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San Ramon Valley’s annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony will take place at 5:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the All Wars Memorial in Oak Hill Park (3005 Stone Valley Road, Danville). The Exchange Club of San Ramon will host the event in conjunction with local veterans organizations
The ceremony will include several guest speakers, hundreds of Scouts, an honor guard composed of local police and fire departments, the San Ramon Valley High chamber choir and a flight of doves. Larry W. Seaton, Honor Guard Badge 106, will be the keynote speaker.
“I think the importance of the community’s involvement is intensified by the number of students who were not alive when 9/11 happened,” said Exchange Club past president Karen Stepper. “It just makes it more important to remember America’s role.”
In this spirit, the Exchange Club is hosting an essay contest for students. There will be prizes for high school, middle school and elementary school winners.
“The topic is: Why do we have a memorial? Why do we have this ceremony? If they come to the ceremony, they’ll have a better understanding of the topic,” said Stepper.
To qualify, students must submit an original essay between 100 and 300 words to [http:/mrs.w@comcast.net mrs.w@comcast.net] by Sept. 23; winners will be decided Sept. 27. Students must include home telephone, the grade level as well as the name of the school attended or type of schooling being received.
For more information about the Exchange Club of San Ramon Valley log on to srvexchangeclub.org.
Veterans will also be honored at the MV Mustangs vs. Pittsburg Pirates football game on Friday, September 13, 2013. Varsity kickoff is 7 p.m. at Monte Vista’s Sam Zackheim Stadium.
Free admission for Veterans, along with complimentary hot dog, beverage, and homemade apple pie. Limited number of tickets available! Call staff at the Veteran’s Memorial Building in Danville (Phone number is 925-362-9806)
I hope someone invites members of the San Ramon Valley Islamic Center to this ceremony to demonstrate to the community their involvement and that not all Muslims are jihadist extremists.
Reply to William, Thanks. Everyone is invited as it is a community event. The Keynote Speaker Larry Seaton was an Honor Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Invitations are contained in the media announcements, the banner on Hartz Avenue and the 9-11 Ceremony posters all over the valley.