How to Get Involved

Stoneman Douglas Victims’ Fund

gofundme.com/stonemandouglasvictimsfund
Created by the Broward Education Foundation in consultation with the National Center for Victims of Crime

Scott J. Beigel Memorial Fund

gofundme.com/scott-beigel-memorial-fund
Established by Melissa, Scott’s sister, to provide summer camp scholarships for families who otherwise couldn’t afford to send their children

Alex Schachter Scholarship Fund

gofundme.com/55jm4g8
Created by Alex’s family; money donated will be sent to the Stoneman Douglas Marching Eagles and used to help “other students experience the joys of music” (Alex played trombone in the band)

Peter Wang Memorial Fund

gofundme.com/peter-wang-memorial-fund
Created by Chino Loeng, a close family friend; the Wang family is donating the money to Stoneman Douglas for its ROTC program (Peter was a JROTC cadet)

The Injured

Seventeen people suffered injuries during the shooting, ranging from superficial wounds to multiple gunshot wounds. Here are their names:
Ashley Baez
Anthony Borges
Isabel Chequer
Justin Colton
Alexander Dworet
Samantha Fuentes
Samantha Grady
Marian Kabachenko
Kyle Laman
Stacey Lynn Lippel
Kheshava Managapuram
Samantha Mayor
Daniela Menescal
William Olson
Genesis Valentin
Benjamin Wikander
Madeleine Wilford

The Hashtags

#NeverAgain
#WhatIf
#ThrowThemOut
#NotOneMore
#ParklandStrong
the websites
msdstrong.us (the official #MSDStrong site)
browardschools.com/wesupport (for those interesting in providing support services, raising funds, volunteering, etc.)
lovemsd.com (site started by the Parkland PTA/PTOs; in conjunction with Broward Education Foundation

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