Massachusetts governor adds his signature to 70,000 others on Boston Marathon prayer canvas
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Massachusetts Gov. Deval (deh-VAL') Patrick has signed a huge prayer canvas designed to serve as a message of support on the anniversary of the deadly Boston Marathon bombing.
Supporters say the America 4 Boston Prayer Canvas has been signed by more than 70,000 people from all 50 U.S. states and 30 nations.
The 19,000-square-foot canvas was started by seven women in Florida a week after last year's bombing. They started with one small canvas asking people to sign their names and write messages and added to it.
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The canvas will be displayed at several events around the anniversary of the April 15 attack. This April 16-17 the canvas will be laid out on the Boston Common. Members of the public can sign it.
Patrick signed a piece of it during a Statehouse ceremony Friday.