MOMENT OF SILENCE TODAY (MONDAY) At 2:50 pm

For Immediate
Release:                                                 
For More Information Contact:
Sunday, April 21,
2013                                                      Mayor’s
Press Office, 617-635-4461

One Fund Boston, Mayor Menino, and Governor Patrick
Call for Moment of Silence at 2:50 p.m. ET on Monday Afternoon

One Minute of Silence Followed by Ringing of Bells Across
the Region

BOSTON
– Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Governor Deval L. Patrick, and One
Fund Boston are calling upon Boston
and all communities across the Commonwealth to join together in a Moment of
Silence on Monday afternoon, exactly one week following the Boston Marathon
bombings.

The
minute of silence will take place at 2:50 p.m. ET to honor the victims of the
attacks and their families. It will be followed by the ringing of bells
throughout Boston
and the Commonwealth.

Mayor Menino and Governor
Patrick are humbled by the support shown by the public and the business
community, and they continue to encourage everyone to visit onefundboston.org
to make a donation to help the victims of this tragedy.