SPECIALS
WITH THIS AD EXPIRES 9/30/19
SPECIALS WITH THIS AD EXPIRES 9/30/19
SPECIALS WITH THIS AD EXPIRES 9/30/19
SPECIALS WITH THIS AD EXPIRES 9/30/19
BRONX TIMES REPORTER, S 30 EPTEMBER 6-12, 2019 BTR
Thompson at last year’s Lt. Clesse Memorial 5K Run. File photo / Edward Watkins
18th annual Lt. Clesse
Memorial 5K Run set
BY STEVEN GOODSTEIN
An upcoming event will acknowledge
a tragic day in our nation’s history
and also honor one of the 49th
Precinct’s fallen heroes.
This year’s Lt. Thomas Clesse
Memorial 5K Run, which will be
held on Saturday, September 7, will
honor the late NYPD officer who
had more than 30 years of experience
with the 49th Precinct as well
as those who lost their lives on September
11, 2001.
The event will begin at 9 a.m. at
the 49th Precinct with a ceremony
honoring the late Clesse, who passed
away from cancer in 2002, as well as
the 9/11 victims and their families.
From the precinct, the event will
move to Pelham Parkway for the 5K
race at around 10 a.m. The route will
start on Eastchester Road and will
continue to White Plains Road before
returning to Pelham Parkway,
where the race will conclude.
The run will be followed by lunch
and award presentations for the
over-50 and under-50 first, second
and third place winners. There will
also be a raffle.
Participation is $20 for those who
wish to participate in the race, while
children 12 and under can race for
free. All participants will recieve a
49th Precinct T-shirt commemorating
9/11.
This year’s proceeds will be donated
to widows and orphans of
fallen police officers.
In 2013, proceeds from the run
went to victims who were affected
by the Boston Marathon bombing.
“This event is important because
it highlights the sacrifices that people
make and shows that this great
country will come together for a
common cause in times of crisis,”
said Joe Thompson, president of the
49th Precinct Community Council.
“It is important that we remember
what happened on that tragic
day and also remember an individual
who was very well respected by
both the police department as well as
the community - and that’s why we
hold this annual event,” Thompson
added. “It’s very important to us.”
Thompson continued to say that
Clesse’s tenure with the NYPD signified
a strong relationship between
the community and its police officers.
He went on to describe Clesse
as “the perfect role model.”
The event will be funded by
Simone Development from the
Hutchinson Metro Center, the12th
consecutive year that Simone has
sponsored the event.