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Handwritten and illustrated card on light blue paper. The card reads: "We love you!" Signed: "Your friend, Bennett." Illustrations of sun, various flowers, and five hearts appear in the center.
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue marker. The message reads: "Never Forget. Love is stronger than hate." A Star of David appears in the center.
Post-it note with handwritten message in black marker. The message reads: "We love you!" An illustrated heart appears in the upper right corner.
Post-it note with handwritten message in black marker. The message reads: "May god be with you. Cierra [last name redacted]. Pittsburgh, PA."
Floral tag from floral arrangement sent by Charles [last name redacted] and Abbi [last name redacted]. The tag reads: "Love, light, and perseverance. Charles [last name redacted] and Abbi [last name redacted]." The message is printed on a tag from a local florist.
Folded card on red paper. Due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial, the message on this card is no longer visible.
Butterfly-shaped cutout with colored with blue and green pencil. The words: "#Stronger Than Hate" appear handwritten in alternating blue and green letters above the butterfly's antennae.
Handwritten note written in black marker on white paper with the first names of the eleven victims of the October 27 attack. Creasing and staining due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Card on light pink paper with handwritten note and illustrations. The card reads: "I love you. I pray for you. Lyla [last name redacted]." Hand drawn illustrations of a blue flower, red heart, and red tulip appear below.
Post-it note with handwritten message and illustration in black marker. The note is signed: "[heart] Dorothy" and features two abstract circle and oval shaped illustrations.
Printed signs in blue and green ink on paper. The signs urge the reader to "Show solidarity" and "stand up for our common values, today tomorrow and always." An illustration of three stylized people raising their hands appears in the upper center, surrounded by the words: "Kindness, Respect, Courage."
Post-it note with handwritten message in green and red marker. The message reads: "Love is stronger than hate. Rest in peace. Jaime." The "o" in love and the dot in the "i" in Jaime are written with hearts.
Folded card on white paper. Extensive pink staining in the center. Traces of yellow and pink writing and hand drawn illustrations visible in the upper center and lower left. Dirt stains throughout. Due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial, the message on this card is no longer visible.
Handwritten card in blue, green, red, and orange marker on paper. The front of the card reads: "Thank you for helping [our] community and keeping us safe. Love, [illegible]." Two flowers, above grass, appear to the right. The inside, written in two hands, reads: "Thank you very m[uch]" and "and thank you for being...in..." Color bleeding due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Post-it note with handwritten message with blue marker. The message reads: "May their memories always be a blessing. Sending love." Signed with a heart and a Star of David.
Hand painted card. The card contains the Stronger Than Hate symbol with a yellow Star of David on the left. The words: "Stronger than Hate" appear in a black text box to the right. A heart appears above.
Post-it note with handwritten message in black marker. The message reads: "With loving memory.... May all these innocent souls rest in peace in shamium (heaven)." Signed with a heart.
Post-it note with handwritten message in red marker. The message reads: "Stronger than hate. Never forget the day."
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue ink. The message reads: "Prayers for Pittsburg[h]. May this never happen again anywhere." Color bleeding due to exposure to the elements.
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue ink. The note is written in Hebrew. Translated into English, it reads: "Blessed is the true judge." Color bleeding due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
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