2021 Race to Remember - Patriot Day

415 W 6th St,Vancouver WA 98660

11 September, 2021

Description

"Race to Remember - 911 United We Stand." This year will be our 10th annual Remembrance gathering in honor of all those we lost on 9/11. "Race to Remember - 911 United We Stand".   This year will be our 10th annual Remembrance gathering in honor of all those we lost on 9/11. This is a WALK or RUN or BIKE event. This will be a FREE Event, self timed, no awards. Event Schedule: Arrive 8:45am- 9:00amStart Ceremonies 9:00amMoment of Silence 9:11amWe will be meeting at Esther Short Park near the clock tower. We will be absorbing COVID guidelines. Social Distance (since this is an outside gathering we will leave it up to you to wear a mask or not). We will bring some of the small flags which we ask that you keep after the event. If you have a large flag you would like to carry during your participation please feel free to bring that with you. ABOUT THE RACE: "Race to Remember - 911 United We Stand" 911 is a very difficult day, one that some people would rather not hear about but this day. Although off all days is important to show that 20yrs later together WE STAND UNITED and that WE WILL NEVER FORGET the life's lost and the daily sacrifices made by those that keep us safe and fight for our SAFETY & our FREEDOM since that day. Below are the route links, again this is a self timed and self paced race. Feel free to post any pictures from your participation in this event and will share on our @RacetoRemember page. Route: 5K - https://www.plotaroute.com/route/49174810K - https://www.plotaroute.com/route/492280If you would like to run/bike/walk in honor of someone please share as much information as you feel comfortable with (see below) including a picture . Name (First and Last)Military Branch(s)Years Served in the militaryLast Location served before their passing.Date of Birth and Date of DeathIf you have any questions please contact Claudia Cardenas @ 5038067145 or @ [email protected] In addition to our athletic event the City of Vancouver will be hold 9/11 Patriot Day Ceremony. https://www.cityofvancouver.us/community/page/911-patriot-day-ceremony-0 ABOUT RACE TO REMEMBER: Race to Remember is a 501c3 Military non profit organization “Race to Remember” is the name of our nonprofit in addition to the name we use for all of our races and events throughout the year. "Race to Remember" was found in Vancouver WA in June 2009 by Claudia Cardenas after losing her fiancé SFC Jason Vinyard a 38year old veteran that had served in the Army for 20years and was stationed at Fort Vancouver Barracks at the time of his passing. "Race to Remember" is a year round non profit and through our races and community outreach events our intended purpose is to ensure our communities NEVER FORGETS that FREEDOM ISN'T FREE and to remember the sacrifice(s) that our veteran, first responders and their families make every day to continue to protect our Freedom while keeping us safe.   Race to Remember organize five race events a year: 1.Race to Remember – Armed Forces Day (May) 2.Race to Remember - Memorial Day (May) 3.Race to Remember - Independence Day (July) * Partnership with BackaHero.Today 4.Race to Remember - 911 United We Stand (Sept) 5.Race to Remember - Veterans Day Race. (Nov) In addition to racing, we organize and participate in other events that honor and support our Veterans such as military care package drives, Honor Flight flag escorts, Honor the Fallen events, Veteran moving assistance, as well as providing opportunities for our local youth to better understand the true meaning behind the Veteran and Patriotic Holidays. We coordinate and host events such as “Soldier in the Classroom”, “Thank You Cards” and “Books for Soldiers”. Our goal is to continue to build partnerships with other organizations in our communities and throughout the nation to help honor and support our past, present and future Veterans and First Responders. Our long term goal is to establishment a scholarship program for the children and spouses of the Fallen Heroes.