9/11 Tributes

+ Key Club announces inaugural golf tournament
The Longboat Key Club and Resort will hold a “First Responders” inaugural golf tournament to benefit the emergency response teams of Longboat Key and Sarasota and Manatee counties, in remembrance of the events of Sept. 11.

“We all share in the pain and devastation of the events of Sept. 11, 2001,” said Key Club General Manager Michael Welly. “As we remember the victims and survivors of this national tragedy, I feel it is important that we also honor and support the men and women who are the first responders in our own community when disaster strikes.

“To that end, I am proud to announce the first of what will become an annual tournament that supports those individuals and organizations in our community that give so much of themselves,” he said.

The “First Responders” tournament will be held Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Key Club’s Harbourside Golf Course. There will be an 8 a.m. shotgun start with a maximum of 120 players. Entry fee is $100; players may sign up individually or as a foursome. The tournament is open to the public.

To sign-up for the tournament, contact Terry O’Hara, director of golf, at 387-1631, or by email at [email protected].

+ Town of Longboat Key preps for 9/11 memorial  
In remembrance of those who died in the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks and as part of the observance of the 10th anniversary, the town of Longboat Key’s Public Works staff will gather Saturday, Sept. 10, to install 2,977 flags along Gulf of Mexico Drive. The flag tribute, started in 2002 by the town and Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce, acts as a memorial for every person who lost their life as a result of the attacks. The flags will be installed the night of Sept. 10 and removed Sept. 12.

Read more Longboat  9/11 coverage here.