Lewiston community honors shooting and hospice victims with butterfly release celebration

Lewiston community honors shooting and hospice victims with butterfly release celebration 
CBS WGME TV13, Lewston, Maine; by Aysia Reed; 7/13/24 
Hundreds of butterflies took flight in Lewiston on Saturday for the 15th annual Butterfly Release Celebration hosted by Andwell Health Partners.  Hundreds of names were read off Saturday at the Geiger Elementary School in Lewiston to honor those who have died in hospice. And this year the names of Lewiston mass shooting victims were honored too. The event is put on by Andwell Health Partners, a Maine healthcare nonprofit providing services for hospice patients and their families. Once names were read, one thousand monarch butterflies were released- a symbol of transformation and hope.
Editor's Note: On October 25, 2023 in Lewiston, Maine, 18 individuals died and and 13 others were injured by a shooter at a bowling alley and restaurant.