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.
There will be a 10-13 fundraiser for retired Lieutenant Frank Visconti on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, from 6:00pm to 10:00pm at the Pine Restaurant in the Bronx. Lieutenant Visconti passed away suddenly on April 5, 2012. He is survived by a wife and 2 children aged 13 and 9, both of whom were attending parochial […]
On Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 3:00pm-7:00pm at Mulcahy's in Wantagh a benefit will be held for Patrick Gajovczyk. Patrick is the son of FDNY Firefighter Martin Gajovczyk (L-126) and his wife Magda. He is 4 years old and has been diagnosed with a Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (SPNET) a rare type of brain cancer. […]
Police Officer Owen Ortiz has stage 4 cancer. It began in his cheek last year, and it has now spread to his head, neck and throat. Officer Ortiz has a wife and a 4-year-old daughter. Officer Ortiz' cancer required daily radiation treatments. After several weeks, his NYPD benefits for cancer treatment expired. Ortiz has incurred many out-of-pocket […]
The NYPD Emerald Society Pipes & Drums will host the Piper Down Relief Party to help their members affected by Hurricane Sandy on Sunday, January 27, 2013 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm at Jackie Reilly’s in Bethpage. A $50.00 donation at the door will include live music from the NYPD Pipes & Drums, the Billy Keenan […]
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 […]
Retired NYPD cop and 9/11 recovery worker Deputy Chief Steven Bonano needs a bone marrow transplant to fight his site-related cancer. There will be a bone-marrow registry drive for him in downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 and Wednesday, May 8, 2013 from 8:00am to 6:00pm. Bonano served as commander of the elite NYPD Emergency Service Unit, responded to […]