2012Patriot Memorial Groundbreaking to Include 9/11 Flag
In addition, the Patriot Flag will arrive at the South Florida Fair’s Expo Center at 11:30 am on Saturday, January 22, 2011 and will be lifted above Wellington’s World Trade Center Steel display.
A super-sized American flag that will fly at Ground Zero will first be displayed in Wellington at the groundbreaking ceremony for Wellington’s Patriot Memorial at 9:00 am on Saturday, January 22, 2011. The Patriot Memorial site is located in Wellington’s municipal complex at 12300 Forest Hill Boulevard.
“Wellington is honored to fly the Patriot Flag at the future site of our Patriot Memorial,” said Vice Mayor Matt Willhite, who is also a Captain for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.
The 58-foot by 30-foot Patriot Flag is on a 50-week, 50 state tour that will end on September 11, 2011, when the flag will be flown at all three 9/11 attack locations – Ground Zero, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Following the Patriot Memorial groundbreaking ceremony, the flag will be taken to the South Florida Fair, where it will be displayed with Wellington’s steel column from the World Trade Center for the remainder of the day. The steel will be the focal point of Wellington’s Patriot Memorial.
“This is the first time the Patriot Flag will be raised over a steel column from the World Trade Center,” said Patriot Flag Project Coordinator Mitch Mendler. “It’s a huge flag with a huge message, reminding everyone who sees it that we still stand united.”
Wellington’s exhibit will be open for the duration of the South Florida Fair from Friday, January 14th to Sunday, January 30th. In addition to the steel, the exhibit features a video message from former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, photographs from the steel’s journey to Palm Beach County and a rendering of Wellington’s future Patriot Memorial.
The non-profit Wellington Community Foundation is currently accepting tax-deductible donations for the Patriot Memorial and would like to thank the following sponsors: Source One Distributors, Mark Llano; Wellington Business Center, Guy Mancini; PBSO Benevolent Fund; Darell Bowen; Michael S. Smith; Jeannie and Hunter Harrison; Frank and Herta Seuss; Professional Firefighters/Paramedics Benevolent Fund, Inc.; International Polo; Sister’s Towing and Transportation; Bethesda Healthcare System, Inc.; and Fidelity Charitable Gift and Great Charity Challenge.
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