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.

Calendar of Events

May 17, 2013

Dick Vitale Gala benefiting the V Foundation

The 2013 Dick Vitale Gala for the benefit of the V Foundation will take place on Friday, May 17, 2013, at 6:30pm at the Ritz Carlton in Sarasota, FL. The evening will honor Jim Calhoun, Bobby Bowden and Bill Self.

The V Foundation assists in cancer research — they just made a $1,000,000 grant to research blood cancers in workers at the World Trade Center recovery effort.

The Mercedes raffle is back! Support the V Foundation by making a tax-deductible contribution and entering the drawing for a Mars red Mercedes E350A!

Learn more at the Dick Vitale Gala hotline at 941-350-0580.

Start: May 17, 2013 6:30 pm
End: May 17, 2013 11:00 pm
Venue: Ritz Carlton
Address:
Sarasota, FL, United States

Brian C. Novotny 9/11 Memorial Golf Outing

The 12th annual Brian C. Novotny 9/11 Memorial Golf Outing will be held on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the New York Country Club in New Hempstead, NY.

A fee of $180.00 per golfer ($720.00/foursome) includes 18 holes of golf (scramble format), use of the driving range, closest to the pin contest, longest drive contest, lunch, dinner, open bar, prizes, awards and silent auction. The fee for dinner only is $50.00. All proceeds benefit the Brian C. Novotny Memorial Scholarship Fund, which has awarded over $60,000 in scholarships to deserving students.

There will be one shotgun start at 1:00pm. A buffet lunch with open bar (beer/wine/soda) will be held before golf from 11:00am to1:00pm. After the round, there will be a buffet dinner with open bar (beer/wine/soda) from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.

To download a registration sheet and pay by check, please click here.  To register online, please click here. Please make checks payable to “Brian C. Novotny Memorial Scholarship Fund” Mail checks to: Mary Novotny, 10 Acorn Terrace, New City, NY 10956. All contributions are tax deductible. Please include golfer names on the form.

Sponsorships are available. Please click here for details.

Brian Novotny was 33 and working at Cantor Fitzgerald on September 11, 2001 when terrorists took his life.

New York Country Club
103 Brick Church Road
New Hempstead, NY 10977

Brian C. Novotny 9/11 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Start: May 17, 2013 1:00 pm
End: May 17, 2013 9:00 pm
Venue: New York Country Club
Address:
103 Brick Church Road, New Hempstead, NY, United States

May 16, 2013

Kick-off to Summer Event with the New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund

Join the New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund on Thursday, May 16, 2013, from 6:30pm to 9:30pm and answer the call over cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and raffles. There will be a great silent auction and gift bags.

Ticket prices start at $150.00. There is a discount for FDNY, NYPD and PAPD, who pay $100.00. To order a ticket, please click here.

If you’d like to donate a raffle or silent auction prize, please contact Arielle Lenza Di Ciollo at Arielle.diciollo@answerthecall.org or 646-728-4425.

Maritime Hotel
363 West 16th Street
New York, NY

New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund
767 Fifth Avenue; 2614-B
New York, New York 10153
212-735-4505
info@answerthecall.org

Start: May 16, 2013 6:30 pm
End: May 16, 2013 9:30 pm
Venue: Maritime Hotel
Address:
363 West 16th Street, New York, NY, United States
Cost: TBA

Benefit for FF Mike Newman

On Thursday, May 16, 2013 from 6:00pm-9:00pm, a fundraiser will be held for FF Michael Newman of Engine 16, who suffered a traumatic brain injury and is currently in the recovery process.

The event will be at the Cutting Room in Manhattan. A donation of $20.00 will be collected at the door. There will be live music, prizes, a raffle and a silent auction.

Raffle tickets are $100.00 (only 400 tickets will be sold). For further information, please call E-16/L-7 at 212-570-4216.

Cutting Room
44 East 32nd Street
New York, NY
 

Start: May 16, 2013 6:00 pm
End: May 16, 2013 9:00 pm
Venue: Cutting Room
Address:
44 East 32nd Street, New York, NY, United States
Cost: $20.00

Free cancer teleconference – Returning to work: Practical & legal issues

Cancer and Careers’ free series of teleconferences continues at noon on Thursday, May 16, 2013 with Returning to Work: 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.

Start: May 16, 2013 12:00 pm
End: May 16, 2013 1:00 pm
Venue: online

Funeral for James Ellson, FDNY

The funeral for James Ellson, Sr. 75, will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 10:15am at St. Kevin’s Catholic Church in Flushing.

St. Kevin’s Catholic Church
4521 194th Street
Flushing, NY
718-357-8888

Start: May 16, 2013 10:15 am
End: May 16, 2013 5:00 pm
Venue: St. Kevin's Catholic Church
Address:
4521 194th Street, Flushing, NY, United States