Orlando Standard

A few weeks ago, the City of Orlando took ownership of the Pulse site, with a goal of creating a permanent memorial for the 49 angels taken on June 12, 2016. Since then, Mayor Buddy Dyer has met with members of the onePULSE Foundation Board to understand the impacts of the organization’s dissolution and learn more about the work done to date on the memorial. The board agreed to share memorial design work and provided an overview of its initiatives beyond the memorial.

Looking ahead, Mayor Dyer believes the best approach to creating a memorial at the Pulse site is for the City of Orlando to lead the process. To do this, the City of Orlando will establish the Orlando United Pulse Memorial Fund. The City of Orlando remains committed to working with the families of the victims and the survivors to ensure that the memorial honors the lives taken, those impacted by the tragedy and pays tribute to the resiliency of Orlando. The City of Orlando is finalizing a process for engaging and communicating with victims’ families, survivors and first responders as part of this process.

In addition to leading the memorial process, the City of Orlando also plans to lead the efforts to ensure the Annual Remembrance Ceremony and the CommUNITY Rainbow Run, in partnership with UCF DeVos Sport Business Management Program, continue in 2024. Both events have allowed our community to come together to honor the 49 angels each June.

The City of Orlando will continue to keep you updated on these events and the efforts to create a memorial, through email and our website. 

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