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Mayor Evans, County Executive Bello proclaim June 7-9 Gun Violence Awareness Day, Wear Orange Weekend

Mayor Malik D. Evans and Monroe County Executive Adam J. Bello proclaimed Friday, June 7 through Sunday, June 9 as Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Weekend in Rochester and Monroe County, joining a national movement to associate gun violence with the color that hunters wear to protect human life. Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Weekend are recognized each year by communities across the country on the first Friday and weekend of June.