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CHANGING PAIN TO PURPOSE THROUGH COMMUNITY COMMITMENT. THE IMMENSE PAIN LEFT BEHIND FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN SEEMED UNBEARABLE.
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Jacksonville, FL
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| Monday | 9am - 9pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 9pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 7pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 9pm |
| Friday | 9am - 9pm |
| Saturday | 9am - 9pm |
| Sunday | 1pm - 5pm |
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CREATING A NEW NORMAL
On September 8, 2008 my son Derrell Sharrard Baker was murdered at 7:30 am on his way to school in Jacksonville, Florida, he was 17 at the time of his death. My whole world changed when my son was taken from me through gun violence. The immense pain left behind for me and my children seemed to be unbearable. We stopped celebrating holidays and especially our favorite, Christmas. Derrell was my fatherโs first grandson and my first born son. He was a little brother to his big sister and a big brother to his little sister and two younger brothers.
Taking my sonโs life wasnโt just another murder victim taken, a count added to the number of murders for the year. It wasnโt just a news story or planning a funeral for a burial, it was for us โCREATING A NEW NORMALโ. The very community that had let us down by being silent about my sonโs death needed to know what love truly is. Since we experienced this through Derrellโs laughter, life and that amazing smile and his incredible energy we decided to reach out to this very community and anything that resembled it to make a difference. We are doing this for the homeless and to reach our youth through volunteering and showing them a better way. This is for our โHYPEโ as he was so affectionately named by his football coach because of his energy on the field. We will forever remember you son. Take care of Bria and Brandon, who we also loss to violence. We love and miss you forever.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE DONATIONS TO OUR NON-PROFIT PLEASE CONTACT ME, PAMELA HOWARD AT 904-444-3879 OR VIA EMAIL [email protected]. MONETARY DONATIONS CAN BE MADE THROUGH CASH-APP AT $HYPEBAKER1. IF YOU ARE DONATING ON BEHALF OF A LOVED ONE LOSS TO VIOLENCE PLEASE PUT THEIR NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINE TO ALLOW US TO RECOGNIZE THEM.
THE PHOTO ABOVE IS OUR LAST FAMILY VACATION TO SEA WORLD IN JULY 2008 AND WE LOSS DERRELL SEPTEMBER 8, 2008.