Published Wednesday, September 8th, 2021
Events by the Exercise Is Medicine Club and the Young Americans for Freedom Chapter will be taking place Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 9-11.
Wayne State College student clubs will be hosting events in remembrance of Sept. 11, 2001.
The Exercise Is Medicine-On Campus Club (EIM-OC) will be sponsoring the third annual "We Climb Because They Climbed" in honor of all first responders, remembering the first responders of 9/11. The event will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at Memorial Stadium/Bob Cunningham Field. (In case of rain, the event will be in Rice Auditorium.)
For more information on the stair challenge, please contact Savannah Hearn at [email protected] or Dr. Barbara Engebretsen at [email protected].
The Young Americans for Freedom Chapter at Wayne State College is announcing the "Never Forget Project" in honor of the victims of 9/11. Audrey Worthing, chairman of the WSC Young Americans for Freedom Chapter, announced their first event at Wayne State College is Friday and Saturday, Sept. 10-11.
A flag memorial will be placed on the grass slope outside the Student Center and in front of Parking Lot 10 at Wayne State College.
“The club encourages members of the community to come out between 6 and 8 a.m. on Sept. 10 to help set up the memorial,’’ Worthing said. “Donuts will be provided for volunteers.”
On Sept. 11, there will be a section off the main sidewalk where members of the community can come to place memorial items, such as flowers and non-political notes.
“The WSC Young Americans for Freedom Chapter encourages all members to come and give their respects to the men and women who have lost their lives to defend this great nation and sends their thanks to all individuals willing to help,’’ Worthing said.
For more information on the YAF project, please contact Audrey Worthing at 308-240-9804, Dali O'Neill at 402-389-0855, Henry Penner at 402-631-7920, or Savannah Wiseman at 531-333-6580.