9\/11 Day of Service in Orlando<\/p>\n
Central Floridians can also mark the anniversary by volunteering.<\/p>\n
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida is participating in a nationwide 9\/11 Day service effort at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. Organizers say volunteers will help pack 210,000 meals for families facing food insecurity.<\/p>\n
The event runs from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Second Harvest says volunteers are still needed to help with meal-packing tables, registration and event logistics. <\/p>\n
When: 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday<\/p>\n
Where: Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando<\/p>\n
Volunteer and event information<\/a><\/p>\n Clermont 25th anniversary September 11 Memorial Ceremony<\/p>\n The Clermont Police and Fire departments will host the city\u2019s 25th annual September 11 Memorial Ceremony at the Clermont Arts and Recreation Center.<\/p>\n The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. and will honor the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks as well as the first responders who answered the call that day. <\/p>\n When: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday<\/p>\n Where: Clermont Arts and Recreation Center, 3700 S. Highway 27<\/p>\n Clermont event information<\/a><\/p>\n Sanford Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony<\/p>\n Sanford and Seminole County will hold a joint Patriot Day ceremony beginning at 10:15 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park.<\/p>\n A moment of silence is planned for 10:28 a.m., marking the time the North Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed. <\/p>\n This year\u2019s ceremony will also have a particularly strong Central Florida connection.<\/p>\n Sanford native Mannie Leroy Clark was working as a security supervisor on the 93rd floor of the World Trade Center\u2019s North Tower when American Airlines Flight 11 struck the building. Sanford Mayor Art Woodruff and Seminole County Chairman Andria Herr are expected to present a joint proclamation to Clark\u2019s family during Friday\u2019s ceremony. <\/p>\n Retired NYPD Lt. Arnie Amoros, now a Seminole County Sheriff\u2019s Office volunteer, will serve as keynote speaker. Sanford says Amoros returned to New York following the attacks and spent a month at Ground Zero assisting his former department alongside a team from Seminole County. <\/p>\n When: 10:15 a.m. Friday<\/p>\n Where: Veterans Memorial Park, 110 W. Seminole Blvd., Sanford<\/p>\n Sanford ceremony details<\/a><\/p>\n Orlando VA 9\/11 Remembrance Ceremony<\/p>\n The Orlando VA Healthcare System will hold a remembrance ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. at the Orlando VA Medical Center in Lake Nona.<\/p>\n The keynote speaker will be Steve Dailey, a Marine Corps veteran and former New York City police officer who will share his firsthand experience taking part in recovery efforts after the Twin Towers fell.<\/p>\n The event is open to veterans, their families, VA employees and the public. The VA also plans to stream the ceremony online. <\/p>\n When: 11 a.m. Friday<\/p>\n Where: Orlando VA Medical Center, 13800 Veterans Way, Orlando<\/p>\n Orlando VA ceremony information<\/a><\/p>\n Orlando Fire Department candlelight ceremony<\/p>\n The Orlando Fire Department will hold its annual September 11 Candlelight Remembrance Ceremony at 7 p.m. at Fire Station 1 in downtown Orlando.<\/p>\n Firefighters will light 404 candles for first responders who died on Sept. 11: 343 red candles honoring firefighters, 60 blue candles honoring law enforcement officers and one white candle honoring FDNY Chaplain Mychal Judge.<\/p>\n OFD will also place 25 fire helmets to represent the 25 years since the attacks. The department has held an annual remembrance event since 2002. <\/p>\n This year\u2019s ceremony will also recognize first responders who later died from illnesses connected to exposure to toxic debris following the attacks. <\/p>\n When: 7 p.m. Friday<\/p>\n Where: Orlando Fire Station 1, 78 W. Central Blvd., Orlando<\/p>\n Orlando Fire Department event details<\/a><\/p>\n Tunnel to Towers 5K in Altamonte Springs<\/p>\n Remembrance events will continue Saturday with the Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk at Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Springs.<\/p>\n A 9\/11 ceremony is scheduled for 7 a.m., followed by the race at 7:30 a.m.<\/p>\n The Tunnel to Towers Foundation was created following the Sept. 11 attacks and supports families of fallen or catastrophically injured first responders and members of the military. <\/p>\n When: Ceremony at 7 a.m.; race at 7:30 a.m. Saturday<\/p>\n Where: Cranes Roost Park, 274 Cranes Roost Blvd., Altamonte Springs<\/p>\n Registration and event details<\/a><\/p>\n Additional remembrance events may be scheduled throughout Central Florida.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here<\/a> to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.<\/p>\n