Hey John,

National Gun Violence Awareness Day is tomorrow -- June 4, 2021!

In 2013 -- just one week after performing at former President Barack Obama's 2nd Inauguration -- 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton was shot and killed. On her birthday that year, her family and friends chose to wear orange, Hadiya's favorite color.

In the years since, they have asked the nation to join them in wearing orange on the first Friday of June as a means of honoring all those whose lives have ended or been forever changed by gun violence. 

We'll be wearing orange tomorrow, and we hope you'll join us.

Here is how you can participate from anywhere in Wisconsin:

• Email a picture of yourself wearing orange with a message about why you are wearing orange to [email protected] for us to share on social media. Or, share a picture on your own social media account and tag us @WaveEdFund on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

If you live in or will be visiting the Milwaukee area, there are a few extra ways that you can participate:

• Check out the places that are lighting up orange for National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 4th. Send us a picture of these to share, too! 
  • Fiserv Forum - 1111 Vel R. Phillips Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203
  • Hyatt Regency - 333 W Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203
  • Milwaukee County Historical Building - 910 N Old World 3rd St, Milwaukee, WI 53203
  • Schlitz Park - 1555 N Rivercenter Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53212-3981
  • Vel R. Phillips & Well Street Entrance to the Wells Street Tunnel, Milwaukee, WI 53203 
• Attend a drive-through memorial to honor loved ones lost to gun violence organized by our partners at Milwaukee Moms Demand Action and other community organizations. The memorial will be at the corner of Center Street and Sherman Boulevard on Saturday, June 5, at 11:00 am CT.

I hope you are able to participate.

In Solidarity,

Heidi