Dan Gardner, a middle school teacher here in Newton, is running the Boston Marathon this year to raise funds for the Newton 9-11 Memorial! Please visit his website here. Although the Memorial is finished, funds are needed for maintenance and upkeep of the Memorial and the surrounding garden.
Thank you to all who planned and attended the ceremony on Sunday. The Mayor’s office recorded the event and has posted the video here
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Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee & the City of Newton
Annual 9-11 Commemoration
September 11, 2016
at
The Newton 9-11 Memorial
1164 Centre Street
6:00 PM
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Order of Ceremony
Guests gather to Firefighter Kevin Fitzgerald’s bagpipes
Gloria Gavris welcomes all with opening remarks
Gloria introduces Posting of the Colors by Police Honor Guard
Gloria invites scouts to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance
Gloria introduces City Council President Scott Lennon for remarks
Gloria introduces Ginny Gardner to begin remembrances (please see the back of your program for brief biographies of Newton’s 9-11 victims)
Gloria announces Posting of the Colors
Gloria introduces Fire Chaplain, Reverend Mark Caggiano, for benediction
Gloria closes as guests disperse to bagpipes
The Paige Farley-Hackel Memorial Playground in Dorchester remembers one of the Newton residents killed on September 11. On Saturday, September 10, there will be a great evening of music to raise money for the playground. Please check it out! For more information visit here.
Please join us on Sunday, September 11 at 6pm at the Newton 9-11 Memorial on Centre Steet for a remembrance of those lost in the September 11 attacks.
A big thank you to Rachel Barker. Rachel is running the 2016 Boston Marathon to raise funds for the Newton 9-11 Memorial. The funds raised are use for maintainance and repair of the Memorial. Please visit her fundraising page and support her efforts!
Pictures from the 2015 Commemoration. Thank you to Chris Pitts for sharing.
The Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee & City of Newton
Cordially invite you to our
Annual 9-11 Commemoration
September 11th, 2015 at the
Newton 9-11 Memorial
(on the front lawn of the Newton Centre
Fire Department Headquarters)
1164 Centre Street
6:00 – 6:30 PM
6:00 PM Guests gather to Fireman Kevin Fitzgerald’s bagpipes
6:05 PM Charlie Shapiro welcomes all with opening remarks
6:07 PM Charlie introduces Posting of the Colors by Police Honor Guard
6:09 PM Charlie introduces Marcel Oliart, trumpet, and the Huffman grandchildren, vocals, to perform the National Anthem
6:11 PM Charlie introduces Reverend Frank J. Parker, S.J., for invocation
6:13 PM Charlie introduces Mayor Setti Warren for remarks
6:15 PM Charlie introduces President of the Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee, Sande Young, for remarks
6:16 PM Sande introduces Lynne LeBlanc, xxxx xxxx, and xxxxx xxx
to remember this past year’s victims
6:17 PM Ringing of the Bells (Larry and Suzanne)
6:18 PM Charlie introduces reading of the Memorial Text, followed by a moment
of silence
6:23 PM Charlie announces Posting of the Colors
6:25 Charlie introduces Reverend Howard Haywood for benediction
From the Newton TAB:
“Last year, Stephanie Galvani of Natick ran the Boston Marathon and raised more than $6,000 to support the Newton 9/11 Memorial Fund. This year her cousin, Brad Hauert, of Denver, Colo., also ran the Marathon and has so far raised $5,000 for the Memorial Fund.”
Read more here
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A big thank you to Brad Hauert, who is running the 2015 Boston Marathon to raise funds for the Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee! Brad, who attended graduate school at Boston College and works in aviation in Arizona, was inspired to run by the memory of Amy Toyen. Amy is one of the Newton residents listed on the Memorial. Please visit Brad’s race website, which can be found here. Funds raised will go toward the maintenance of the Memorial.