Somer's Day In Orange Park

ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- Sunday in Orange Park was Somer's day.

A day where musicians performed on stage and kept the spotlight on the issue threatening their community.

"I traveled all over the country playing my music and I came home to raise my children because this is a safe place and we got to keep it that way," says local musician Will Sabo.

Sabo founded the group "Rockers Against Sexual Predators", RASP, the day after Somer Thompson's body was found and he immediately had more than a hundred members.

"It's our job, not just as parents but as a community to keep our children safe and taken care of," says Sabo.

Sabo brought ten bands to the stage for a Somer's Day concert Sunday at the Orange Park Town Hall and they joined with a wide mix of other groups at the event.

There were organizations giving away child I.D. kits and self defense classes.

With new partnerships like RASP, and a new focus on keeping kids safe, this community plans to stop what happened here from ever returning.

"We want our kids safe, we want everyone safe, we want our communities back," says Sabo.

All the money raised at the event will go to the Thompson family, some will be used toward the reward for information in the case. 

The tipline to give information in the Somer Thompson case is 1-877-227-6911 or email cart@claysheriff.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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