SA110 Important Info and Reminders:
PLEASE READ THROUGH FOR UPDATED 2023 EVENT INFO! Including new info on our Afterparty too! Yes, its a lot of information, long email, but please read through! Location: Tower of the Americas: 739 E César E. Chávez Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78205
SECURITY PROTOCOLS/ PROHIBITED ITEMS/ ETC:
ADDITIONAL REMINDERS: Portholes and airflow (2022). Last year we know it was a struggle due to the Portholes in tower shaft not being opened for us as they normally are. This issue has been addressed and over 20 portholes (those out of reach) will once again be opened for airflow! If anyone you know didn't sign up this year due to that please let them know and inform them of the walk-in registration available! "Racing" is not allowed. This is a Memorial Climb, not a race. Please pause during climb for moment of silence at Bell Toll times. PASS Devices (SCBA alarms) may be set off during these times. Also please remember Civilian/Non-First Responder participation is a privilege. All civilians must participate in the civilian group (unless minor and absolutely no other adult to accompany them in such). No exceptions. Please respect our Order Of Precedence for our fallen and the brothers and sisters climbing for them. IMPORTANT! If able, Please bring CASH for T-shirts/Merchandise! Credit card lines can get very long and time consuming. Due to increasing fees which incur a loss to us, credit card transactions will have a fee added for card processing. Our 2023 T-shirts will be available for sale (T-shirts are NOT included with registration). Other merchandise and prior year pints and shirts will also be available for sale at our Afterparty held at Alamo Beer (see below). Donations are accepted and greatly appreciated! Can turn into the Donation/Merchandise table. Please let them know if this is particular Fundraising to make note of. Donations can be made by cash or card. Check our "Patch Board" list on our website to ensure your agency is on our list and if not, please bring us your agency patch to add to the board! (Note: it has not been updated from last year. Sorry!) Bring patch to Donation/Merch table as well. Reminder, SAFD participants, SAFD will not be providing SCBAs for their participants at the event this year! So be sure to bring your own if wanting one! Non-Participants (guests) are welcome. Guests are allowed on the main grounds only. Non- participants are permitted from entering the facility. Guests should also have valid I.D. available on person. Please pay attention to announcements while on the grounds. These announcements are important and help keep our event running smoothly. If you need to cancel or change your registration category (civilian accidentally signed up for a 343 tag, etc) please email registration@sanantonio110.com ASAP so your tag may be reassigned properly! List will be finalized this evening! No civilians are allowed to be signed up to carry a tribute tag (343 FF, 70 LEO, etc tags) unless specially assigned by us. Please respect our first responders paying tribute to their fallen brethren. PLEASE NOTE AGAIN: There are NO TRANSFERS in the event you are unable to attend. Please do not send someone in your place. Walk-in Registration is available, $50, CASH ONLY PLEASE. Please keep an eye on your email and our social media for last minute updates!!! Lastly, Please attend our Afterparty after the climb! SA911 Brotherhood Brew Bash ("Blood, Sweat, & Beers") Join us for live music, delicious Alamo beer/ciders/wine, food by multiple food trucks, and, of course, brotherhood! Come celebrate the success of another year of SA110 paying tribute to our fallen! MULTIPLE Draft/beer stations will be set up to keep lines moving this year! Note, and SPREAD THE WORD: The issue with the long line for our annual pint glass and beer last year has been resolved! Apologies for that happening. SA110 pint glasses will be available at multiple locations this year! Our new 2023 SA110 collector pint glasses will be available, limited quantities, so get there early to get yours. This afterparty is also a fundraiser for us so THANK YOU for your purchases. NEW (finally): We will also have a table set up with any remaining prior years shirts, pints, and other merch, including our 9/11 20th Anniversary Collector "Challenge" Coin! If you're missing a year of something you may be able to grab it there! Held at Alamo Beer: 202 Lamar St, San Antonio, TX 78202 *If there is construction, enter Lamar off Cherry St for access to main parking. 11am-4pm (or as long as people are still hanging out). Pint glasses sell out every year so come grab one, first come first serve! Invite friends and family to join! Alamo Beer is normally closed on Mondays but opened just for us so come join us! All welcome! Come enjoy the camaraderie with first responders from all over the country as we celebrate with our brotherhood the success of another SA110! REMEMBER to be prepared to locate additional parking! We've paid for as many spots as made available to us but it is still very limited! CARPOOL if possible PLEASE! :) See you all soon!!!! Thank you, San Antonio 110 9/11 Memorial Climb
