FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Here's a database of memorials and ceremonies taking spot crossed the Valley to grant the lives mislaid during the attacks connected September 11, 2001.
FRESNO COUNTY
EVENT: Clovis 9/11 Memorial Remembrance Ceremony
TIME: 8:30AM
ADDRESS: Never Forget Lane, Clovis
INFORMATION: Citizens, archetypal responders, and subject unit volition stitchery astatine the tract to execute a ceremonial steeped successful tradition, paying tribute to the brave spirits who perished. Guest talker is Erik O. Ronningen. Erik was the past idiosyncratic to flight the South Tower of the World Trade Center connected September 11th earlier it collapsed. After the particulate settled, helium immersed himself successful the captious task of ascertaining who, and who did not survive. To facilitate this, helium developed a photo-victim recognition database reconstituted from the damaged World Trade Center entree power strategy and delivered the results to the 9/11 Commission.
EVENT: Fresno Annual 9/11 Ceremony Remembrance
TIME: 6:30 pm
ADDRESS: Todd Beamer Park
INFORMATION: Teens That Care is arrogant to big our 6th Annual 9/11 Ceremony of Remembrance to grant Todd Beamer and each those who mislaid their lives successful the tragic violent attacks of September 11, 2001. We invitation the assemblage to articulation america for this meaningful lawsuit arsenic we retrieve and grant the bravery and sacrifices of those affected by the 9/11 attacks. We are arrogant to denote our Keynote speaker, Colonel Rob Swertfager. Colonel Swertfager grew up successful the Bay Area but calls Fresno his home. He graduated from Clovis West High School and attended Fresno State University. Tigger scrambled his F16 connected the greeting of 9/11 to intercept a Thailand Air 747, which was classified for respective years, and heading for San Francisco.
EVENT: FCSS 9/11 Art + Poetry Contest
TIME: 5:30 pm
ADDRESS: Clovis Veterans Memorial Building
INFORMATION: Fresno County Superintendent of Schools. This is simply a precise moving lawsuit which volition admit the apical 10 finalists of the pupil art, poesy and logo contests. The apical 3 successful each class volition beryllium presented with awards and the grand-prize winners volition person a laptop. In their submissions, students were asked to look backmost astatine the defining infinitesimal of 9/11 successful our nation's past and grant those who gave the eventual sacrifice, arsenic good arsenic however our federation came unneurotic successful the aftermath of this tragic event. The evening volition besides see a impermanent speaker, Erik O. Ronningen, who was connected the 71st level of the North Tower connected Sept. 11, 2001, erstwhile it was struck. After an incredible, miraculous travel down the unsafe and smoke-filled building, helium was the past idiosyncratic to marque it retired of the South Tower alive. The lawsuit is escaped and unfastened to the public.
EVENT: Fresno State 9/11 Blood Drive
DATE: Monday, September 15 - Thursday, September 18
TIME: 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Monday) and 9 americium - 4 p.m. (Tuesday-Thursday)
ADDRESS: Fresno State
INFORMATION: The Richter Center, successful concern with the Central California Blood Center, volition big a field humor thrust from Monday, Sept. 15 done Thursday, Sept. 18 successful remembrance of 9/11. This four-day lawsuit invites students, faculty, unit and assemblage members to springiness the acquisition of beingness portion honoring those who were mislaid and the heroes who served. On Monday, Sept. 15, donations volition beryllium accepted from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. astatine the mobile unit, by the Speakers Platform. On Tuesday, Sept. 16, and Wednesday, Sept. 17, donations volition beryllium accepted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. successful the Resnick Student Union Room 106, arsenic good arsenic astatine mobile units by the Speakers Platform and Memorial Gardens. On Thursday, Sept. 18, donations volition beryllium accepted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. successful the Resnick Student Union Room 106, with mobile units by the Speakers Platform and Memorial Gardens.
TULARE COUNTY
EVENT: Tulare County 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive
TIME: 6 americium - 6 pm
ADDRESS: Tulare Veterans Memorial Building
INFORMATION: On September 11, 2001, archetypal responders ran toward information to prevention lives. On September 11, 2025, our Central Valley assemblage volition bash the same-by rolling up their sleeves. The 19th Annual Tulare Rotary 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive, hosted by the Central California Blood Center successful concern with the Tulare Rotary Club, stands arsenic 1 of the region's astir meaningful traditions. Held successful grant of the lives lost, and successful solemnisation of those saved done humor donation, the lawsuit transforms remembrance into action. The Remembrance Ceremony begins astatine 7:00 AM, featuring a presumption of colors, grant guard, memorial doorbell ringing, and a firefighter's prayer. The humor thrust itself runs from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. All donors volition person a commemorative 9/11 T-shirt and sponsor coupons (while supplies last).
EVENT: TCSO 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
TIME: 8 am
ADDRESS: TCSO Headquarters -- 833 S. Akers Street
INFORMATION: Sheriff Boudreaux invites you to be a ceremonial ceremonial connected 9/11 arsenic we retrieve the victims, survivors, and those who responded 24 years ago.
MADERA COUNTY
EVENT: Madera 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
TIME: 9 am
ADDRESS: Madera Courthouse Park
INFORMATION: This memorial is dedicated to honoring some local, State, and Federal firefighters, arsenic good arsenic the brave firefighters who mislaid their lives connected September 11, 2001.
MERCED COUNTY
EVENT: UC Merced 9/11 Stair Climb
TIME: 8 am
ADDRESS: UC Merced, Sustainability Research & Engineering Building Outer Stairs
INFORMATION: Join the UC Merced Police Department successful honoring the bravery and sacrifice of our archetypal responders connected September 11, 2025. Stair ascent challenge. Climb successful grant of the courageousness and sacrifice of our archetypal responders. This symbolic step ascent honors the 72 instrumentality enforcement officers and 343 firefighters who gave their lives that day.
KINGS COUNTY
EVENT: NAS Lemoore 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
TIME: 8 am
ADDRESS: NAS Lemoore
INFORMATION: Join america arsenic we grant the lives mislaid connected September 11, 2001. This peculiar ceremony, hosted by Chief Selectee Class 132, volition include: Remarks by XO CAPT Jeffry Findlay, SAR Flyover, Color Guard & Rifle Team.
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