Messages of encouragement at event in Lake Worth Beach

People gathered for the "BBQ for Peace" in Lake Worth Beach on Sunday.

FLOYD.

THIS AFTERNOON A LOCALCOMMUNITY FINDING A DIFFERENTWAY TO COME TOGETHER.MUSIC... IN THE RAIN...TRANSFORMING NORTH "D" STREETIN LAKE WORTH BEACH.... PEOPGATHERING FOR THE "BBQ FORPEACE." "TODAY IS ABOUTCOMMUNITY SERVICE.

WE WANTEDTO BRING SOME OF OUR HOPEDEALERS OUT IN ORDER TOPROVIDE SOME COMMUNITY SERVICEOUTSIDE OF THEIR COMMUNITY ANDGIVE BACK TO OTHER PEOPLEAFFECTED BY GUN VIOLENCE." "IFEEL IS WE CAN GET MORE PEOPLETO DO THAT AT MORE TIMES WHENWE HAVE MORE EVENTS, THEN THECHANGE WILL BE VISIBLE THINGSTHAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE."DURING THE EVENT THE ENTIRECROWD TAKING A MOMENT OFSILENCE IN MEMORY OF GEORGEFLOYD'S DEATH.

COMMUNITYLEADERS ALSO THERE TO SHOWSUPPORT THAT THERE NEEDS TO BEUNITY IN COMMUNITIES.

"THIS ISNOT A REPUBLICAN ISSUE, THISIS NOT A DEMOCRAT ISSUE.

THISIS SOMETHING THAT IS A HUMANISSUE THAT WE REALLY HAVE TOGET A HOLD OF AND FIND A WAYTO MOVE BEYOND.

WE CAN'TCONTINUE TO BE IN A SOCIETYTHAT HOLDS SOME PEOPLE INDIFFERENT LIGHT THAN OTHERS.""LET'S BE THE CHANGE WE WANTTO SEE IN OUR COUNTRY.APPLAUSE.... MY NAME IS RICKYAIKEN AND WE ARE THE HOPEDEALERS AND THANK YOU FOR YOURSUPPORT."ORGANIZERS ALSO COLLECTEDDONATIONS AT TODAY'S EVENT..ALL OF THE PROCEEDS GOING TOTWO FOUNDATIONS AIMED ATBUILDING A BETTERPOLICE-COMMUNITYRELATIONSHIP... AS WELL ASHELPING YOUNGER UNDER-PRIVELEGED STUDENTS IN OURAR