May 18, 2013
A fundraiser to build a memorial plaque for Scanton resident Gerard P. Moran will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 6:00pm-10:00pm at the Polish Club in Scranton. Moran was murdered in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. He is one of 5 Pentagon victims whose remains were never found.
Jerry Moran grew up in North Scranton and graduated from from Scranton Technical High School. He was working in the Pentagon as a videographer under contract to the Navy on the day of the attacks. He had also been a Naval combat photographer for several years.
Family and childhood friends of Mr. Moran are planning to raise $4,000 to put a black granite memorial plaque honoring their friend in Providence Square.
Tickets to the event will be $10.00, which includes food and beverages.
Donation checks can be made payable to the “Jerry Moran Fund.”
Please call 570-575-6752 for more information.
Polish Club
1817 Brick Avenue
Scranton, PA 18508
April 26, 2013
A comedy fundraiser for Northern Kentucky 9/11 Memorial will be held at 8:00pm Friday, April 26, 2013 at the Radisson Hotel in Covington. Doors will open at 7:00pm.
Radio Hall of Famer Gary Burbank, Mike Armstrong, Loraine Braun, Dave Hyden and Rob Wilfong will provide two hours of laughs for those age 16 and older.
The evening’s events will also include a cash bar, raffles, and a 50/50.
Tickets are available in advance for $20.00 apiece at the Crescent Springs City Building. The cost to buy tickets at the door will be $25.00.
The piece of I-beam from the World Trade Center that will form the heart of the Northern Kentucky 9/11 Memorial will be on display during the evening. The Memorial will be built next to the Veterans’ Memorial in Crescent Springs City Park, at the intersection of Collins Road and Buttermilk Pike.
To learn more about the memorial, please click here.
Radisson Hotel
668 West 5th Street
Covington, KY
Crescent Springs City Building
739 Buttermilk Pike
Crescent Springs, KY
There will be a screening of the documentary Heroes behind the Badge on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 7:30pm at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn. The doors will open at 6:30pm.
Tickets are $20.00 for adults and $10.00 for children under 12 years old. All proceeds go to the Metro NY branch of Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) and the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund. Tickets can be purchased here.
The film Heroes behind the Badge tells the stories of law enforcement officers in the line of fire — some who survived and some who did not.
For more details, please call 917-673-0647 or email info@metronychapter.org.
Christian Cultural Center
12020 Flatlands Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
April 21, 2013
A QUOTE FROM RACE ORGANIZERS IN LIGHT OF THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBS — “Our first-ever 9/11 Memorial 5K Run/Walk and Family Day are proceeding as planned on Sunday, April 21. As we come together for this weekend’s events, we will honor those killed in the Boston attacks, pray for the families of the victims, stand in solidarity with the injured, and show that we are still united.”
The National September 11 Memorial will hold a 9/11 Memorial Run/Walk and Family Day on Sunday, April 21, 2013. Details can be found here.
You may register online from January 25, 2013 – April 18, 2013. There will be no registration allowed on race day. Space is limited; please register early. To register, please click here.
From January 25, 2013 until March 31, 2013, the entry fee is $35.00 for adults and $20.00 for children ages 13 to 16. From April 1, 2013-April 18, 2013, the entry fee is $40.00 for adults and $25.00 for children ages 13 to 16. There is no fee for children ages 12 and under, but they must be registered.
100% of proceeds raised will support the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
Gathering Point: Pier 57 in Hudson River Park at 15th Street
Start: Hudson River Park at 12th Street
Finish: Greenwich and Rector Streets
Family Day will be held on Vesey Street, between Church Street and Broadway, from 9:30am to 3:00pm. This free event will include fun family activities and is open to the general public. Registration is not required for Family Day activities.
April 4, 2013
Retired Pittsburgh air traffic controller Mal Fuller will present “My 9/11 Journey: Tragedy, Grief and Hope-United Flight 93” on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 7:30pm in Mansfield University’s Straughn Hall.
The talk is free and open to the public.
Fuller was an air traffic control supervisor at Pittsburgh International Airport on September 11, 2001. He will discuss his experiences to help raise money for the Flight 93 National Memorial. Fuller is donating his speaker’s fee to the Flight 93 National Memorial and donations to the memorial fund will be accepted. Please make your check payable to “Flight 93 National Memorial”.
Straughn Hall
Mansfield University
25 East Avenue
Wellsboro, PA 16901
January 31, 2013
This decal shows the future USS Arlington, which will be commissioned in 2013.
The USS Arlington Commissioning Committee will host a fundraiser for the future USS Arlington at the Army Navy Country Club on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 5:30pm.
A contribution of at least $250.00 will admit two people.The committee has joined with Navy League of Hampton Roads to raise $500,000 for the USS Arlington, which is slated to be commissioned in April 2013 in Norfolk, Virginia.
The funds raised at the dinner will create the commissioning ceremony, assist the ship’s crew and build the special tribute room aboard the ship that will honour those victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks killed on Flight 77 and in the Pentagon.
To RSVP, please call Frank O’Leary at 703-228-3255 or e-mail him at foleary@arlingtonva.us. Contributions to the USS Arlington Fund can be sent to USS Arlington Fund, 3607 North Nelson Street, Arlington, VA 22207, and online contributions can be made at www.ussarlingtonlpd24.org.
Army Navy Country Club
East Gate
1700 Army Navy Drive
Arlington, VA 22202