Friday is the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon. Local groups are organizing memorials and service projects to commemorate the day.
All participants will take part in a “110-story equivalent stair climb” as they climb the amphitheater steps in nine laps from the stage to the top.
The climb will begin after a moment of silence and the performance of Amazing Grace at 8:45 a.m. Participants should check in and register by 8:15 a.m. in the south upper parking lot. More than 300 people have registered, and hundreds more are expected to join in that morning. There is a $15 registration fee for the event; all proceeds will be donated to the Twin Towers Orphan Fund.
The Denver Marriott City Center Executive Team will be providing a free barbecue lunch to the firefighters, police officers, their families and friends in the plaza area outside the hotel. Hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, visit .
This day also is the centerpiece of National Preparedness Month, which encourages citizens to prepare for both manmade and natural disasters.
At 10 a.m. in front of Denver police headquarters, 1331 Cherokee St., Ritter will make some brief remarks about Sept. 11 and the Day of Service and Remembrance. At 10:10 a.m., a group of volunteers and officers will walk from police headquarters to the 16th Street Mall, where they will distribute READY Colorado fliers to the public from 10:15 to 11:30 a.m.
The Daughters of the American Revolution is joining the Aurora Fire Department and the Aurora Police Department in bringing the special ceremony to the schools.
Events include a flag presentation, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and singing the national anthem. Every student will hold a small American flag during the ceremony, donated by Graebel Cos. The ceremonies are at 9:30 a.m. at Century Elementary School, 2500 S. Granby Way, and at 10:30 a.m. at Jewell Elementary School, 14601 E. Jewell Ave.
“By performing good deeds or engaging in other forms of charitable service during the week of 9/11, Kaiser Permanente will join people throughout the nation in rekindling the remarkable spirit of unity, service and compassion shared by so many in the immediate aftermath of the attacks.”
Participating are the University of Northern Colorado; Colorado State University; the University of Colorado; Colorado State University-Pueblo; Colorado School of Mines; Metropolitan State College of Denver; and the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs.
