Wake Forest Fire Department & Northern Wake Senior Center to host morning & evening 9/11 anniversary events Wednesday

The Wake Forest Fire Department (WFFD) and the Northern Wake Senior Center (NWSC) will host separate events on Wednesday, Sept. 11, to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of 9/11.

On Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., the WFFD and The Freedom Flag Foundation will host a 9/11 Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony at Fire Station #1, 420 Elm Ave. Open to the public, the ceremony will include the raising of the Freedom Flag, a display of steel from the World Trade Center, and a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. – the time the attacks began on September 11, 2001 - to remember those killed on that fateful day.

The Freedom Flag Foundation is a non-profit organization formed to establish the Freedom Flag as a national symbol of remembrance for September 11, 2001, and to support educational efforts of teaching future generations about the tragic events and many lives lost on that date. To learn more, visit www.freedomflagfoundation.org/.

For more information about the WFFD’s 9/11 Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony, contact Administrative Assistance Anne Frounfelker at 919-556-1966.

On Wednesday evening from 6-8:30 p.m., the Northern Wake Senior Center, 235 E. Holding Ave., will host its own 9/11 Commemoration Event. Free and open to the public, the occasion will feature a memorial ceremony from 6:30-7:15 p.m. The event will also include emergency vehicle displays, live music by Loos Change, hot dogs, raffles, and a silent auction. All proceeds will benefit the 200 Club of Wake County which provides financial support to families of first responders serving in Wake County who lose their life in the line of duty.

For more information about the NWSC 9/11 Commemoration Event, call the NWSC at 919-554-4111.