9/11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM RUN/WALK
THOUSANDS RETRACE First RESPONDERS’ route TO GROUND ZERO
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The streets of NYC have been crammed with gentle blue shirts and loads of coronary heart over the weekend as a whole bunch of runners and walkers got here collectively for the 9/11 Memorial & Museum 5K Run/Stroll.
The occasion went down Sunday, and the objective is to boost round $600,000 to assist preserve the museum free to the general public. Social media and health star Ally Love was available to assist kick off the occasion.
NYPD officers shut down the streets of Decrease Manhattan and arrange barricades all through the world to maintain the course clear and individuals secure.
The race retraces the routes many first responders took on September 11, 2001, making the occasion deeply symbolic for a lot of concerned.
Among the many crowd have been runners from all over the world — all uniting below the grey, barely drizzly skies. As individuals crossed the end line in entrance of the 9/11 Museum, they have been met with a strong sight … a line of FDNY firefighters in pink shirts, clapping, waving, and shouting phrases of encouragement.
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The 9/11 Museum and Memorial is without doubt one of the metropolis’s most visited websites, attracting over 2.5 million guests every year.
The cash raised goes to maintain the memorial free and helps guarantee it stays free for everybody who needs to go to.
