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9/11 Memorial Service at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens on Sunday Sept 11
9/11 Memorial Service Will Be Held at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens on Sunday Sept 11 at 10:00 a.m. to Honor the Heroes & Victims of 9/11
Curlew Hills Memory Gardens in Palm Harbor will host a 9/11 Memorial Ceremony on Sunday, September 11 at 10:00 a.m. in honor of the attacks on September 11th, 2001. The event will include keynote speaker Lee Ielpi, retired FDNY who lost his son, also a member of the FDNY, on 9/11.
The National Anthem will be sung by Sonya Bryson-Kirksy, singer with the Tampa Bay Lightning and veteran of the United States Air Force. Mark Wilson, anchor from FOX 13 Tampa, will be the Master of Ceremonies.
In an effort to bring this special event to people everyone, the event will air live in real time on the Curlew Hills Facebook page.
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Special guests will also include: Chris Sprowls, Florida Speaker of the House, singer Lisa Cane, Pinellas County School Board Member and Thunder the Eagle from Wrede Wildlife Center.
The program will also include helicopter flyovers from the U.S. Coast Guard and Pinellas County Sheriffs Office.
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There will be a 9/11 art display from 4th & 5th students of Westlake Christian School, Sutherland Elementary, Ozona Elementary and Curlew Creek Elementary and an essay contest award from local area middle schools – all schools used the theme “My 9/11 Hero”. The first-place essay
winner will read his essay at the 9/11 ceremony and receive $500.
Attendance at this outdoor 9/11 memorial event is limited. So those wishing to attend are
encouraged to arrive early and carpool if possible. Once parking is full, admission will be closed.
For more info the public can call Curlew Hills Memory Gardens at 727.789.2000 or visit CurlewHills.com.
ABOUT THE PALM HARBOR 9/11 MEMORIAL:
The 9/11 Memorial is a one-of-a-kind memorial. A 150-pound piece of rusted steel beam, which was once part of the World Trade Center Towers, is its focal point. The memorial is constructed with nearly 30 tons of American granite and features an eternal flame at its base.
Built in 2012, the one-of-a-kind 9/11 Memorial at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens features a twisted piece of World Trade Center steel"floating" in the center, 30 tons of American granite representing the Twin Towers and a bright eternal flame at its base. Surrounding the 9/11
memorial are large granite monuments with the engraved names of the firefighters who lost their lives at 9/11 – including the K-9 dog who perished that day. Many visitors to the 9/11 Memorial take pencil etchings from these monuments.
