Westchester County to Hold Twilight 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

The following release outlines the program for the county’s 9/11 Memorial Ceremony, scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. in Valhalla:

County Executive Robert P. Astorino today released program details about Westchester County’s Sept. 11 event to be held on Thursday, Sept. 11 beginning at 7 p.m. at The Rising, the county’s 9/11 memorial at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla.

· Welcome: Ned McCormack, Director of Communications/Senior Advisor.

· Presentation of Colors: Westchester County Department of Public Safety Ceremonial Unit, The Pipes and Drums of the Police Emerald Society of Westchester, Yorktown Heights Boy Scout Troop 164 and Eastchester/Tuckahoe Girl Scout Troop 2512.

· Pledge of Allegiance: Congresswoman Nita Lowey.

· Laying of the Wreath: 9/11 family member Rosaleen O’Neill; Yorktown Heights Boy Scout Troop 164 members Paul R. Martin IV, Robert Kramer and Emerson Wenzel; and Eastchester/Tuckahoe Girl Scout Troop members Sofia Read and Giovanna Ruvolo.

· National Anthem: The Ursuline School Honors Choir led by Dr. Jean Boehler.

· Remarks: County Executive Robert P. Astorino and County Board of Legislators Chairman Michael Kaplowitz.

· Pié Jesu: The Ursuline School Honors Choir.

· Reading of Names: 9/11 family members and elected officials.

· Benediction: Bishop C. Nathan Edwers, president, United Black Clergy and pastor, Friendship Free Will Baptist Church in Mount Vernon.

· Amazing Grace: The Ursuline School Honors Choir.

· Viewing of The Rising and Circle of Remembrance.

One hundred and eleven Westchester residents and 12 former residents lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attack on Sept. 11. The candlelight ceremony will be part of various remembrance activities throughout Westchester, which will run from September 11 - September 14, that have been organized around the theme of using volunteerism as a way to honor those who lost their lives. Detailed information is available at www.volunteernewyork.org/service and registration is encouraged.

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