9/11 Tribute Center programs are offered throughout the year. Lectures, educational workshops and support programs are available to unite family members who lost loved ones, survivors, Lower Manhattan residents, rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who assisted in the aftermath of 9/11. Visit tributewtc.org for a schedule of upcoming programs and events.
Cancer and Careers’ free series of teleconferences continues at noon on Thursday, March 21, 2013 with Newly Diagnosed Patients: Practical & Legal Issues. Click the link to register.
Updated with new content for 2013, the teleconference will be presented by Joanna Morales, Esq., Cancer Rights Attorney and CEO of Navigating Cancer Survivorship and Rebecca V. Nellis, VP Programs & Strategy for Cancer and Careers.
A workshop called Making Health Insurance and Entitlements Work for You will take place on Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 11:00am to 1:00pm at at the Riverhead Free Library.
This is a co-sponsored patient program with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Fighting Chance. To register please call Fighting Chance at 631-725-4646.
Riverhead Free Library
330 Court Street
Riverhead, NY
The New York City Bar Justice Center is offering a free legal clinic on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, from 2:00pm – 4:00pm for individuals needing assistance in filing claims under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). Clinics will be facilitated by volunteer lawyers who will provide free counsel and advice to people who would like to file a claim under the VCF without an attorney. Those attending will be able to meet with an attorney who will provide information on the eligibility process and will assist in filling out the application form.
Registration is now open. To register or request more information, please call 855-885-1555.
Pre-registration is required; space is limited, and priority will be given to individuals who have not previously attended a clinic.
New York City Bar Association
42 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
A benefit for NYPD Detective Joe Pidoto will take place on Thursday, February 28, 2013, from 7:00pm to 11:00pm at Mulcahy’s in Wantagh.
Joe is suffering from life-threatening gastrointestinal cancer. He is a 45-year-old active detective with the Queens Robbery Squad. He has a loving family. Please help them defray some of the costs of Joe’s illness, surgeries, treatments and care.
Tickets are $60.00 and include open bar, buffet and entertainment.
For tickets or information, please contact Chris at Christopher.alger@nypd.org or 917-841-3894 or Tom at Thomas.Castle@nypd.org or 516-322-1310.
Mulcahy’s Pub & Music Hall
3232 Railroad Avenue (next to the LIRR station)
Wantagh, NY 11793
Frankly Speaking about Cancer — Lung Cancer
A free, two-hour workshop on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 7:00pm–9:00pm at Stony Brook Cancer Center will outline treatments for lung cancer. Experts will also discuss side effects, side-effect management, and tools to overcome the social and emotional challenges of the diagnosis.
To attend, RSVP to Stony Brook Health Connect by calling 631-444-4000.
Featured speakers from the Stony Brook Cancer Center will include Roger Keresztes, MD; Kathleen Shurpin, Ph.D; April Plank, DNP and Darlene Kenny, CSW.
Stony Brook Cancer Center
3 Edmund D. Pellegrino Road
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Run an exclusive “vertical marathon” and fight a killer disease.
For 36 years, the Empire State Building Run-up has been notoriously difficult to enter. But in 2013, the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation will field a team of 100 to run. Applications are being accepted now.
Runners’ ability to raise funds for MMRF and their connection to myeloma will be taken into consideration in the team selection process. A team raising awareness for the devastation multiple myeloma has caused to the September 11th community would be invaluable.
The minimum amount to raise is $2,500.
Runners may apply individually or in teams of three.
Please click here to apply.