Paris, Tenn.–A 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday September 12 at Patriot Stadium in Paris and all area first responders are invited to attend.
Firemen are requested to wear full turnouts, but that’s not required. If you’re not a firefighter, you are requested to wear your uniform. All proceeds go to Fallen Firefighters Organization.
Organizer Blake Stewart said there is no need to register, you can just show up at the stadium.
Stewart said it’s open to all firefighters, rescue squad members, EMS, police and any other First Responders.
They will be selling t-shirts that will be cost around $20 and each all donations and proceeds will go to the Tennessee and National Firefighters organization, he said.
“We will need t-shirt sizes as soon as possible as we will be turning in a order Friday for shirts,” he said. Contact Stewart at 1731 336 5460 or through Facebook.
“Just remember some of our brothers and sisters went in the towers that day knowing they probably wouldn’t come out,” he said.