Fundraising for 9/11 Memorial fuels firefighters' run across U.S. (Updated)
Here's a broadcast from an Arizona news station reporting on the "Tour of Duty" run, a 9/11 fundraising event first reported on The MEMO blog.
The route of the run is from the coast of Los Angeles to the island of Manhattan. The runners, who are firefighters, hope to raise money in support of the 9/11 Memorial and the first responders who were killed in the 2001 attacks, organizers said. The LA-to-NYC run consists of a 31-day continuous relay run that began Aug. 12 and finishes on the ninth anniversary of the 2001 attacks.
Check out the entire route that spans more than 4,600 miles, organizers said. Keep up with the runners and all they encounter on the road by logging on to the Tour of Duty blog.
By Michael Frazier, Sr. Communications Manager for the 9/11 Memorial
More than a million people have visited the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site at 20 Vesey St. At the preview site, they've learned more about the Memorial and Museum and the people killed on 9/11. Often times, they take something with them when they leave - a
Come out and support the second annual World Trade Center Run to Remember on September 5. Pictured above are former and current 9/11 Memorial staff members, who supported the event last year. 9/11 Memorial Museum Director Alice M. Greenwald is pictured