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9/11 Honor Challenge - 2025

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Location

Huntington Beach High School
1905 Main St
Huntington Beach, California 92648
United States
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Date & Time

Sunday, 09/07/2025
8:00am PST - 1:00pm PST
Add to Calendar 09/07/2025 08:00:00 AM 09/07/2025 01:00:00 PM America/Los_Angeles 9/11 Honor Challenge - 2025   Our purpose and intention is to honor the men and women who lost their lives in the attacks on September 11, 2001 through a meaningful set of exercise and time with our community.   Join us on September 7, 2025. Online registration will close on 9/6/25 but participants are welcome to register at the door! To be guaranteed a t-shirt, register by August 15th.   Thank you to our sponsors: Crown Ace Hardware (Presenting Sponsor) Sunwest Bank First Responder Wellness Audi Fletcher Jones BUBS Naturals Ola Mexican Kitchen The Wright Loans HB Fire Association HB Police Community Fund   Thank you to our underwriters: Action Sports Canopies Huntington Beach Fire Association Huntington Beach High School Tra'J Inkwright   The Challenge 110 Flight Stair Climb: honoring the stairs of the World Trade Center 2,763 Yard Walk/Run: honoring the lives lost at The World Trade Center 44 Push Ups: honoring those on Flight 93 189 Second Plank Hold: honoring the lives lost at the Pentagon   343 Yard Fire Hose Drag: in honor of the Fire and EMS personnel   60 Burpees: in honor of the Port Authority personnel         Frequently Asked Questions   What is the event for? It's an event to honor the men and women who lost their lives in the attacks on September 11, 2001.   Where is the event? The event is held at Huntington Beach High School's football stadium, Shue Field, from 8am to 1pm. Who participates? Everyone!  This event is family-friendly, for people of all ages!  Participants include families, children, first responders, veterans, HBHS students, and more, all from the community we live in.   Where do the donations go? Ticket sales and donations support OpenWater, a non-profit organization dedicated to the health and wellness of every First Responder, Veteran, and their families, through unique training programs, fellowship, and open water experiences. What happens at the event? Check-in is at 8am.  Sponsor booths and merchandise booths will be open at 8a.  The event kicks off with a short ceremony at 9am, when the event begins with a meaningful set of exercise and time with our community.  (These exercises include running/walking, a stair climb on the bleachers, pushups, burpees, planks, and fire hose pulls.  All of which you can modify!)  It's lots of fun with many people from the community cheering you on.  After you finish the challenge there is a BBQ hosted by HB Fire Department.  The BBQ will wrap up around 1pm. Can I come if I don't do the exercises? YES! Please come and cheer us and others on!  Your energy will help us complete the challenge! How do I make a donation? You can DONATE HERE.   How do I register to participate? You can REGISTER HERE.    Huntington Beach High School 1905 Main St Huntington Beach, California 92648

Price

$20 - $40

About This Event

 

Our purpose and intention is to honor the men and women who lost their lives in the attacks on September 11, 2001 through a meaningful set of exercise and time with our community.
 

Join us on September 7, 2025.
Online registration will close on 9/6/25
but participants are welcome to register at the door!

To be guaranteed a t-shirt, register by August 15th.
 

Thank you to our sponsors:
Crown Ace Hardware (Presenting Sponsor)
Sunwest Bank
First Responder Wellness
Audi Fletcher Jones
BUBS Naturals
Ola Mexican Kitchen
The Wright Loans
HB Fire Association
HB Police Community Fund
 

Thank you to our underwriters:
Action Sports Canopies
Huntington Beach Fire Association
Huntington Beach High School
Tra'J
Inkwright

 

The Challenge

110 Flight Stair Climb:
honoring the stairs of the World Trade Center


2,763 Yard Walk/Run:
honoring the lives lost at The World Trade Center


44 Push Ups:
honoring those on Flight 93


189 Second Plank Hold:
honoring the lives lost at the Pentagon
 

343 Yard Fire Hose Drag:
in honor of the Fire and EMS personnel
 

60 Burpees:
in honor of the Port Authority personnel

 

 

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions
 
What is the event for?
It's an event to honor the men and women who lost their lives in the attacks on September 11, 2001.  
Where is the event?
The event is held at Huntington Beach High School's football stadium, Shue Field, from 8am to 1pm.
Who participates?
Everyone!  This event is family-friendly, for people of all ages!  Participants include families, children, first responders, veterans, HBHS students, and more, all from the community we live in.  
Where do the donations go?
Ticket sales and donations support OpenWater, a non-profit organization dedicated to the health and wellness of every First Responder, Veteran, and their families, through unique training programs, fellowship, and open water experiences.
What happens at the event?
Check-in is at 8am.  Sponsor booths and merchandise booths will be open at 8a.  The event kicks off with a short ceremony at 9am, when the event begins with a meaningful set of exercise and time with our community.  (These exercises include running/walking, a stair climb on the bleachers, pushups, burpees, planks, and fire hose pulls.  All of which you can modify!)  It's lots of fun with many people from the community cheering you on.  After you finish the challenge there is a BBQ hosted by HB Fire Department.  The BBQ will wrap up around 1pm.
Can I come if I don't do the exercises?
YES! Please come and cheer us and others on!  Your energy will help us complete the challenge!
How do I make a donation?
You can DONATE HERE.  
How do I register to participate?
You can REGISTER HERE. 

