How to help Stoneman Douglas 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 positive message to be displayed on campus for the staff, students and community. Drop-off 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.
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 today at 8 p.m. 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.
Care 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 Thursday, from 7-9 p.m. at Tamarac Skatepark, 9901 NW 77th St., Tamarac. Donate supplies like 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. The city of Margate will hold a blood drive today from 10 a.m.-5 p.m at Margate City Hall. Pre-register 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 checkup. Call 954-935-5272.
Buy a T-shirt. The Parkland PTA/PTO has organized a fundraiser selling Tshirts 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.
Walk for Solidarity. Students and teachers from South Florida schools will walk hand-in-hand from North Community Park, 5601 Coral Springs Drive, Coral Springs, on March 10 from 3-5 p.m. to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in a show of solidarity for the victims of the attack on MSD and an outcry for change. Teachers, students and parents are encouraged to wear their own school’s uniform or colors to show the unity across student communities throughout the area and to let the country know that not only MSD students, but students and teachers across the nation, are demanding school safety. This event was organized by several Stoneman Douglas students and students from other schools in Broward and Palm Beach counties. There will be speakers following the the walk.
Eat for cause. The Marjory Stoneman 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 be held from 4-8 p.m. on March 18 at Chipotle Mexican Grill, 4600 N. University Drive, Coral Springs. Call 954-326-6678.
Walk for 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.