Free parking for the event is available in the public metered parking area, as well as in the parking deck of the Police Department's headquarters. The CATS Red Line, a free trolley, runs from Tryon Street to McDowell Street and back every seven minutes.
> The memorial event will commemorate the 63 lives lost from domestic violence in North Carolina this year.
> 63 ribbons will be placed on the memorial tree by those in attendance. The ceremony will close with the lighting of the tree.
> Attendance is free. Community residents are encouraged to attend and to revisit the memorial throughout the holidays.
> The tree was donated by Home Depot. Coffee will be provided by the Park Towne Village Starbucks at 1630 Woodlawn Ave.
Bring your friends, neighbors and family members as we honor this year's statewide victims, their families left behind AND to raise a banner for those out there surviving in a violent home.
For more information on the effects of domestic violence in our community, call Mecklenburg County Community Support Services' Women's Commission at (704) 336-3210 or the United Family Services' Shelter for Battered Women 24-hour hot line at (704) 332-2513.
For more information on the Domestic Violence Advocacy Council, call (704) 432-1568.
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Media contact:
Michael Sexton at 704-432-1568 (office), 704-900-9346 (cell), or Michael.Sexton@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