 

About This Event

 

Our purpose and intention is to honor the men and women who lost their lives in the attacks on September 11, 2001 through a meaningful set of exercise and time with our community.
 

Join us on September 7, 2025.
Online registration will close on 9/6/25
but participants are welcome to register at the door!

To be guaranteed a t-shirt, register by August 15th.
 

Thank you to our sponsors:
Crown Ace Hardware (Presenting Sponsor)
Sunwest Bank
First Responder Wellness
Audi Fletcher Jones
BUBS Naturals
Ola Mexican Kitchen
The Wright Loans
HB Fire Association
HB Police Community Fund
 

Thank you to our underwriters:
Action Sports Canopies
Huntington Beach Fire Association
Huntington Beach High School
Tra'J
Inkwright

 

The Challenge

110 Flight Stair Climb:
honoring the stairs of the World Trade Center


2,763 Yard Walk/Run:
honoring the lives lost at The World Trade Center


44 Push Ups:
honoring those on Flight 93


189 Second Plank Hold:
honoring the lives lost at the Pentagon
 

343 Yard Fire Hose Drag:
in honor of the Fire and EMS personnel
 

60 Burpees:
in honor of the Port Authority personnel

 

 

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions
 
What is the event for?
It's an event to honor the men and women who lost their lives in the attacks on September 11, 2001.  
Where is the event?
The event is held at Huntington Beach High School's football stadium, Shue Field, from 8am to 1pm.
Who participates?
Everyone!  This event is family-friendly, for people of all ages!  Participants include families, children, first responders, veterans, HBHS students, and more, all from the community we live in.  
Where do the donations go?
Ticket sales and donations support OpenWater, a non-profit organization dedicated to the health and wellness of every First Responder, Veteran, and their families, through unique training programs, fellowship, and open water experiences.
What happens at the event?
Check-in is at 8am.  Sponsor booths and merchandise booths will be open at 8a.  The event kicks off with a short ceremony at 9am, when the event begins with a meaningful set of exercise and time with our community.  (These exercises include running/walking, a stair climb on the bleachers, pushups, burpees, planks, and fire hose pulls.  All of which you can modify!)  It's lots of fun with many people from the community cheering you on.  After you finish the challenge there is a BBQ hosted by HB Fire Department.  The BBQ will wrap up around 1pm.
Can I come if I don't do the exercises?
YES! Please come and cheer us and others on!  Your energy will help us complete the challenge!
How do I make a donation?
You can DONATE HERE.  
How do I register to participate?
You can REGISTER HERE. 

 

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Huntington Beach High School
1905 Main St
Huntington Beach, California 92648
United States

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Location

Huntington Beach High School
1905 Main St
Huntington Beach, California 92648
United States
Get Directions

Date & Time

Sunday, 09/07/2025
8:00am PST - 1:00pm PST
Add to Calendar 09/07/2025 08:00:00 AM 09/07/2025 01:00:00 PM America/Los_Angeles 9/11 Honor Challenge - 2025   Our purpose and intention is to honor the men and women who lost their lives in the attacks on September 11, 2001 through a meaningful set of exercise and time with our community.   Join us on September 7, 2025. Online registration will close on 9/6/25 but participants are welcome to register at the door! To be guaranteed a t-shirt, register by August 15th.   Thank you to our sponsors: Crown Ace Hardware (Presenting Sponsor) Sunwest Bank First Responder Wellness Audi Fletcher Jones BUBS Naturals Ola Mexican Kitchen The Wright Loans HB Fire Association HB Police Community Fund   Thank you to our underwriters: Action Sports Canopies Huntington Beach Fire Association Huntington Beach High School Tra'J Inkwright   The Challenge 110 Flight Stair Climb: honoring the stairs of the World Trade Center 2,763 Yard Walk/Run: honoring the lives lost at The World Trade Center 44 Push Ups: honoring those on Flight 93 189 Second Plank Hold: honoring the lives lost at the Pentagon   343 Yard Fire Hose Drag: in honor of the Fire and EMS personnel   60 Burpees: in honor of the Port Authority personnel         Frequently Asked Questions   What is the event for? It's an event to honor the men and women who lost their lives in the attacks on September 11, 2001.   Where is the event? The event is held at Huntington Beach High School's football stadium, Shue Field, from 8am to 1pm. Who participates? Everyone!  This event is family-friendly, for people of all ages!  Participants include families, children, first responders, veterans, HBHS students, and more, all from the community we live in.   Where do the donations go? Ticket sales and donations support OpenWater, a non-profit organization dedicated to the health and wellness of every First Responder, Veteran, and their families, through unique training programs, fellowship, and open water experiences. What happens at the event? Check-in is at 8am.  Sponsor booths and merchandise booths will be open at 8a.  The event kicks off with a short ceremony at 9am, when the event begins with a meaningful set of exercise and time with our community.  (These exercises include running/walking, a stair climb on the bleachers, pushups, burpees, planks, and fire hose pulls.  All of which you can modify!)  It's lots of fun with many people from the community cheering you on.  After you finish the challenge there is a BBQ hosted by HB Fire Department.  The BBQ will wrap up around 1pm. Can I come if I don't do the exercises? YES! Please come and cheer us and others on!  Your energy will help us complete the challenge! How do I make a donation? You can DONATE HERE.   How do I register to participate? You can REGISTER HERE.    Huntington Beach High School 1905 Main St Huntington Beach, California 92648

Price

$20 - $40