At Denver’s Civic Center park, a city of Denver and state of Colorado remembrance event calledbegins with a remembrance ceremony Sunday at 1 p.m. followed by a free tribute concert by John Fogerty and Colorado’s .
At Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, registered participants will honor the firefighters who died on 9/11 by traversing the equivalent of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center during the . Money raised supports the families of fallen firefighters. To register, visit http://911stairclimb.com//.
In Greeley at 7:30 p.m., Voices of September 11th will put on a concert in the Central High School auditorium at 1515 14th Ave. University of Northern Colorado students and alumni will join with choir members from First Congregational Church of Greeley, as well as Central and Loveland high schools. Admission is a suggested donation of $10. is a national organization that focuses on the long-term effects of the 9/11 attacks and helps communities address preparedness and response to disasters and mass violence.
In Fort Collins the Poudre Fire Authority will put on a ceremony from 1 to 5 p.m. at its Fire Station 3 at 2000 Mathews St. next to Spring Park. The remembrance will include a piece of the World Trade Center’s wreckage, which the Fire Authority has and hopes will someday be part of a permanent 9/11 memorial at the station.
In south metro Denver, hundreds of members of the Jewish faith are expected to dedicate a Torah scroll at the at 9950 Lone Tree Parkway in a ceremony that begins at 1 p.m. A Torah scroll is a handwritten text of the in the original Hebrew in honor of the first Torah written for the first time 3,300 years ago by Moses. After a inks in the final letters, the scroll will carried under a canopy in a procession that will include a float, live music, torches and dancing, organizers said.
In Broomfield, North Metro Fire Rescue District, the Broomfield Police Department and the City and County of Broomfield will hold a 9/11 memorial ceremony at the Broomfield Amphitheater in Community Park. The ceremony will take place at 8 a.m. and is free and open to the public. As part of the event, remarks will be made by area residents who have close personal ties to the attacks. Speakers will include the family of 9/11 victim Chris Faughnan, and Fred Mahe, who worked in the South Trade Tower and narrowly missed being in his office when the attacks occurred. Also part of the ceremony,
