The official public Memorial to honor the 17 victims who were taken from their families and our community on February 14, 2018 in the Parkland school massacre moved one step closer with the selection of Artist Gordon Huether’s design.

The memorial will be located within a quiet, serene 150-acre preserve that borders Coral Springs and Parkland to unite the two affected communities. The Parkland 17 Memorial will be open to the public to provide a place to remember and reflect on those who were taken from their families and our community.

“This memorial ensures that the innocent children, husbands, fathers, brothers, sisters, friends, and colleagues taken from this world too soon are remembered forever,” said Foundation Chair Michael Moser, First Responder Representative. “We are asking for the public’s help in the next stages of designing and building this memorial. Donations are being accepted on our website to ensure the project’s success. We know this memorial will inspire the nation and this community and ensure we never forget those who perished so tragically and needlessly.”

The victims’ families are steadfast in their desire to have a public Memorial built to honor their loved ones taken too soon: Alyssa Alhadeff, Scott Beigel, Martin Duque Anguiano, Nicholas Dworet, Aaron Feis, Jaime Guttenberg, Chris Hixon, Luke Hoyer, Cara Loughran, Gina Montalto, Joaquin Oliver, Alaina Petty, Meadow Pollack, Helena Ramsay, Alex Schachter, Carmen Schentrup and Peter Wang.

Corporations, businesses, foundations and the public can make tax exempt donations to the Memorial at https://parkland17.org/donate/