Sign up for the YMCA Home Front Run beginning at 9 AM on October 15th! Then, explore Richmond’s fascinating history at the Home Front Festival from 11 AM to 6 PM. For official information about the YMCA Home Front Run, visit www.homefrontrun.com.
Venue: Marina Bay – Bay Trail Ford Assembly Plant 1414 Harbour Way South Richmond, CA 94804. A scenic Bay Trail-flat course, perfect for new runners and walkers. For experienced runners, the course is ideal for attaining a new personal best.
Entry: Adult $25; 18 years and under $20; families of 4 $72 ($18 each additional family member) Day of Registration is $30 per person.
Check In & Race Day Registration: Opens at 7:30AM. Race numbers will not be mailed out in advance; please pick-up on race morning.
All Proceeds go to Hilltop YMCA youth fitness programs. Receive a Mountain Hardwear t-shirt. Refreshments available, award ceremony (gifts and medals to overall and age group winners), and post-race raffle (must be present to win).
Come out to see the Kiwanis Classic Car Show at the 2011 Home Front Festival! To participate, download the registration form below and return it no later than September 26, 2011.
SPONSORED BY THE KIWANIS CLUB OF RICHMOND. Proceeds benefit youth programs.
1970s or older vehicles
Staging begins at 9:30am
Event begins at 11am
Award Ceremony around 1pm
Pre-Registration $20.00; At gate registration $30.00. Registration fee includes Dash Plaque and Goody Bag. Awards will be presented.
All aboard! Take a tour of Marina Bay on this amphibious truck conducted by the San Francisco Duck Tours. This 45 minute, National Park Service guided tour will take you along the shoreline, both by land and sea, to explore Richmond’s interesting past relating to the Home Front effort during World War II.
$10/Adults, $5/Kids 12 years and under
Tours leave every hour between 10am and 5pm. Pre-purchase your tickets and reserve your seats ahead of time.
Remember Them: Champions for Humanity is a world-class, educational monument, which honors 25 inspirational leaders and 14 local heroes (a complete list is available at www.remember-them.org).
“It is amazing that a festival like this is taking place at the same time that we are unveiling Remember Them: Champions for Humanity. I created Remember Them because I believe It is imperative that our younger generations understand how our current freedoms and basic human rights were achieved. Remember Them features ordinary people who did extraordinary things in the most difficult of circumstances. I want young people to not only learn the stories of these great leaders, but also to recognize that they are capable of creating change in their lifetime that can be equally as extraordinary.”
- Mario Chiodo, Sculptor
The largest bronze monument in the West, Remember Them will weigh more than 40,000 pounds, cover more than 1,000 square feet and measure 25 feet tall and 52 feet wide. Three of the monuments four sections are already installed in Henry J. Kaiser Park, located in downtown Oakland. Upon final completion, the monument will be surrounded by a two waist-high walls featuring busts of each humanitarian with Braille descriptions for the visually impaired. In addition to the public sculpture, the we are creating a curriculum based on the work and values demonstrated by Remember Them’s champions for humanity.
Come to the Home Front Festival to preview the one-third scale model of the monument (roughly 7 ft. x 17 ft.). The display will also include models and maquettes from various stages of the monument’s concept design. This will include pieces from the original concept design, busts of individual humanitarians, and small-scale examples of segments from monument in its final stage.
SS Red Oak Victory Ship – Catch a historic 1940’s shuttle bus to the Red Oak from the main entrance of the Craneway Pavilion. Suggested donation when boarding.
Ford Model “A” Display
Kids Zone – ChuChu Train, Jump-Houses, Games and Activities
Karaoke Stage – with Ms. PJ
Craft and Business Vendors
Food & Beverage – Humble Servant Soul Food, BoilerHouse Restaurant, Contra Costa College Culinary Arts Dept, Up and Under Pub & Grille, Endless Summer Sweets, Full bar provided by Malvern Wilson Alumni Association. All food and beverages will be available for purchase.
National Park Historical Displays, Junior Ranger Games and Digital Photo Booth
Remember Them: Champions for Humanity monument models
Commemorative Historical Society – Living historical reenactors
Extraordinary Live Twitter Feed – See your tweets live at the Home Front Festival. Tell us who has been extraordinary in your life! Send to @HomeFrontFest
Activities
YMCA Home Front Run
Sign up for the YMCA Home Front Run beginning at 9 AM on October 15th! Then, explore Richmond’s fascinating history at the Home Front Festival from 11 AM to 6 PM. For official information about the YMCA Home Front Run, visit www.homefrontrun.com.
