Las Vegas comes together for #VegasStronger
1 October 2018(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Las Vegas community will come together honoring the destination’s unity and strength with days of #VegasStronger. Throughout the week, a variety of healing events will be offered giving Valley residents the options to participate and volunteer in remembrance with 1 October 2017.
“#VegasStronger week will allow locals and visitors alike to pay their respects and allows time for quiet reflection for all those impacted by this tragedy,” said Deacon Tom Roberts, president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada. “We are eternally grateful for our members of law enforcement, first responders, everyday heroes and members of the Las Vegas community who have all shown what it really means to be #VegasStronger.”
VegasStronger week will include the following events:
#VEGASSTRONGER Community Meal
Date: 28 September
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. PDT
Location: Catholic Charities’ St. Vincent Lied Dining Facility
1501 Las Vegas Blvd N. Las Vegas, NV 89101
Dear Love: A Ceremony of Hope, Healing and Transformation
Date: 30 September
Time: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. PDT
Location: Guardian Angel Cathedral
302 Cathedral Way, Las Vegas, NV 89109
1 October Sunrise Remembrance
Date: 1 October
Time: 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. PDT
Location: Clark County Government Center
500 S Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89155
UBS Memorial Blood Drive
Date: 1 October
Time: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. PDT
Location: Las Vegas Convention Center
3150 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Remembrance Wall Dedication
Date: 1 October
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. PDT
Location: Las Vegas Community Healing Garden
1015 S. Casino Center Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Reading of Names Ceremony
Date: 1 October
Time: 10 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. PDT
Location: Las Vegas Community Healing Garden
1015 S. Casino Center Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
United Way Day of Caring
Date: 5 October
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. PDT
Location: Town Square at The Green
6605 S. Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89119