9/11 Days of Service Official Schedule
September 10, 2026 – September 12, 2026
Marshall University
Thursday, September 10, 2026
8:00 AM: Community Memorial Cleanup
Locations: Memorial Arch and Gold Star Monument
What to expect: Join us as we volunteer within our community to clean local monuments and honor the memory of those we lost on September 11, 2001. This is a hands-on way to give back to the Huntington community while reflecting on the day’s significance.
10:00 AM: Support for Community Partners
Location: A.D. Lewis Center
What to Expect: Join us as we volunteer to renovate spaces and support the important work being done at the A.D. Lewis Center.
Friday, September 11, 2026
6:00 AM – 7:30 AM: 9/11 Memorial Stair Challenge
Location: Joan C. Edwards Football Stadium
What to Expect: Join us as we climb 2,200 steps in the football stadium, symbolizing the heroic journey of first responders who climbed the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. The challenge stands as a physical tribute to their sacrifice. Participants of all fitness levels are welcome.
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Heroes’ Breakfast
Location: BE5, Lower Level of the Memorial Student Center
What to Expect: We will honor our local first responders and veterans with a pancake and bacon breakfast. Additional programming, including guest speakers, will be included. (Reserved for first responders and veterans)
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Tribute Walk
Location: Begins at the Memorial Student Center (5th Avenue Side)
What to Expect: Join us as we honor the lives of all who were lost in the September 11, 2001, attacks, including Marshall University alumnus Dr. Paul Ambrose and the first responders who gave their lives in service to others. The walk offers a quiet, reflective moment for participants to pause and remember and will be followed by a series of guest speakers on the Memorial Student Center Plaza.
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM: First Responder Vehicle Wash
Location: Joan C. Edwards Playhouse Plaza
What to Expect: Join us as campus volunteers wash vehicles for local law enforcement and first responder agencies. Any first responders in attendance will receive complimentary lunch.
8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.: Cancer Screenings
Location: MSC Plaza
What to Expect: Marshall Health and the Edwards Cancer Institute will be providing oral and skin cancer screenings, as well as prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests to those 45-75 within the “average risk” demographic and 40+ for those in the “high risk” demographic. There will also be an opportunity for firefighters to schedule a free lung cancer screening, which will be held on November 2, 2026, from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, at the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Saturday, September 12, 2026
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM: First Responder Softball Game
Location: Jack Cook Field
What to Expect: Join us on game day to cheer on our local police and fire departments as they step up to the plate in the First Responder Softball Game. If able, please bring items to support our Hunger Relief Drive [See below].
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Hunger Relief Drive
Location: Jack Cook Field
What to Expect: While at the First Responder Softball Game, help support our local veterans by donating to the Hunger Relief Drive. Suggested items: canned meat, canned vegetables, soups, nonperishables, etc.