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Spreading Our Branches begins Oklahoma City National Memorial 10th Anniversary Events

OKLAHOMA CITY – Officials with the Oklahoma City National Memorial will join school officials beginning Friday, April 1 for Spreading Our Branches, a part of A Decade of Hope, 1995-2005. The National Week of Hope, April 17th – 24th, will include variety of events and ceremonies honoring “those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever” by the 1995 bombing.

Nearly 10 years ago, the lives of Oklahomans and countless people across the country were changed forever with the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. Since the tragedy, officials with the Memorial have worked diligently to educate, inform, and inspire hope and healing.

One of the first events is Spreading Our Branches, where seedlings from the Survivor Tree will be planted in each of the communities that lost one of their citizens on April 19th, 1995. “We felt very strongly that planting a seedling from the Survivor Tree, which has become such a symbol of strength, would demonstrate the importance of the second decade,” said Kari Watkins, executive director, Oklahoma City National Memorial.

The planting will begin April 1st at Chickasha High School at noon and at 2:00 p.m. at the Amber Pocasset High School and will conclude on April 19th in Oklahoma City. (A complete schedule of cities is attached to this email and available below.) A complete schedule of events and press credential information for the National Week of Hope is available at www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org or by calling 405-235-3313.

National Week of Home - 10th Anniversary

Spreading Our Branches Calendar

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