Nate and Cleopatra Pendleton
Parents of Hadiya Pendleton
Founders, [ [link removed] ]Hadiya's Promise

P.S. If you are a survivor of gun violence or have a loved one who has
been wounded or killed by gun violence, you can [ [link removed] ]share your story on
Moments That Survive with the stories of other survivors of gun violence.
[ [link removed] ]Read our Moments That Survive story about Hadiya.


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