Sept. 11 memorial stair climb slated for Sunday  

Sep 9, 2022 4:17 pm
Alachua County Fire Rescue members at Sept. 11 stair climb in Ben Hill Griffin stadium
The annual memorial stair climb will be held on Sept. 11 at UF's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. (Courtesy of Alachua County)
Courtesy of Alachua County

The City of Gainesville and Alachua County will honor the anniversary of 9/11 on Sunday from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at UF’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. 

Attendees will participate in the annual stair climb and a ceremony in remembrance of those who lost their lives because of the acts of terror on Sept. 11, 2001. 

“This is unique to Gainesville,” said Alachua County Fire Chief Harold Theus in an interview with Larry Wilson, DJ for Gainesville’s Classic Hits 100.9  “It’s something that we’ve done annually,” Harold Theus, Alachua County Fire Chief, said in a radio interview. “The stair climber moment at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is a unique community event commemorating 9/11 in a college football stadium. The stadium lends itself with all those steps to honor the number of stairs that were climbed by all the fighter fighters on that day.” 

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Alachua County Fire Rescue, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Police Department, Gainesville Fire Rescue, and community leaders from both government agencies will all attend the remembrance event.  

Sunday’s stair climb, marking the 110 stories of the World Trade Center, is free and open to the public.  

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    C.J. Gish is the senior editor for Mainstreet Daily News. He is a Pacific Northwest transplant who grew up in Oregon and moved to Florida in 2018. C.J. has spent more than 30 years in media, public relations and marketing, including stints as a newspaper reporter, working at two TV stations (FOX and ABC) in Boise, and as a media specialist for Eastern Oregon University. C.J. enjoys sports, especially the NFL and NBA, and is the father to three amazing adult children. Send story ideas to editor@mainstreetdailynews.com

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TeachYourChildren

Don’t let the GNV Socialists on the City Council anywhere near this event honoring Americans who lost their lives on 9/11! They will only defile these honored American victims and their families! Same with the AC BOCC liberals!

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