Get A Lyft To March For Our Lives 2018 In California

Thousands of people, including students, teachers and parents from across California and the United States will participate in the March For Our Lives 2018 Saturday morning, March 24. With some students as of yet unable to drive, and others worried about parking woes, the national ridesharing company Lyft is offering free rides for a lucky group attending marches at major cities across the country. The idea came from Lyft co-founders John Zimmer and Logan Green, who have supported the student involvement since the beginning.

"We’ve partnered with the March For Our Lives organizers to ensure that our commitment of up to $1.5 million in free rides will have the most impact on their efforts — and yours," they said in the most recent Lyft blog.

A little more than a week ago, thousands of high school and middle school students in California cities walked out of class as part of a nationwide effort to push lawmakers to come up with "common sense gun control" laws and to remember the victims of the tragic February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 people dead.

Lyft co-founders shared their thoughts on the surviving students who continue to use their social platforms for the greater good.

“Your bravery and intelligence have provided a renewed and much needed hope for our future," they wrote in a letter to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students. "We are incredibly grateful for the example you are setting."

For Lyft, their example has grown into this monumental free ride program. Be aware: not every city is represented in the offering. Nationwide, rides will be offered in over 5o cities, from Phoenix, Arizona to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In California, students from the major metropolitan areas of Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Oakland, Sacramento can benefit from the Lyft rides to the nonpartisan event. According to the company, all that you have to do is register early.

• Find your city and Register at the www.marchforourlives.com/events.
• On Friday, March 23, ride codes will be distributed to those who have RSVP’d through www.marchforourlives.com/events.
• If you aren’t able to RSVP, ride codes to these marches will be available at www.lyft.com/MFOL starting Saturday morning.
• Once you have received a code, enter it in the ‘promos’ tab of your Lyft app.

According to Lyft, for the codes to work, you must enter the official March for Our Lives rallypoint as your destination. Those under 18-years-old will need to be accompanied by an adult. The caveat is, Lyft will offer free rides up to $1.5 million.

"We thank the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for inspiring us to act," a Lyft spokesperson said. Hundreds of thousands of people across the country are expected to participate in the March for Our Lives demonstrations this weekend.

Remember to register at your California March For Our Lives event at:

• Los Angeles - 6th And Spring Streets at 9 a.m.
• San Diego - Waterfront Park, 1600 Pacific Highway at 10 a.m.
• San Francisco- San Francisco Civic Center Plaza, 335 McAllister Street at 1 p.m.
• San Jose - San Jose City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara Street at 11 a.m.
• Oakland - Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza at 10 a.m.
• Sacramento - California State Capitol, 1315 10th Street at 12 p.m.

Organizers of the Los Angeles event say the rally will begin at 9 a.m. at the 6th and Spring Street in the area of 603 S. Spring Street.

The group plans for kids and families of March For Our Lives to take to the streets to demand that their lives and safety become a priority and that we end gun violence and mass shootings in our schools today. Register for that event, and the chance to get a free Lyft.

For your nearest March, and a Lyft there, look up your city through www.marchforourlives.com/events.

Send your March For Our Lives photos to your California Patch News editor.

Photos: courtesy Margaret Wold-Sackey