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dawn Solinski / Director Email: director@sanantonio110.com Date: 06/26/23 What: 2023 SAN ANTONIO 110 9/11 Memorial Climb Registration Opening Saturday, July 1st Info: www.SanAntonio110.com On Monday, September 11th, First Responders from all over the country will once again join together at the Tower Of The Americas to pay tribute to their fallen brethren. The San Antonio 110 has consistently been one of the largest 9/11 Memorial climbs in the world. Our first event held in 2013, this will be our 11th SA110, hitting a milestone of ten years holding our tribute to our fallen. All 343 fallen firefighters will be paid tribute to. 70 fallen law enforcement and 9 EMS tags will be carried as well. We once again anticipate over 100 different agencies represented as participants this year, including over 600 First Responders from all across the state and country. Registration Opens Saturday, July 1st at 8:00 a.m. Extended “Director’s Special” pricing on opening weekend. July 1st - 2nd “Director’s Special” $25 July 3rd - 14thst Early Bird Registration $40 July 15th - 31st General Registration $55 Participation is limited and we once again anticipate selling out before registration dates close. No late or walk-in registration. Sponsorship opportunities are available. We have Gold, Silver, and Bronze level sponsorships available. As well as new benefits for our sponsors. Donations also accepted and greatly appreciated as well! *SA110 is 100% volunteer run and 100% funded by the generosity of donations by our participants and community. Participant registration, Sponsorship/donation information, and volunteer info available at: www.SanAntonio110.com or follow us on FB for updates www.facebook.com/sanantonio110 We are seeking media spots and/or advertising and promoting opportunities just prior to and within the first weeks following registration opening. We are unable to accommodate media the two weeks prior to event day. ###
NOTE: Please send all inquiries or interests for volunteering on event day to volunteer@sanantonio110.com. We appreciate all of our volunteers! However that falls under a different category and director. The below post is only for Planning Committee and Lead Ops division personnel.
THANK YOU! We have multiple positions needing to be filled on our Planning Committee and/or Event Day Ops management. We are also expanding our positions to break into easier work load for everyone. In hopes our hard working committee members can stay with us longer term with a lighter load. And remove miscellaneous tasks and work load from our Director (who fills in for any empty positions, usually doing 4 or 5 per year). + Assistant Sponsorship Director (additional prospecting, fundraising, etc) + After-party Coordinator (planned between us and Alamo Beer) + Assistant Registration/Participant Director + Design and Merchandise (Annual design work, Tshirts, annual freebie items, etc) + Assistant to Director (to main event founder/director, includes admin work, errands, etc) + Support Coordinator (pipe&drum, honor guard, lead agency, anthem, photographers, etc) + Logistics Director (as ours is switching to a different position. Includes overseeing all inventory and managing all items and needs delivered for event day. May have replacement but possibly open.) + Event Day Ops management positions: Stairwell, Grounds Ops, asst Observation Level, EMS/Rehab leads, Merchandise/Donation Table Committee/planning level holds meetings twice a month in evenings over Zoom (until closer to event day) starting in May. Planning/committee level positions DO have responsibilities that are required (no just "T-shirt wearer" positions. Responsibilities and working expectations). And we are hoping to have long term commitments, not just one year, as training is time consuming. So serious interest only please. Please email director@sanantonio110.com and cc volunteer@sanantonio110.com with info and if specific interested position and level of time/responsibility available to commit. Our 2023 San Antonio 110 9/11 Memorial Climb is ready to roll!
