One of last week’s murder victims was helping plan a Stop The Violence march before her death.

Lameshia McMorris, the lead event organizer, said Bridget Hall was one of the people who was really excited about the march. After Hall’s death on July 6, “that made me go even harder.”

The march is scheduled for Saturday at 9 a.m. and will last until 11 a.m. Walkers will meet and start at 213 East Minnesota St. and end on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at The Sportsplex. McMorris said when the march ends there will be a balloon release in honor of loved ones lost.

McMorris said that she started planning this event in April in response to murders and other negative events happening in the area.

“It’s in my heart as a member of the community,” McMorris said. “I feel like I need to take a stand as a parent.”

She said her children are heavily involved in social media and said just to see all the negativity made her want to do something about it.

McMorris said the event was kind of put on the back burner, but after Kelcay Humphrey’s death July 5 she said, “I’ve got to do something.”

The event was originally planned to take place July 11, but after Humphrey’s death she decided to push it back a few weeks to give the family and community time to grieve.

She said she knew there would be people who would be interested in the idea, but she said the outpouring of support she has received was unexpected.

“People started pouring in and the community jumped on board,” McMorris said about the involvement following the back-to-back murders. She said people have stopped her on the street to donate water and Gatorade.

“I have people who want to stand by and just be a part of it,” McMorris said.

Because of this support, the event has amassed a large collection of individuals and organizations getting involved and advocating for the safety of their community. The long list of those involved includes Friends of Fallen Riders, the 601 Ryders, the Mustang Car Club, the Lincoln County Chapter of the NAACP and Albert Coleman, an activist from Jackson.

She said she has people volunteering to stand by at spots throughout the walk to hand out water as well as nursing teams and hospice care individuals getting involved. More than 250 T-shirts for the march have already been sold. The front of the shirt reads “Stop The Violence” and the back reads, “Enough is Enough. Not Another One.”

McMorris said the event is directed mainly at the young people of the area, and she wants as many as possible to come whether on the backs of trucks or walking.

“I just want to the word to get to them,” McMorris said. “We don’t want this to be just for publicity, I want this to sink in.”

Along with the balloon release at the end of the march, McMorris has invited Hall’s children to share a few words. The Mustang Car Club will also be hosting a back-to-school giveaway at the end site, giving away school supplies.

“I hope it reaches out to a lot of people,” McMorris said.

To find out more information about the march, donate water or other refreshments, or order a T-shirt for the event contact Lameshia McMorris via her Facebook profile of the same name.