Bullets4Life conducts workshop with Current Events Club

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Non-profit organization Bullets4Life raises awareness for gun violence prevention by repurposing bullets into bracelets. To commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Parkland shooting Feb. 14, the Current Events Club worked with Bullets4Life to bring their movement to Heritage. (Photo/Anya Pinto)
Students began by destroying bullets for each Parkland victim and survivor, shouting “No more” with each hit. “Each bullet destroyed is a life saved instead of a life taken,” founder and CEO Susan Kennedy said. (Photos/Amarachukwu Okpala, Anya Pinto and Marcus Gonzalez)
Workshop participants then entered the Student Center to begin making their beaded bracelets. They each wrote a message to keep inside the shell casing of the bracelet as a reminder of their activism. (Photos/Susan Kennedy, Liliana Shaw, Anya Pinto and Amarachukwu Okpala)
After the workshop, students glued the unused bullets to the Mirror of Life. Students see a reflection of themselves along with the lives they potentially saved in the form of destroyed bullets. (Photos/Susan Kennedy and Julia Seifer)
Each of the 30 attending students created one or two bracelets. The Current Events Club raised over $300 for Bullets4Life to help buy a headstone for a young boy who was lost to gun violence over ten years ago. (Photos/Susan Kennedy, Julia Seifer and Anya Pinto)

Now a senior at American Heritage, Anya returns as Editor-in-Chief of the Patriot Post. With her passion for journalism, she is Co-President of the Quill and Scroll Honor Society. She started an organization called “ActionPAKT: Projects Advocating for a Kinder Tomorrow” to educate youth about current issues and help them take action; currently, she has expanded it to 15+ chapters in multiple countries, raising $17,000 within the Heritage chapter itself. As a Youth Ambassador for Bullets4Life, Anya advocates for gun control. She leads the top Model UN program in the nation as President, competing nationally and organizing conferences at school. To relax, Anya hangs out with friends, swims, goes on walks and binge watches Netflix. She loves the beach, good food and her lazy little dog Simba more than anything.