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The public is invited to Orlando’s first Pulse memorial committee meeting

Memorial outside of Pulse nightclub. Photo: WMFE File
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File photo of a temporary memorial outside of Pulse nightclub.

The public is invited Wednesday to the first committee meeting that will discuss the conceptual design for a permanent memorial for the 49 lives lost at the Pulse nightclub shooting.

The recently established Pulse Memorial Advisory Committee consists of families, survivors, and other community stakeholders. The Orlando City Council tasked the committee with finalizing a design concept by the end of this year.

The meeting, as well as future meetings, will be available for the public to participate in their preferred language of Spanish or English.

After the shooting, the OnePULSE Foundation was founded to create a permanent memorial. However, after years of misdirection and no progress, the city bought the land and began spearheading memorial efforts

Wednesday’s meeting begins at 4:00 p.m. and lasts until 8:00 p.m. in the hourglass room of the KIA Center, and is also streaming online.

On Thursday, a second meeting begins at 4:00 p.m., and a community open house is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

More information can be found at the committee’s website PulseOrlando.org.

Originally from South Florida, Joe Mario came to Orlando to attend the University of Central Florida where he graduated with degrees in Radio & Television Production, Film, and Psychology. He worked several beats and covered multimedia at The Villages Daily Sun but returned to the City Beautiful as a reporter for the Orlando Sentinel where he covered crime, hurricanes, and viral news. Joe Mario has too many interests and not enough time but tries to focus on his love for strange stories in comic books and horror movies. When he's not writing he loves to run in his spare time.
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