Sept. 11 remembrance events
The UMaine community will host a Sunday memorial event for those who lost their lives in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001
Sunday, September 11, 2011
University Mall, near the Fogler Library
8:30am: Gathering
8:40am: Welcome and ROTC Color Guard
8:46am: Moment of Silence
(in memory of the first tower being struck)
8:47am: Speaker
9:02am: Moment of Silence
(in memory of the second tower being struck)
7:30pm: The Newman Center will coordinate a candlelight vigil, lining College Avenue with candles in memorial
(participants are being asked to provide their own candles)
Phi Eta Kappa is currently selling yellow ribbons in Memorial Union, in memory of the victims of the 9/11 attacks. The cost is $1 per ribbon, with all proceeds to the Twin Towers Orphan Fund.
These events are organized by the Division of Student Affairs, the Bodwell Center, Residence Life, Campus Activities and Student Engagement, Army ROTC, Phi Eta Kappa, the UMaine Veterans Association, and Veterans Education and Transition Services.