DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — To help curve the trend of summer violence, Shemilah's Outreach will host a peace march. The Stop the Violence Youth Peace March is Saturday, May 27 at 11:30 a.m. 

"We're going to start off with our peace march. The youth violence peace march. It's right before my daughter was killed. And right before the summer kick off, "said Shemuel Sanders, CEO, executive director of Shemilah's Outreach.

The march will begin at Hess Park and end at the Decatur Civic Center. There will be several guest speakers, including Senator Doris Turner. 

The first 250 to show will receive a raffle ticket. Winners can choose from food trucks for a free item of choice. The Turkey Man, Kona Ice, D-Boe's Chicken and Waffles, and more will be there. 

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