As always, Registration opens July 1st at 8am sharp. This year our "Director's Special" is for two days instead of just one! Spread the word! We lose registration once all spots are filled so sign up and spread the word. July 1st - 2nd Director's Special $25 July 3rd - 14th Early Bird $40 July 15th - 31st General $55 Thank you for being a part of our SA110! Visit our "Register" page for the registration link. www.sanantonio110.com/register Any questions regarding registration or participation questions please email registration@sanantonio110.com Per request and as promised, our online shop is now open! Miss out on a shirt, pint, or collectible item over the last few years (including our 20th anniversary coin)? Or just want more? All of our remaining merchandise is now available for sale! And special combo listings and SALES running now THROUGH END OF YEAR only! Free shipping on all orders $65 and up and 10% off all orders of $100. As well as special discounted combo listings available for a limited time. NO CODES NEEDED. Order quickly, as inventory is limited! Orders will be collectively shipped out every week or two. www.etsy.com/shop/sanantonio110 So many items available from past years! But limited stock of each.
Thank you for your support! On November 2nd San Antonio 110 9/11 Memorial Climb presented this year's beneficiary, UTHealth Houston HEROES Program with a check from this year's proceeds. Bernie Grace Foundation, our nonprofit which hosts the SA110, kicked in a little bit extra to round up the donation to a perfectly fitting number for this year's SA110 10th annual climb. Meeting at Alamo Beer Company, another wonderful supporter of ours for many years, we presented a check to our 2022 beneficiary for $10,110!
UTHealth Houston HEROES Program provides much needed services for our First Responders. They provide mental health services such as counseling, psychiatric and medical care as needed, and assistance for substance abuse ANONYMOUSLY and FREE for our First Responder brothers and sisters. We are honored and proud to be able, thanks to all of you, to help assist this wonderful cause. More information about this program, and how to seek their services, can be found at www.heroeshelpline.org You can also find them on FB at Heroes Helpline. As we all know, SA110 is not a fundraiser. So the fact that we have been able to assist so many great organizations and causes each year has been truly amazing and speaks volumes. As of this year we have now donated OVER $100,000 in extra donations to our many beneficiaries over the years! So not only did we succeed in our TENTH tribute to our fallen this year we also hit this additional amazing milestone! Thank you to everyone who has supported us in accomplishing both for all of these years! SA110 Important Info and Reminders:
(PLEASE READ THROUGH FOR UPDATED 2022 EVENT INFO!) This is our TENTH San Antonio 110 9/11 Memorial Climb. Please also congratulate our long time participants and committee on this success! And celebrate with us after the climb too! Tower of the Americas: 739 E César E. Chávez Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78205
ADDITIONAL REMINDERS: "Racing" is not allowed. This is a Memorial Climb, not a race. Please pause during climb for moment of silence at Bell Toll times. PASS Devices (SCBA alarms) may be set off during these times. Also please remember Civilian/Non-First Responder participation is a privilege. All civilians must participate in the civilian group (unless minor and absolutely no other adult to accompany them in such). No exceptions. Please respect our Order Of Precedence for our fallen and the brothers and sisters climbing for them. IMPORTANT! If able, Please bring CASH for T-shirts/Merchandise! Credit card lines can get very long and time consuming. Due to increasing fees which incur a loss to us, credit card transactions will have a fee added for card processing. Our 2022 T-shirts are available for sale as well as the 2021 9/11 20th Anniversary Coin. Special combo pricing when purchase both. (T-shirts are NOT included with registration). Donations are accepted and greatly appreciated! Can turn into the Donation/Merchandise table. Please let them know if this is Fundraising to note of. Check our "Patch Board" list on our website to ensure your agency is on our list and if not, please bring us your agency patch to add to the board! (It may not have been updated from last year.) Bring patch to Donation/Merch table as well. Non-Participants (guests) are welcome. Guests are allowed on the main grounds only. Non- participants