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The Tower Challenge is Arizona’s opportunity to remember all the firefighters, law enforcement officers, and first responders who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

GLENDALE, AZ (July 30, 2024) – On Saturday, September 7, 2024, the 100 Club of Arizona invites the community to participate in the annual memorial 9/11 Tower Challenge at Desert Diamond Arena. This event is open to the public and all active, reserve and retired members of fire service, law enforcement, first responders and military communities. The Tower Challenge will recognize those who lost their lives on 9/11 by participants climbing 2,071 of the arena’s steps, the same amount of steps that were in each of the Twin Towers. Registration is now open at 100club.org/event. All proceeds raised will benefit the 100 Club of Arizona.

The morning of September 11, 2001, 2,977 victims, including 343 firefighters, eight emergency medical technicians, and 72 law enforcement officers from a total of eight local, state and federal agencies were killed when terrorists crashed four hijacked planes into the World Trade Center Towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Over the 20 years since the terror attacks of September 11, our Nation has lost over 7,000 members of our military and another 53,000 wounded, in the Global War on Terrorism.

The Tower Challenge is Arizona’s opportunity to remember all the firefighters, law enforcement officers, and first responders who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, and all the members of the U.S. military who have died in the ensuing fight against global terrorism.

Register today at 100club.org/event and contact info@100club.org for more information.

About 100 Club of Arizona:
Officially organized in 1968 as the Phoenix 100 Club, the 100 Club of Arizona is a volunteer, benevolent organization committed to standing behind the men and women who stand behind the badge. The mission of the 100 Club of Arizona is to provide financial assistance to families of public safety officers and firefighters who are seriously injured or killed in the line-of-duty, and to provide resources to enhance their safety and welfare. Visit 100Club.org for more information.