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Hands Without Guns
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Hands Without Guns is an activity where
children and their parents commit to using their
hands for creative, fun purposes rather than to
use guns or resort to violence...
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by dipping their hands in paint and leaving hand
prints on our banner!
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MMM vols assist with clean-up we have two
buckets, one filled with soapy water, one with
rinse water. We also supply plenty of paper
towels!
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Kids get an ASK or MMM sticker when they
leave.as they wander through the event, its
great advertising!
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While one vol works with the kids, the other
talks with parents.
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A donations jar, brochures, stickers and other
information are a crucial part of the project.
Sign-up sheets are a must --weve added hundreds
of people to our data base this way.
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Our West Triangle (Durham-Chapel Hill, NC) MMM
Chapter has also produced this poster, listing
the names of NC children who have died in recent
years from gun violence.
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Our banner has grown to over 800 feet! It
provides a great photo op!
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We use our banners at press conferences weve
wrapped schools, parks, churches, a community
health clinic and we have plans to wrap our
state legislature!
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Hands Without Guns is the creation of Marcia
Owen, mother of 2 sons, who has worked for many
years on gun violence prevention in our
community.
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Marcia and WT Chapter president Karen Stark have
developed the original idea into an effective
outreach program throughout North Carolina.
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Life is precious. We can make a difference.We
can save lives.