are permitted from entering the facility. Guests should also have valid I.D. available on person. Please pay attention to announcements while on the grounds. These announcements are important and help keep our event running smoothly. If you need to cancel or change your registration category (civilian accidentally signed up for a 343 tag, etc) please email registration@sanantonio110.com ASAP so your tag may be reassigned properly! List will be finalized Friday evening! No civilians are allowed to be signed up to carry a tribute tag (343 FF, 70 LEO, etc tags) unless specially assigned by us. Please respect our first responders paying tribute to their fallen brethren. PLEASE NOTE: There are NO TRANSFERS in the event you are unable to attend. Please do not send someone in your place. Please keep an eye on your email for last minute updates!!! Lastly, Please attend our Afterparty after the climb! SA911 Brotherhood Brew Bash ("Blood, Sweat, & Beers") Join us for live music, delicious Alamo beer/ciders/wine, food by multiple food trucks, and, of course, brotherhood! Come celebrate the success of TEN years of SA110 paying tribute to our fallen! MULTIPLE Draft/beer stations will be set up to keep lines moving this year! And MV Fire will be raffling off a really cool custom axe too! As well as other goodies from this year's event sponsors. And of course our new 2022 SA110 10th anniversary collector pint glasses will be available, limited quantities, so get there early to get yours. Discounts on refills with purchase of our glass! It's possible we may even have prior year merchandise and goodies, including last year's pint glasses, any remaining coins, etc. available for sale as well (we aren't positive yet but if can find manpower to we will!) Held at Alamo Beer: 202 Lamar St, San Antonio, TX 78202 *If there is construction, enter Lamar off Cherry St for access to main parking. 11am-3pm (or as long as people are still hanging out). Pint glasses sell out every year so come grab one, first come first serve! Invite friends and family to join! All welcome! Come enjoy the camaraderie as we celebrate with our brotherhood the success of TEN years of SA110! See you all soon!!!! Thank you, San Antonio 110 9/11 Memorial Climb 2022 San Antonio 110 9/11 Memorial Climb ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Hello All! We are squeezing MANY Announcements for our 2022 SA110 in this email. So please be sure to read them all! Registration is extended and STILL OPEN! Remaining spots are open to ALL... Firefighters, Law Enforcement, EMS, Military AND Civilian! And for you first responders, YES you may still get a tribute tag! Registrants get moved up the list as cancellations come through. And also on event day you can return to the check-in tables at about 715am and pick up one of the "no-show" tags (there are always a few!) Use code 10YEAR for $10 off or SECRET$20 for $20 off remaining spots (while lasts for each code, and as we are 100% funded by registrations and donations and STILL 100% Volunteer run, we appreciate all those who have registered thus far! It takes a village, and every single individual, to pull off an event of this magnitude each year as we do, all thanks to your support!) IMPORTANT! TEN YEAR PARTICIPANT LIST! If you are a ten year participant, this being your 10th SA110 (including remaining with us during our 2020 Covid Virtual event year), we want to know and show our appreciation! Please email registration@sanantonio110.com with your name, category (firefighter, civilian, etc), and inform to add you to the TEN YEAR PARTICIPANT list! Please spread the word on this to anyone else who you may know who has done so as well! We would like to have a full list by end of week, Sept 26th! (just to make sure it goes through you can also include sa110reg911@gmail.com AND THANK YOU!!! If you missed out on last year's 2021 9/11 20th Anniversary Collector Challenge Coin... Last year as a thank you for continuing to pay tribute to our fallen with SA110 we gifted our tribute climbers that day with a (super awesome quality) special 20th anniversary coin. A special free thank you gift we had special made just for our participants paying tribute with us. Unfortunately we had many who missed out on that. But no worries!... Because we will have our remaining coins for sale at this years event! And even a special "combo" pricing when purchasing with our shirt! Along with some other great items as well possibly. While supplies last so be sure to get them fast! Sponsorship deadlines are approaching! Sponsorships can be