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July 8, 2019

My name is Ethan Palmer, and I am a founder and co-president of Make Our Schools Safe in Boca Raton. Over the past year, our chapter has been, and continues to be, successful in empowering South Florida youth to take tangible action to make our schools safe, whether it was working with the NFL Network […]

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June 20, 2019

  Gun Violence Survivors and Advocates, including our Lori Alhadeff, were recognized and acknowledged during the 73Rd Tony Awards, writes Gun Neutral. Gun Neutral is a non-partisan initiative open to all storytellers, producers and financiers, calling for greater social responsibility to offset and account for gun violence in entertainment. Gun Neutral ans MOSS thank and […]

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June 20, 2019

The Bachelorette contestant Tyler Gwozdz uses his Instagram platform to talk about MOSS:   In his Instagram post, Tyler writes: “Television has been an amazing experience- I made friends and memories for life. But now it’s time to do more, and use this platform for the next generation. The wonderful woman to my left is […]

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June 6, 2019

By Stacey Steinbaum, clinical therapist, MSW, LCSW, CCTP | www.personaltherapyservices.com     When the mass shooting occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, parents were lost as what to do and where to begin in efforts to support their grieving children. In many families, the parents were just as traumatized as the students. Children can become silent […]

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June 6, 2019

This past Wednesday and Thursday, May 29 and 30, Make Our Schools Safe, The Walk Up Foundation, and Safe Schools for Alex brought an important presentation to our area! Two national experts on Community Safety were able to discuss best practices related to the PREVENTION of targeted violence as well as Community Safety efforts. Dr. […]

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May 31, 2019

The evening of May 16, 2019 here in Parkland was unlike any other! The 1st Annual #LiveforAlyssa Make Our Schools Safe Benefit was held at The Parkland Golf and Country Club. With over 300 people (some guests traveled thousands of miles to attend) present, the evening was filled with entertainment, food, drink, and a beautiful […]

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May 28, 2019

The American University chapter of Make Our Schools Safe hosted their first annual “AU Live For Alyssa” event at American University on April 26th, from 3-7 pm. The event was run as a collaborative effort with MOSS AU, American University Police Department, Nando’s in Tenleytown, and Make Our Schools Safe. Alyssa Alhadeff was the daughter of […]

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May 28, 2019

Friday, May 3, 2019 was a day for celebration at JP Taravella High School! MAKE OUR SCHOOLS SAFE donated $19,584 for STOP THE BLEED KITS today! Good work was done by all of the volunteers on hand who were able to help put together these life saving kits.

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May 17, 2019

A lesson on what to do in the event of an active shooter:

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April 23, 2019

by Loren W. Sheffer, C.O.O./Managing Partner, Hedge Tactical Solutions   At 9:35 am on December 14th, 2012, Adam Lanza, who suffered from Asperger’s, obsessive compulsive disorder, and depression, shot his way through a glass panel door at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut and murdered twenty children between the ages of six and seven […]

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April 15, 2019

  Westglades Middle School now has extra security, thanks to School PTO and Parkland parent Lori Alhadeff. Lori’s non-profit organization Make Our Schools Safe teamed up with Westglades Parent-Teacher Group to raise money for ballistic glass and added fencing to create a stronger single point of entry. “It’s a huge community effort that they can […]

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April 8, 2019

By Nancy Kislin, LCSW, author of Lockdown: Talking To Your Kids About School Violence I sit down to write my weekly blog. One last look at my social media before I start to write… an alert grabs my attention. ‘Code Red’ issued for a high school in Coral Springs, FL, a school just miles from […]

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April 5, 2019

  Save 20% on Guard Dog Bulletproof Backpacks with the code “MOSS” and benefit the ongoing work of Make Our Schools Safe.

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March 21, 2019

On March 20, 2019, Lori Alhadeff, founder of Make Our Schools Safe, was part of of Ignite Talks: From Grief to Belief, in Durham, North Carolina.     Lori discussed her one year journey from being a grieving mother to a major proponent for school safety reform after her daughter was one of the tragic […]

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March 12, 2019

Photo Credit: U.S. Army   In a recent story by Ramin A. Khalili, CCCRP published on Army.mil, Lori Alhadeff discusses the importance of the “Stop the Bleed” campaign. To Lori, the campaign is a clear imperative. “Bleeding control training and equipment should now be mandatory for every school, teacher [and] student,” said Lori. MRMC’s “Stop […]

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March 11, 2019

    “I made the video for #TheFlower because I believe that the story of every family affected by gun violence is important to hear. While making the video and speaking to families, I was moved by the fact that gun violence has reached every corner of our society. Every family that I met told […]

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March 4, 2019

  This is Raquel, winner of the Alyssa Alhadeff Parkland Soccer Club Soccer Scholarship!       Read her winning esssay below:    

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March 4, 2019

Happy Valentine’s Day and welcome to Parkland, Florida! It is 2:20 pm and today we have a low of 71° and a high of 82°; seems like a bright sunny day with no rain showers. We are here with the killer of Alyssa Alhadeff, former student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, who says today […]

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March 1, 2019

We challenge you to make a video saying how YOUR VOICE IS YOUR POWER!

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February 25, 2019

Feb 12, 2019 Broward School Board Member Lori Alhadeff Speaks One Year After Parkland Massacre on WLRN Public Radio and Television     Feb 14, 2019 Dear Alyssa: A Parkland Mother’s Valentine’s Letter to Her Daughter by Greg Angel, Spectrum News 13 Watch the videos HERE, and HERE.     Feb 14, 2019 Deerfield Beach […]

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February 19, 2019

Join us at the 1St Annual MOSS #LiveForAlyssa Benefit on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at the Parkland Golf & Country Club Click here to join    

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February 14, 2019

On Tuesday, American journalist and host of CNN Newsroom, Brooke Baldwin teared up while reading Lori Alhadeff’s emotional letter to her daughter Alyssa, which honors Alyssa on the one year anniversary of the Parkland shooting.   Emotional and genuinely upset, Baldwin said that she was going to try to get through the letter, which Lori […]

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February 11, 2019

Image Courtesy: Dear World/One World Strong   DearWorld.org is a non-profit organization that connects creators and communities to help people learn important things about each other. The organization, founded after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, is known for its distinct portrait style, where each person writes the first line of a meaningful story only they […]

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February 8, 2019

  On Feb 6, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed A764, also known as “Alyssa’s Law”, requiring all New Jersey public schools to install silent panic alarms that will alert law enforcement during emergencies such as an active shooter, or to employ an alternative emergency mechanism approved by the Department of Education. “Alyssa’s Law” will become […]

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