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September 8, 2018September 12, 2018

80 West Rio Salado Tempe, AZ

September 8-12, 2018
Tempe Town Lake Park, 80 West Rio Salado, Tempe, AZ 85281

The Exchange Club of Tempe is excited to host their 15th Annual Healing Field® display of U.S. flags as a memorial to the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks.  This solemn formation of the Stars and Stripes gives the greater Phoenix community the opportunity to gather that the mature may remember and the young may learn the price of freedom. Read More…


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The Exchange Club of Tempe is excited to host their 15th Annual Healing Field® display of U.S. flags as a memorial to the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks.  This solemn formation of the Stars and Stripes gives the greater Phoenix community the opportunity to gather that the mature may remember and the young may learn the price of freedom.

The Tempe Healing Field® display is a gift to the community made possible through donations, sponsorships and the efforts of many dedicated volunteers. You can show your support and gratitude by sponsoring a flag or making a donation.

Walk with us through the ordered rows of flags posted at Tempe Beach Park from the 7th to the 12th of September. Visiting the field is an experience never to be forgotten, and each year the event offers many opportunities for sponsors, volunteers and visitors to experience an indescribable tribute.

Benefiting Charities:
Valley of the Sun Exchange Club Foundation
Hosted By:
Exchange Club of Tempe
Local Organizing Committee:
Project Chair: Nick Bastian
Co-Chair: Ryan Royse
Treasurer/Fundraiser Chair: Ryan Royse
Program Chair: Mary Gilbert
PR Chair: Nick Bastian
Volunteer Chair: Ryan Royse
Field Coordinator Chair: Ryan Royse


Thanks to Our Sponsors

In the News

In The NewsTempe honors 9/11 victims with honorable run & ‘Healing Field’
Fox 10
Monday will mark 16 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Many places around the valley are honoring the victims and first responders of that day. The “Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers 5K” took place Saturday morning.

Tempe remembers 9/11 victims
AZ Family
It’s been 16 long years since that fateful day when terrorists attacked the very heart of our country on September 11, 2001. Throughout the years, countless memorials have been held each year to remember what we lost that day.

Honor 9/11 victims at these Phoenix-area memorials, ceremonies
Ktar News
Sixteen years ago Monday, nearly 3,000 people were killed and more than 6,000 were injured in the nationwide Sept. 11 attacks, the deadliest terrorist attacks to take place on American soil to date. Gov. Doug Ducey ordered flags on state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset.

September 11 Tribute
Green Publishing, Inc
In Tempe, Az., in a park near downtown Tempe, the local Exchange Club sponsors the “Healing Field” commemoration. During this event, which begins in the days leading up to Sept. 11 and concludes on Sept. 12, approximately 3,000 American Flags are placed in the City’s Park. Each flag bears the name of a person lost on that day.

Tempe honors victims of 9/11 with annual ‘Healing Field’ tribute
AZ Family
In memory of the September 11 tragedy, the City of Tempe hosts and the Exchange Club of Tempe presents its 14th annual Healing Field tribute. Healing Field is a memorial that pays respects to the nearly 3,000 victims who died during the tragic terrorist attack. Workers of Healing Field will physically assemble nearly 3,000 flags in their honor.

Tempe Healing Field: ‘I’ll never forget’ 9/11, Valley residents say
AZ Central
Mary Fiore walked through rows of nearly 3,000 American flags fluttering at a Tempe Beach Park memorial on Sunday, searching for a name. The red, white and blue flags stood as a memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Families milled about the park, speaking softly and examining the flags and trinkets attached to the poles.

Thousands of flags at Tempe Beach Park honor lives lost on 9/11
12 News
Monday will mark the 16th year since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York City. The City of Tempe, and the Exchange Club of Tempe, are honoring those who perished with a unique tribute called the Healing Fields. There are 2,996 flags, each representing a life lost, standing on the field of Tempe Beach Park. Each one represents a person who died in the attacks.

Tempe Healing Field: Memorial for victims of 9/11 now open
AZ Central
Volunteers returned to Tempe Beach Park Friday morning to erect flags to honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks at the 14th annual Tempe Healing Field. Nearly 3,000 flags cover the field, organized into three main sections to honor the victims from the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, the Pentagon and the flights.

Healing Field honors 9/11 victims at Tempe Beach Park
East Valley Tribune
The 14th annual Healing Field tribute to honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks will wrap up Monday, Sept. 11. The viewing of nearly 3,000 flags continues this weekend. On Monday, a tribute ceremony at 5:46 a.m. will include a presentation of colors, music, prayer and the reading of the names of the first responders who gave their lives that day.

Annual 9/11 tribute in Tempe continues Monday
ABC 15
The city of Tempe is continuing its annual tradition on Monday of placing nearly 3,000 flags to honor the lives lost in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The city and the Exchange Club of Tempe put together the Healing Field tribute each year.

Volunteers sought for annual Healing Field memorial to 9/11 victims
East Valley Tribune
As hard to believe as it may be that 16 years have passed since terrorists took down the World Trade Center, damaged the Pentagon and crashed a jetliner into a field in Western Pennsylvania, it may be easier to forget. That’s why Mark Poisson and Judy Chasse work hard every year to make sure people remember the 2,996 Americans who died in the slaughter.

Tempe Healing Field commemorates 9/11 terror attack victims
East Valley Tribune
As the sun rose over Tempe Beach Park on Friday, 400 volunteers gathered to sing the national anthem, say the Pledge of Allegiance and install 3,000 American flags in honor of each person who gave their life during the 9/11 terror attacks.

Thousands of flags at Tempe Beach Park honor lives lost on 9/11
12 News
Monday will mark the 16th year since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York City. The City of Tempe, and the Exchange Club of Tempe, are honoring those who perished with a unique tribute called the Healing Fields. There are 2,996 flags, each representing a life lost, standing on the field of Tempe Beach Park. Each one represents a person who died in the attacks.

Healing Field At Tempe Town Lake Pays Tribute To Victims Of 9/11
KJZZ
Millions of Americans are taking a moment Monday to remember the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks 16 years ago. As commercial jets flew overhead in and out of Sky Harbor Airport, individuals waited patiently for a parking space at Tempe Town Lake. They’re here to see the Healing Field.

‘Healing Field’ in Tempe honors those lost on 9/11
Fox 10
“I always get goosebumps… I have them right now,” Marshall Stone said. It’s a Valley tradition that’s grown over time — 16 years after the 9/11 terror acts, the Healing Field at Tempe Town Lake is a place to remember, reflect, and pay tribute.

Tempe Healing Field commemorates 9/11 terror attack victims
East Valley Tribune
As the sun rose over Tempe Beach Park on Friday, 400 volunteers gathered to sing the national anthem, say the Pledge of Allegiance and install 3,000 American flags in honor of each person who gave their life during the 9/11 terror attacks.

Annual 9/11 tribute in Tempe held for lives lost 16 years ago
ABC 15
The city of Tempe is continuing its annual tradition on Monday of placing nearly 3,000 flags to honor the lives lost in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The city and the Exchange Club of Tempe put together the Healing Field tribute each year.

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Start:
September 8, 2018
End:
September 12, 2018
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Website:
https://www.healingfield.org/tempe18

Venue

Tempe Town Lake Park
80 West Rio Salado
Tempe, AZ 85281 United States
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Website:
https://www.healingfield.org/tempe17/