BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a prayer canvas that organizers hope will act as a message of support on the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing.
Supporters said the America 4 Boston Prayer Canvas has been signed by more than 70,000 people from 50 states and 30 nations.
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The 19,000-square-foot canvas was started by seven women in Florida a week after the bombing.
They started with a single canvas asking people to sign their name and write a message.
The canvas is set to be displayed at several events around the anniversary of the attack.
On April 16-17 the canvases will be laid out on the Boston Common. Members of the public can sign it.
Patrick put his signature on the canvas during a brief ceremony at the Statehouse on Friday.
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