CEREMONY MARKS
SEPTEMBER 11TH ANNIVERSARY

Sarasota, FL: The public is invited to attend a ceremony next week observing the seventh anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The ceremony will be held at Payne Park on Thurs., September 11, 2008 at 8:30am.

The ceremony, hosted by the City of Sarasota and Sarasota County, will include participants from the Sarasota Police Department, the Sarasota Sheriff’s Office, the Sarasota County Fire Department and the Sarasota Military Academy. Sarasota Police Chief Peter J. Abbott will discuss his challenging and emotional experience as a New York City police officer in Manhattan on September 11, 2001. The Sheriff’s Office will conduct a helicopter flyover during the ceremony and will continue westward to the Gulf of Mexico where a wreath will be placed remembering those whose lives were lost.

Location: Just east of the main East Avenue entrance to Payne Park

Parking: Public parking is available at the municipal parking garage located at Ringling Boulevard and School Avenue Surface parking is also available adjacent to the Skate Park, accessible from School Avenue or Adams Lane.

Rain: In the event of rain, the ceremony will be moved indoors to the Payne Park Auditorium, 2100 Laurel Street.

Tropical Storm/Hurricane: Should the Sarasota area be threatened by a tropical storm, hurricane or other serious weather event, the ceremony will be re-scheduled.

 

For more information, please contact:
Jan Thornburg, Public Information Officer (941) 954-2613
jan.thornburg@sarasotagov.com