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Released 8 September 2011
SALVATION
ARMY COMMEMORATES 10th ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11th
Memorial Services and Ceremonies Nationwide Honor
Those Lost During Attacks
(Alexandria, VA) September 11, 2011 - The Salvation Army
will host a variety of events, including a support center for members of the
9/11 community in New York City during the 10th anniversary of
September 11th. The Salvation Army will remember and honor the
victims and heroes of the terrorist attacks and their loved ones through
memorial services and events in New York City and Washington, DC, as well as in
other cities across the country. Community members in these cities and others
are invited to attend the ceremonies and 9/11 Day of Service activities with
The Salvation Army. Events include memorial services, remembrance ceremonies,
candlelight vigils, parades and food drives.
In partnership with the Mental Health Association of New York
City, The Salvation Army will host a support center for members of the
9/11 community starting at 7:30am EST. 9/11 survivors, displaced residents,
first responders and volunteers from all agencies, as well as families of
victims not attending the World Trade Center ceremony are invited. The "Family
Support Center" will feature live streaming of the national memorial service in
a press-free environment. Refreshments will be served and supportive services,
including child care, mental-health services and massage therapy will be
available to all who attend.
"In New York City and across the country, today is about honoring the
victims of the tragic terrorist attacks that impacted an entire nation ten
years ago," said Major George Hood, National Community Relations Secretary for
The Salvation Army. "Through a variety of partnerships, ceremonies and
community activities across the country, The Salvation Army is welcoming the
heroes, families and community members of 9/11 through its doors, to not only
remember, but to look forward beyond the loss."
Events at the Centennial Memorial Temple in New York City
will be open to the public and feature The Salvation Army New York Staff Band
and guest speakers including Dr. Charles Stanley, senior
pastor of the First Baptist Church Atlanta in Atlanta, GA, and founder and
president of In Touch Ministries.
The Salvation Army in Washington, DC will host a Disaster Response
Volunteer Training on September 10 in Fairfax, VA. The Army will also
participate in the Mayor's "Tribute to Service - Honoring the Victims,
Survivors, and Heroes of 9/11" at Freedom Plaza from 1- 4:00 pm. The
memorial serves as an opportunity for members of the community to give back to
their neighbors as they did following the attacks of 9/11 ten years ago.
"The American people have come a long way since September 11. People emerged
from the tragedy a more unified nation more willing to help their neighbors in
times of great need," said Major Hood. "On this National Day of Service, The
Salvation Army will carry on that tradition and continue to help people who are
less fortunate."
Salvation Army locations across the country will take part in various
programs and events to commemorate the 10th anniversary. Other
cities in which The Salvation Army will honor the memory of the victims,
survivors and heroes of 9/11 include:
- Albert Lea, MN: The
Salvation Army will participate in events throughout the day and a remembrance
ceremony at the Moose Lodge by the Legion Color Guard at 5:30pm CST.
- Anchorage, AK: The
Anchorage Salvation Army Corps is planning a service of remembrance on
September 11 at 6:00pm AKDT.
- Denver, CO: Salvation Army Emergency
Disaster Service (EDS) volunteers will march in the 9/11 remembrance parade in
Denver with the local FEMA partners, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and
Mayor Michael B. Hancock.
- Grand Rapids, MI: The
Salvation Army will host a day-long remembrance in partnership with the Boy
Scouts and other local, state and national organizations for a series of family
events at the Gerald R. Ford museum and the Cathedral of Saint Andrew.
- Kenai, AK: The Kenai
Ministerial Alliance is coordinating a moment of silence for all member
churches at 11:10am AKDT. The Salvation Army Corps Community Center in
Kenai will show 9/11 videos before and after.
- Los Angeles, CA: The Salvation Army will
conduct a 9/11 Remembrance Service at the Corps Center in the afternoon and
will host a Ceremony of Remembrance & Appreciation at Rose Hills Memorial
Park, at 7pm PST.
- Minneapolis, MN: The
Salvation Army will participate in the "Mass of Thanksgiving & Remembrance"
at the Cathedral of Saint Paul starting at 4:30pm CST, with a civic
commemoration and Memorial Mass at 5:00pm CST.
- Omaha, NE: The Salvation Army is hosting
a 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Remembrance Service with several special guests, Mayor
Jim Suttle, firefighters and law enforcement from 10:30 - 11:00 am (CST) at the
Army's Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center. Donations to The Salvation
Army Heartland Family Fund will be accepted, and all proceeds benefit local
military families in Nebraska and Western Iowa.
- Rochester, MN: Mayor
Ardell Bredewill honor The Salvation Army with a special award for their
services at 12pm CST.
- Sacramento, CA: The
Salvation Army will partner with The Fish (Christian Radio) and Fox 40
(affiliate) for a shoe drive to benefit clients of the Army's rehabilitation
centers.
- Salt Lake City, UT: The
Salvation Army will host an appreciation event for neighborhood firefighters
and police officers.
- Santa Rosa, CA: The
Santa Rosa Corps will host a Food Drive and Root Beer Float Social at the
Oakmont retirement from noon to 3pm PST on 9/11. The Army is also working
with local churches on a one day food drive that day.
- San Francisco, CA: The Salvation Army
will participate in a morning prayer at Crissy Field in Golden Gate National
Recreation Area, hosted by the San Francisco Interfaith Council at 5:47am PST,
and a remembrance at Golden Gate Park with the San Francisco Interfaith Council
and the San Francisco Opera at 1:30pm. The Opera will perform Mozart's Requiem,
with readings of prayers and passages between each piece.
- Wichita Falls, TX: The
Salvation Army will dedicate its morning Holiness Meeting in honor of those who
lost loved ones on 9/11. The service will include a candlelight vigil.