The Foothills Foundation and the Columbine Memorial Committee raised over $1.5 million in donations over eight years of planning.

[5] On April 20, 1999, Columbine High School seniors Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murdered 12 students and one teacher and injured 24 others.

[7] Many impromptu memorials were created shortly after the massacre, including Rachel Scott's car and John Tomlin's truck.

Fifteen wooden crosses were also erected on top of a hill by Columbine High School, 13 for the victims and two for the shooters.

A “Never Forgotten” ribbon designed by victim Kyle Velasquez’s parents, Al and Phyllis, is in the center of the ring.