Five Things You Need To Know Today

• HonorFest 2011 Weekend -- Convoy, Festival and Special Service will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 10 at First Energy Stadium in Reading. The event -- held to honor local firefighters, police, EMTs, military members, first responders and their families -- is free and open to the public. Learn more at www.thunderoutreach.com.

• The 4th annual Travis Manion Foundation 9/11 Heroes Run will be held 3 p.m. Sept. 11 at 100 High Street in Pottstown. The 5K race costs $25 per person. The foundation will sponsor 5-K runs in 14 states -- including six locations in Pennsylvania --  to honor victims of 9/11 on the 10th anniversary of the attacks. Learn more at http://phillylacrosse.com/2011/07/28/travis-manion-foundation-911-heroes-run-gets-kickoff-today-5k-event-to-be-held-in-30-cities-five-in-philly-region.

• A parade and open house to celebrate Monarch Fire Company’s 75th Anniversary will be held 1 to 6 p.m. Aug. 6 at 50 Pennsylvania Avenue in Douglassville. 

• Support your local fire departments: 

-- Goodwill Fire And Rescue Company/Goodwill Ambulance, 714 East High Street

-- Philadelphia Steam Fire Company, 240 Chestnut Street

-- Empire Hook & Ladder Company, 76 North Franklin Street

-- North End Fire Company, 301 Prospect Street

• Norco Fire Company, 144 W Schuylkill Road, hosts Bingo on Sunday. Doors open at 4 p.m., the kitchen opens at 5 p.m. and Bingo starts at 6 p.m.