March for Our Lives
Samantha Fuentes: On March 24, 2019, March for our Lives held a rally in Washington DC. Samantha who survived the shooting in the same classroom as Nick, leads the crowd in singing Nick happy birthday. It would have been his 18th birthday.
US Kids
In 2020 acclaimed Director Kim Snyder created US Kids, a documentary about the activism which youth worldwide engaged in, supporting change in gun laws. Nick’s story is featured in this documentary, and his brother Alex also played a central role. The documentary later won the Telluride film festival. It is widely available through streaming services. Below is the official trailer.
March 24, 2021
Nick’s family was welcomed to Oahu Hawaii, where a traditional ceremony was held to honor all 17 who were lost at Parkland, and to honor Nick’s 21st birthday. Below is the video of that day.
Tokyo 2023
Even though Nick did not get to go to Tokyo 2020, he got be there in spirit this year.
A friend of Nick’s teacher was on a trip to Tokyo to tour the Olympic stadium. A print was made with Nick’s picture and his quote, for her to bring to the Olympic swimming pool. It was amazing to see Nick’s picture on the podium and between the Olympic torches. “A dream come true”
Kona Ironman 2023
Nick and his parents had intended to do the Kona 1/2 Ironman relay in 2018. Instead, as the events of life unfolded and COVID ensued, we decided to make the family dream come true in 2023.
Carla Albano, the author of Soul of a Swimmer, swam for Nick. Nick’s mom, Annika, cycled and Mitch, his dad, ran. It was a poignant and memorable race. Nick had an additional team in the race as well. Jamie Herrington, Ann Marie Fort, and Christine Hiler all came to compete for Team Nick.