[ARRL-OK] Fwd: COVID-19 Causes Changes at the Memorial

Sat Mar 14 17:45:07 EDT 2020

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COVID-19 Causes Memorial Museum to Close Temporarily

Plans for April 19th Being Discussed, Virtual Option Offered

Memorial Marathon Postponed
Due to public health concerns, the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum
will be closed temporarily beginning Sunday, March 15, 2020. The Oklahoma
City Memorial Marathon is postponed until fall 2020.

Likewise, Memorial officials are busy planning the 25th Anniversary
Remembrance Ceremony to be held on Sunday, April 19, 2020, and that will be
altered in some fashion due to these concerns. More information will be
communicated to the family members, survivors and first responders as these
plans develop.

With the spread of COVID-19, the safety of every person is our priority.
After conferring with the City-County Health and the City Emergency
Response Officials, a decision was made to close the Museum which draws
visitors internationally and from all 50 states and postpone the Memorial
Marathon until Sunday, October 4, 2020.

“Please know we do not make this decision lightly – it is spring break and
many were planning to come here from all over the country to learn our
story. We are working with tour groups to reschedule, but at this time
bringing the large amount of visitors into the Museum isn’t prudent,” said
Kari Watkins, Executive Director. “We also know how much time, effort, and
dedication goes into preparing to run the Marathon and we look forward to
working with everyone to run in the fall.”

“We regret that dozens of vendors that make the Run to Remember possible
will be heavily impacted, and some have already completed their work for
the race. We know runners, volunteers, sponsors and neighborhoods that have
already put a lot of time into this race will be disappointed, but we had
to make a decision based on our visitors, runners and the current facts and
advice given to us by officials,” said Bob Ross, Chairman of the Oklahoma
City National Memorial Foundation.

“These are extraordinary times and extraordinary measures are being taken
around the country. I appreciate that the leadership at the Memorial took
its time and considered these issues thoughtfully. The Museum and Marathon
uniquely draw from a national audience, and so I respect that these
decisions today are in the best interest of public health for our
community,” said Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt.

Race registrations will automatically transfer to the rescheduled race on
October 4, 2020. As per the refund policy signed at the time of
registration, runners’ entry fees and donations are non-refundable.
However, we are waiving the race change fee through the month of April
should athletes choose to run a different race.

“We hope everyone will understand and will join us to Run to Remember in
October for a coming together of our community,” Watkins said. “We will
provide updates on the Museum reopening as we know more.”

As more information becomes available it will be shared on both the
Memorial and Marathon websites, through our social media channels and
through local media.
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