Register Now! http://www.onyourmarkevents.com or in person at the Hilltop YMCA, 4300 Lakeside Drive Richmond, CA 94806
Entry: Adult $25; 18 years and under $20; families of 4 $72 ($18 each additional family member) Day of Registration is $30 per person.
Check In & Race Day Registration: Opens at 7:30AM. Race numbers will not be mailed out in advance; please pick-up on race morning.
All Proceeds go to Hilltop YMCA youth fitness programs. Receive a Mountain Hardwear t-shirt. Refreshments available, award ceremony (gifts and medals to overall and age group winners), and post-race raffle (must be present to win).
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Kiwanis Classic Car Show
Come out to see the Kiwanis Classic Car Show at the 2011 Home Front Festival! To participate, download the registration form below and return it no later than September 26, 2011.
1970s or older vehicles
Staging begins at 9:30am
Event begins at 11am
Award Ceremony around 1pm
Pre-Registration $20.00; At gate registration $30.00. Registration fee includes Dash Plaque and Goody Bag. Awards will be presented.
For more information contact Jim Becker at (925)354-2539 or jimandleahbecker@comcast.net.
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Tour Marina Bay with the San Francisco DUCK Tours
All aboard! Take a tour of Marina Bay on this amphibious truck conducted by the San Francisco Duck Tours. This 45 minute, National Park Service guided tour will take you along the shoreline, both by land and sea, to explore Richmond’s interesting past relating to the Home Front effort during World War II.
$10/Adults, $5/Kids 12 years and under
Tours leave every hour between 10am and 5pm. Pre-purchase your tickets and reserve your seats ahead of time.
Read more about the history of this vehicle and how it was involved in World War II. Watch the tour video: A Duck Ride in Richmond, by Lana Husser.
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Remember Them: Champions for Humanity Monument
Remember Them: Champions for Humanity is a world-class, educational monument, which honors 25 inspirational leaders and 14 local heroes (a complete list is available at www.remember-them.org).
The largest bronze monument in the West, Remember Them will weigh more than 40,000 pounds, cover more than 1,000 square feet and measure 25 feet tall and 52 feet wide. Three of the monuments four sections are already installed in Henry J. Kaiser Park, located in downtown Oakland. Upon final completion, the monument will be surrounded by a two waist-high walls featuring busts of each humanitarian with Braille descriptions for the visually impaired. In addition to the public sculpture, the we are creating a curriculum based on the work and values demonstrated by Remember Them’s champions for humanity.
Come to the Home Front Festival to preview the one-third scale model of the monument (roughly 7 ft. x 17 ft.). The display will also include models and maquettes from various stages of the monument’s concept design. This will include pieces from the original concept design, busts of individual humanitarians, and small-scale examples of segments from monument in its final stage.
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Other Activities
Live Entertainment – See the current Entertainment Schedule
SS Red Oak Victory Ship – Catch a historic 1940’s shuttle bus to the Red Oak from the main entrance of the Craneway Pavilion. Suggested donation when boarding.
Ford Model “A” Display
Kids Zone – ChuChu Train, Jump-Houses, Games and Activities
Karaoke Stage – with Ms. PJ
Craft and Business Vendors
Food & Beverage – Humble Servant Soul Food, BoilerHouse Restaurant, Contra Costa College Culinary Arts Dept, Up and Under Pub & Grille, Endless Summer Sweets, Full bar provided by Malvern Wilson Alumni Association. All food and beverages will be available for purchase.
National Park Historical Displays, Junior Ranger Games and Digital Photo Booth
Remember Them: Champions for Humanity monument models
Boy Scouts/American Red Cross Blood Drive - Click here to schedule your appointment prior to the event
Rosie the Riveter Reunion
Military Vehicles
US Armed Forces Rock Wall
Civil Air Patrol Flight Simulator
Commemorative Historical Society – Living historical reenactors
Extraordinary Live Twitter Feed – See your tweets live at the Home Front Festival. Tell us who has been extraordinary in your life! Send to @HomeFrontFest
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Presented by the City of Richmond, Richmond Chamber of Commerce and the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park