JANESVILLE — The Janesville YMCA did its part Wednesday to bring the community together to remember the sacrifices made on September 11, 2001.
The YMCA on Dodge Street in downtown Janesville held its third annual Stair Climb for 9/11 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Participants climbed the facility’s staircases up to 42 times, commemorating the 110 flights of stairs in the World Trade Center in New York City. Going up and down the staircases represented the number of stairs first responders climbed that day.
On September 11, terrorists struck the two World Trade towers with two separate airplanes, causing them to collapse. That day, 343 New York City firefighters died on the scene. Other planes crashed in Pennsylvania and into the Pentagon.
Wednesday’s event was free and open to the public. Participants over the course of the day included those working out at the YMCA, homeschool families, the Boys & Girls Club of Janesville, the Janesville Fire Department, Janesville Police Department, Rock County Sheriff’s Office, Beloit Police Department, Janesville School District, Beloit Fire Department and Janesville Jets hockey team.