The September 11 Day of Remembrance event will take place 9:00 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11 at the Conference Center at Collin College located at 2400 Community Avenue. The event is held in partnership with the McKinney Chamber of Commerce Leadership McKinney Program, City of McKinney Public Safety, Collin County Sheriff's Office, Collin College and 97.5 KLAK. The event is free to the public.
"We invite the entire community to join us as we pause to honor all who made the ultimate sacrifice on September 11, 2001," said McKinney Fire Chief Danny Kistner. "We remember the men, women and children whose lives were lost in what began as any other September day in the United States of America. We especially take time to remember the brave first responders - police, fire & emergency medical personnel - rushing to the scene, into buildings and up stairways - many of whom most certainly knew they wouldn't survive this last assignment. Our country pulled together as Americans on that fateful day and we pray once again for a renewed spirit of patriotism."
Doors will open at 8:00 a.m. with a reading of the names of the over 3000 people who were killed in New York City and Washington D.C. in the 2001 attack on our country, including over 400 police officers and firefighters.
McKinney Fire Department Battalion Chief David Herron states: "It is critical that we never forget the sacrifices made by citizens and first responders on that day in 2001."
For up-to-date information about the event visit the Leadership McKinney Facebook event here.