How to help:
A list of ways you can help victims of the shooting and their families.
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s website has suggested ways the public can help their school and staff to heal: In lieu of gifts and individual notes, the school requests you send a laminated banner with your well wishes to be displayed on campus for the staff, students and community. Dropoff locations are the Parkland Library, 6620 N. University Drive, and the guard gate at Watercrest, 8401 Watercrest Circle, Parkland. Make a donation to their official GoFundMe page, GoFundMe.com/stonemandouglasvictimsfund. If you would like to make an in-kind donation, please contact Lori Sessions at lori.sessions@browardschools.com.
Benefit Run/Walk. Youfit invites the community to join them today for a run/walk event to benefit victims and families. The approximately 3-mile run/walk will start at 10:30 a.m. at Youfit, 9535 Westview Drive in Coral Springs, head to the school and back to YouFit. They will distribute #ParklandStrong T-shirts. Participants are asked to donate to the official Stoneman Douglas Victims’ Fund GoFundMe page. They will contribute $1 per person, per mile. The fitness center will be open to the public on Saturday offering food, support and encouragement from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 954-905-1840. Paddle Out Memorial. A memorial for those who lost their lives is planned for Sunday at 5 p.m. just north of Deerfield Beach International Fishing pier. Boards will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. They will need more boards, flowers and candles. To volunteer, contact linsey@islandwatersports.com.
Eat with love. When you eat at I Heart Mac & Cheese Restaurants on Sunday between noon-4 p.m., a portion of all proceeds will go to the victims’ families. Participating locations: Parkland, Coral Springs, Pembroke Pines and Fort Lauderdale. Bartenders for Parkland. The Palm Beach chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild will send 15 of its members to be guest bartenders at Voltaire Lounge, 526 Clematis St., in West Palm Beach, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday to raise money to go toward Marjory Stoneman Douglas’ GoFundMe account. All sales and gratuity will be donated to the Parkland fund. For more information, go to Facebook at USBG Palm Beach or Instagram @usbgpalmbeach. Donate by mail . Make checks payable to Broward Education Foundation and write in the memo section “Stoneman Douglas Fund.” The foundation’s address is 600 SE Third Ave., First Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.
Matching donations. On Sunday, all Florida locations of Duffy’s Sports Grill will match donations given by guests to the Stoneman Douglas Victims’ Fund, set up by the Broward Education Foundation. C are Packages for MSD Students: . Island Water Sports wants to provide a backpack for every student filled with practical items. If you want to contribute backpacks or Starbucks cards of between $5-$10, contact toni@islandwatersports.com. Drop off items at Island Water Sports, 1985 NE Second St., Deerfield Beach. Call 954-427-4929.
Skate night donations: Skate nights are planned to get students out and talking. Push for Good, Island Water Sports, Vans and Boards for Bros will host the first event on March 1 from 7-9 p.m. at Tamarac Skatepark, 9901 NW 77 St., Tamarac. Donate supplies such as markers and spray paint, hot dogs, hamburgers, buns, condiments, drinks and volunteers to help. Email toni@islandwatersports.com. Donate Blood. If you live in the area, you may be able to donate blood to help those being treated at Broward County hospitals. OneBlood, a Florida blood donation center, has put out a call for donors. It had an urgent need for O-negative blood. On Tuesday, the city of Margate will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m.-5 p.m at Margate City Hall. Preregister online at OneBlood.org/donate-now. Enter the sponsor code: 34993. Each donor will receive two tickets to the city’s water park and get a wellness check-up. Call 954-935-5272.
Buy a T-shirt. The Parkland PTA/PTO has organized a fundraiser selling T-shirts online. Proceeds will go to the victims’ families, first responders and the Stoneman Douglas High School Memorial Fund. Call 833-472-7552.
Send students to Washington. A GoFundMe account has been set up for Marjory Stoneman Douglas students to fly to the nation’s capital to speak with the Senate about having a hearing on gun control.
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Douglas High School track and field team plans to have a School Spirit Tastes Great Fundraiser for the team and to honor athletic directors Chris Hixon and Aaron Feis. It will take place from 4-8 p.m. on March 18 at Chipotle Mexican Grill, 4600 N. University Drive, Coral Springs.
Walk for a cause . The Bobby Resciniti Healing Hearts Foundation offers free help to parents who suffer the loss of a child, siblings and other types of losses. The Foundation plans a Healing Hearts Angel Walk on April 22 at Quiet Waters Park, 401 S. Powerline Road in Deerfield. Registration begins at 11 a.m. and the walk at 1 p.m. Nicholas Paul Dworet official donation page. The family has set up a donation page for TS Aquatics, which is starting a foundation in Nicholas’ name called “Swim For Nick” #Swim4Nick. He was captain of his high school’s swim team. Here are some of the topgenerating campaigns that GoFundMe.com has vetted and added to its Stoneman Douglas High School hub page. Stoneman Douglas Victims’ Fund , benefiting victims and families. In Honor of Our Fallen Hero , benefiting Aaron Feis. Alex Schachter Scholarship Fund, creating music scholarships and increased security at school. Meadow Pollack Memorial Fund, for funeral arrangements and long-term counseling for Meadow’s mom. Support for Missy and Maddy , benefiting Missy Cantrell and her daughter Maddy, who is recovering from wounds. Brother’s Funeral Martin Duque , benefiting family of Martin Duque. Alyssa’s Memorial Fund, benefiting family of Alyssa Aldaheff.
For the Hixons, benefiting the family of athletic director Chris Hixon. Joaquin Oliver, benefiting family of Joaquin Oliver.
Editors’ note: The Sun Sentinel has not verified fundraising accounts. GoFundMe and law enforcement authorities say they are working together to make sure accounts listed on GoFundMe are legitimate.