Photo by Clyde Singleton: More photos from this event on Jacksonville.com
You might might know Clyde Singleton as one of Jacksonville’s most vocal and famous skateboarders. Last week he told me about what his father, Rev. Robert LeCount of the Disciples of Christ Christian Fellowship are doing to combat violence in Jacksonville.
Quench The Violence was a march up and down Jacksonville’s Moncrief Road to raise awareness throughout the community about the rising violence. Organizers handed out water at intersections and encouraged onlookers and passer-bys to “Stop the Violence.
The Times Union also covered this story in their community section. Here is a quote from the TU segment:
Volunteers from several area churches participate in an event titled Quench the Violence, Saturday, August 22, 2009. Around 75 people passed out water at five intersections along Moncrief Road, trying to raise awareness of violent crime in Jacksonville. “We want people to chill out, take a drink and think about what they’re about to do,” organizer Rev. Robert LeCount said of people thinking of taking action with violence, “They might just have a change of heart.”