received all the way up to Sept 1st however to receive full Silver or Gold BENEFITS (banners, T-shirts), we need to at least receive email confirmation and logos ASAP. Also, new benefits for ALL sponsorship levels: Cards may be placed in all participant packets and also you may "set up" a table/tent/etc at our Afterparty event held at Alamo Beer immediately following the climb. Speaking of... Don't miss our annual After party! Once again held at Alamo Beer immediately following the climb. We will also again have our annual pint glasses with this year's 2022 design on it available there. Find our afterparty event on FB to get all the details we will post there soon. We have live music, great beer and wine specials, food trucks, really cool raffle items (including a custom Axe by MV Fire) and lots of other great things included to celebrate the success of our 10th year of SA110! Practice Climbs are open at the Tower! Same rules apply as prior years... Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9am-3pm. Closes at end of month (no climbs Sept 1st on). First responder SA110 registered participants only. Must sign in at desk and may be asked for proof of registration for this year's SA110 as well as proof of profession. Above all, remember that this is a PRIVILEGE granted to us by the tower, not a RIGHT... Please be courteous to all Tower staff! (We owe them a lot for all they do for us!). Unfortunately it must be stated that breaking of any rules may ban you from the Tower and therefore SA110. Tower has the right to refuse access as they need.) HOTEL DISCOUNT! Once again Hilton Palacio Del Rio is offering discounted rates for our SA110 participants for 9/10 - 9/12. On the river and walking distance from the event, can walk through Hemisfair Park (across the street from hotel) right to the Tower. See email for booking link. LODD Tributes: If there are any Texas LODD (line of duty deaths) that would like to be paid tribute to on our honor board during opening ceremony please visit our website documents page and download our LODD tribute request ASAP! We appreciate EVERY dollar! Fundraising options: We have been so busy we didnt get to set up our fundraising platform yet for individual fundraisers. We will try to do so soon and send an email and post on FB if/when we do! Of course any type of fundraising is greatly appreciated! Feel free to set up your own fundraisers (other climbs raise $/floor or step... there are 910 steps per tower climb, we do two). Many platforms are available online. And also we accept donations directly through our website via our "donate" link and have your donors mention your name. Also, we haven't had any donation checks on event day in years like we used to. Agencies or individuals can do their own fundraising and simply bring us a check on event day, dropping it off and the T-shirt/donation table! As always, top individual fundraiser and top fundraising agency/department will get a big shout out on event day and on social media and special Thank You package mailed out to them post event! If you'd like, and to help, email in your total fundraised donation amount by 9/10 to director@sanantonio110.com AND THANK YOU!!!! We are still fully funded by donations and 100% volunteer run. That's an amazing accomplishment, especially for an event of our magnitude, and speaks volumes of you all! If you didn't catch our post.. This year's beneficiary is UTHEALTH HEROES Program. This program offers mental health support for our first responders. Including resources and even paid appointments for counseling and psychiatric care. We are very honored to help them. Proceeds from this years event (including donations and such) will go to this great organization. Please visit our website pages for info and/or to register or donate! (both appreciated!) And please email registration@sanantonio110.com with any questions or if need to cancel your spot (so can move others up the list and have spots open for others!) Follow us here or on our facebook or our IG is @sa110911climb. Most info and info on each event, including afterparty, on our FB. Be sure to visit our page and click on "events" to see both and share. We are SO VERY EXCITED to be seeing you all very soon! Thank you for your continued promise to never forget and paying tribute with us once again... and for our TENTH year (insert big applause to ALL who have been a part of the last TEN tributes with us!) Thank you, YOUR SA110 Participant/Registration questions: registration@sanantonio110.com |
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