maddie101
06-13-2016, 11:35 AM
An event Monday night in The Villages will honor the victims of a mass shooting early Sunday morning at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando.
As of this morning, 49 people are reported dead as a result of the incident and many more wounded.
�Our sisters and brothers in Orlando remain in our prayers and we stand in complete solidarity with our LGBT family in the wake of this horrendous attack on our community,� the Villages Rainbow Family & Friends said in a statement issued Sunday afternoon.
The group is inviting Villagers and area residents to join them at 6 p.m. Monday in the breezeway at Bonifay Country Club. You do not need a Villages ID to attend the event.
�Our goal is to come together to share the grief, show our respects and to feel our collective strength. We will be collecting donations to be forwarded to Equality Florida�s GoFundMe campaign, to help raise funds for the victims and families of this horrific shooting,� the club�s statement said.
As of this morning, 49 people are reported dead as a result of the incident and many more wounded.
�Our sisters and brothers in Orlando remain in our prayers and we stand in complete solidarity with our LGBT family in the wake of this horrendous attack on our community,� the Villages Rainbow Family & Friends said in a statement issued Sunday afternoon.
The group is inviting Villagers and area residents to join them at 6 p.m. Monday in the breezeway at Bonifay Country Club. You do not need a Villages ID to attend the event.
�Our goal is to come together to share the grief, show our respects and to feel our collective strength. We will be collecting donations to be forwarded to Equality Florida�s GoFundMe campaign, to help raise funds for the victims and families of this horrific shooting,� the club�s statement said.