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National SAVE Day Social Media Action Kit

Clubs, Circle Up!

National SAVE Day is October 18, 2023

Hello student leaders! In honor of Alex Orange and the legacy of SAVE, celebrate National SAVE Day by sharing how you and your Club are taking action to make a difference. Use your voice to lift up what’s important to you and get others involved.

SAVE Promise Club logo

Be a Social Advocate!

Take the challenge and join other youth in SAVE Promise Clubs across the country to fill social media feeds with messages of action, change, and hope. Use this prompt to Educate, Empower, Encourage, and Engage:

My #SAVEPromiseClub is taking action to . . .

Copy and paste “My #SAVEPromiseClub is taking action to . . .” in your post along with your answer and one of the graphics below. Or include your own photo or video. Share on any social media channel where you are active.

If you aren’t already, follow @nationalsave. When you post, be sure to include these tags: @nationalsave #SAVEPromiseClub #NationalSAVEDay

Download Graphics

View the gallery of graphics in different sizes. Click to download your favorites.

Customize Your Own Graphics

Want to customize your own? Check out our Canva templates to add your own text or upload your own photo/video to drag and drop! It’s free to use. Just log in with your own account or sign up for one.

For Instagram:

For Twitter/Facebook:

For Profile Photos:

  • Frames to personalize on Canva. Or download one of the PNG files below to use with your favorite design app.

For Selfie Photos:

  • Print this PDF or download the image below, write your answer, and take a selfie with your sign.

How Did SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere) Start?

 In April of 1989, students from West Charlotte Senior High School in North Carolina gathered at a party, a “stop the violence” jam. A carload of young men from a rival school showed up armed and looking for trouble. As teens panicked, 17-year-old Alex Orange stepped forward. Alex, a fullback on the West Charlotte football team, was a young man who looked out for other people. Alex told the intruders this was no place for violence. Sadly, shots were fired, and Alex fell to the floor. Surrounded by shaken friends and schoolmates, Alex lost his life to gun violence.

The following week, students returned to school mourning yet another young life lost too soon to violence. Joining together in their grief, they formed Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE).

In 2017, SAVE and Sandy Hook Promise combined efforts to educate and empower young people to help prevent gun violence and other forms of violence and victimization.

Thank you for being changemakers !