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Meet Oronde McClain a Philadelphia native who devoted his life to optimizing the quality of life for the mentally disabled and victims of gun violence. He has created peaceful protests and host many events to give back to his community. His main focus this year was the effects on gun violence in young children and the struggles they deal with like himself he had to experience it his whole life.
my name Oronde McClain I am a 31 year old black male born and raised in the city of Philadelphia or as the street call it Killadelphia. As a young black male venturing out in society to enhance my community, it’s my primary goal and also a high priority to try to stop or decrease the violence in Philadelphia and also help people in need. My reason to help is after April 3rd 2000 I knew I wasn’t a normal child anymore. I couldn’t enjoy a normal sunny day out because I had so much to worry about like if it was to hot or cold I would have a seizure. If I heard a loud noise I would of thought someone was shooting at me. My best bet was to stay in the house. I couldn’t try no one nor I couldn’t do nothing on my own. I always needed assistance putting clothes on, eating and getting in and out my wheelchair. If felt like my life was over, I had to go to therapy 5 days a week for 10 yrs. this was all a result of me walking to the local store and getting caught in a cross fire at the age of 10 years old. I got shot in the back of the head near my Mt. Airy home.I was in a coma for a month, wheelchair for two years. I come before you today 31 yrs old college educated a motivational speaker, full time father of 5 and a husband, with a non profit organization and full time job with the government telling you the violence need to stop. Although I made it and I have a great story my city doesn’t always have great stories. The gun violence has risen, children are still getting shot it’s too many funerals. Children are not living their full potential because they can’t. We are destroying their neighborhood. Today it stops, I can’t stop the drugs, I can’t stop the violence but today as a whole we can do something about it. Today I come to you asking for help and let’s begin a partnership let’s clean the streets and let our children live again. Today I am stepping up I’m asking you to help me clean and get our streets back with me. They say it takes a village to raise a child let’s reunite they saying. One killing is too many.
my name Oronde McClain I am a 31 year old black male born and raised in the city of Philadelphia or as the street call it Killadelphia. As a young black male venturing out in society to enhance my community, it’s my primary goal and also a high priority to try to stop or decrease the violence in Philadelphia and also help people in need. My reason to help is after April 3rd 2000 I knew I wasn’t a normal child anymore. I couldn’t enjoy a normal sunny day out because I had so much to worry about like if it was to hot or cold I would have a seizure. If I heard a loud noise I would of thought someone was shooting at me. My best bet was to stay in the house. I couldn’t try no one nor I couldn’t do nothing on my own. I always needed assistance putting clothes on, eating and getting in and out my wheelchair. If felt like my life was over, I had to go to therapy 5 days a week for 10 yrs. this was all a result of me walking to the local store and getting caught in a cross fire at the age of 10 years old. I got shot in the back of the head near my Mt. Airy home.I was in a coma for a month, wheelchair for two years. I come before you today 31 yrs old college educated a motivational speaker, full time father of 5 and a husband, with a non profit organization and full time job with the government telling you the violence need to stop. Although I made it and I have a great story my city doesn’t always have great stories. The gun violence has risen, children are still getting shot it’s too many funerals. Children are not living their full potential because they can’t. We are destroying their neighborhood. Today it stops, I can’t stop the drugs, I can’t stop the violence but today as a whole we can do something about it. Today I come to you asking for help and let’s begin a partnership let’s clean the streets and let our children live again. Today I am stepping up I’m asking you to help me clean and get our streets back with me. They say it takes a village to raise a child let’s reunite they saying. One killing is too many.
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Oronde Mcclain
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Philadelphia, PA