JACKSONVILLE, Fla., August 22, 2024 – The City of Jacksonville, together with 904WARD, will host the Inaugural Memorial and Soil Collection Ceremony to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Dollar General Shooting on Sunday, August 25, 2024.
The event will include a soil collection ceremony and the unveiling of a memorial marker, to honor the victims and support the survivors of this tragedy.
WHEN: Sunday, August 25, 2024
3-5 p.m.
WHERE: Kings Road Memorial Park (Kings Road and Almeda Street)
Jacksonville, FL, 32209
WHO: Darnell Smith, Chief of Staff for Mayor Donna Deegan
Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman, City of Jacksonville
Dr. Kimberly Allen, CEO, 904WARD
About the City of Jacksonville
The City of Jacksonville is the largest city by land mass in the contiguous United States, serving nearly one million residents. City of Jacksonville leadership includes Mayor Donna Deegan, and a 19-member City Council led by President Randy White. To learn more, visit jacksonville.gov.
About 904WARD
904WARD began in 2015 with a small group of friends who came together to talk openly, challenge each other, support each other, and take action together to build a more inclusive Jacksonville and beyond. We are a diverse group made up of people committed to creating a community of inclusion for all of Jacksonville, FL’s residents. We take pride in mobilizing thousands of volunteers every year to create racial healing and equity. 904WARD creates racial healing and equity through deep conversations and learning, trusting relationships, and collective action. Our vision is an end to racism, so all people thrive.
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