St. Pius Wrestlers to Help Commemorate Fallen Sept. 11 First Responders

Several members of the wrestling team at will be participating in the Dunwoody-Manhattan Twenty-Six Story Memorial Stair Climb on Saturday at The Manhattan Condominiums in Dunwoody. 

The event is in memory of the 343 firefighters and 60 police officers who died in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001.

“One of my goals for our wrestling program this year is to participate in a meaningful, charitable event as a team. I want this year to be special and memorable, not only with success in competition, but because we live out the mission of our school and Catholic faith in a tangible way," head wrestling coach David Sabino said in a statement. "Commemorating the 10th anniversary of September 11 together as a team is our way of honoring the memory of the victims and the heroic service of the first responders.”

The event was organized by Dekalb County firefighter Pat Lindstrom, according to the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation. The climb begins at 8am with the National Anthem, a rendition of “God Bless America” and an opening prayer. Forty individuals will start the climb at one time, and the climb should take about thirty minutes. All proceeds for the event will go to the burn foundation.