#WEARORANGE Gun Violence Awareness BRIDGE WALK

DMV Mothers Like Me will host its 5th annual #WearOrange Gun Violence Awareness Bridge Walk this summer! With your participation in this event, we are joining national, state and local organizations in the effort to end gun violence in our community. 

WHAT: #WearOrange Gun Violence Awareness Bridge Walk 

WHY: Orange has been the defining color to raise awareness around gun violence and the gun violence prevention movement since June 2015, honoring Hadiya Pendleton (a 15-year old girl killed in Chicago), along with hundreds of lives cut short and many others wounded by gun violence every day.

Gun Violence Awareness Day is observed nationally on the first Friday in June and throughout the weekend each year. It’s an opportunity to visibly demonstrate our collective power, bringing together a broad spectrum of organizations, brands, influencers, community and family members.  All across the country, we can show up in different ways to curb gun violence.

WHEN: Saturday, June 7, 2025 – 8:00am

WHERE: Meet/Park @ National Harbor Tanger Outlets parking lot – in front of 

Ralph Lauren Polo store

6800 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD

WHO: All are welcome! 

REGISTER: Registration opens on April 1, 2025. Register here on our website. 

Walker registration fees include: participant t-shirt, awareness wrist band, walker bib and refreshments.

DETAILS: Our group will be led in a warm-up @ 7:45am, and we will step off @ 8:00am 

Walk Route Options: 

· across Woodrow Wilson Bridge and back (10K walk)

· across Woodrow Wilson Bridge, ending on the Virginia side (5K walk)

· to the ‘Welcome to Virginia’ sign and back (5K walk)

VOLUNTEERS: We cannot pull this event off without our amazing volunteers! Needed roles this year will include, but are not limited to the following: Registration, Materials Distribution, Food & Beverage, Route Sweeper, People Movers, Route Leads, and Warm-Up Lead.

SPONSORS: We are seeking small local businesses to partner with us in the Gun Violence Awareness movement! For your financial sponsorship of any dollar amount, we will highlight your business, services and/or goods at our event, and feature you on our website and social media platforms.

DONORS: All donations are very much appreciated, and tax-deductible. Your contributions help to make this annual event a success! 

Thank you for joining the movement to end gun violence! Together, we are sure to make a difference in the epidemic that has plagued our families for way too long.

In Unity,

Donna M. Haynes, CLC

Donna M. Haynes

Founder, DMV Mothers Like Me, LLC