{"id":51002,"date":"2018-09-05T03:50:15","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T07:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=51002"},"modified":"2018-09-04T14:39:27","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T18:39:27","slug":"rotc-to-host-run-to-remember-sept-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/09_05_2018\/rotc-to-host-run-to-remember-sept-11","title":{"rendered":"ROTC to host Run to Remember Sept. 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Toledo\u2019s Army ROTC Program will host the Run to Remember, a 5K run and walk on Main Campus, Tuesday, Sept. 11.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal of this event is to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice on that day and have people show their support and donate to a good cause,\u201d said Master Sgt. Johnnie Fields, UT senior military instructor and commandant of cadets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?attachment_id=51107\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-51107\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Run-to-Remember-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"672\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-51107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Run-to-Remember-2018.jpg 540w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Run-to-Remember-2018-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a>Although the event is free, a $5 donation is recommended from participants. Funds raised will go to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to come together to remember,\u201d Fields said. \u201cBringing together the UT and Toledo communities makes us all stronger.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The race will take place on the UT track by the Health Education Center. Free parking will be available in lots 1S, 5 and 6.<\/p>\n<p>To register for the race, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/utmemorial5k.myevent.com\">utmemorial5k.myevent.com<\/a> or stop by the event table Sept. 11.<\/p>\n<p>Registration and T-shirt pickup will begin at 6:30 a.m. The opening ceremony will start at 7 a.m., with the race and walk at 7:15 a.m. <\/p>\n<p>A moment of silence with chimes from University Hall\u2019s bell tower will occur at 8:46 a.m., the time when the attacks began in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, there will be a closing ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are planning to make this an annual event,\u201d Fields said. \u201cIt\u2019s important that we never forget.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Fields at <a href=\"mailto:johnnie.fields@utoledo.edu\">johnnie.fields@utoledo.edu<\/a> or 620.757.5238.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step up for the UT Army ROTC Program\u2019s Run to Remember, a 5K run and walk on Main Campus, Tuesday, Sept. 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":845,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,5,1,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51002"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/845"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51002"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51109,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51002\/revisions\/51109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}