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.
The Commissioning of the USS Somerset, the Navy ship honoring the crew and passengers of United Flight 93, will take place in Philadelphia on Saturday, March 1, 2014. The public is invited to attend the ceremony by requesting free tickets online. Originally, the deadline to obtain tickets was in November 2013, but some last-minute tickets […]
RUNNERS HAVE BEEN FOUND -- THANK YOU! The Ace Bailey Children's Foundation has just been offered two bib numbers to run in the 2014 Boston Marathon. The runners will be required to raise $5,000 for the Ace Bailey Children's Foundation. Either the Foundation gets two runners today, Wednesday, January 29, 2014, or they will lose the numbers. […]
RUNNERS HAVE BEEN FOUND -- THANK YOU! The Ace Bailey Children's Foundation has just been offered two bib numbers to run in the 2014 Boston Marathon. The runners will be required to raise $5,000 for the Ace Bailey Children's Foundation. Either the Foundation gets two runners today, Wednesday, January 29, 2014, or they will lose the numbers. […]
The annual Lt. Andy Fredericks Memorial Seminar will be hosted by the Elmsford Fire Department on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the Westchester Marriott Hotel. Registration and exhibits will open at 7:30am. The program will run from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Refreshments will be available. This year’s topic will be Intelligent Firefighting. The presenter will be […]
The Michael Lynch Memorial Foundation (in honor of FF Michael F. Lynch, Engine 40) will once again award college scholarships to the children of FDNY uniformed Fire Department & EMS victims of September 11, 2001, and to the victims of disasters and fires. Interested applicants should visit their website to review the application guidelines and […]
The annual Lt. Andy Fredericks Memorial Seminar will be hosted by the Elmsford Fire Department on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the Westchester Marriott Hotel. Registration and exhibits will open at 7:30am. The program will run from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Refreshments will be available. This year’s topic will be Intelligent Firefighting. The presenter will be […]
Help the FF Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation by bidding on the fork used in NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio’s infamous “Forkgate” from Thursday, February 6, 2014 to Friday, February 21, 2014. Bid here. Funds raised help the FF Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation continue their work building smart homes for severely wounded warriors, […]
The Friends of Sean Lugano 12th annual fundraiser will take place on Friday, February 7, 2014 at the Altman Building in New York City. Tickets cost $100.00 and include cocktails and live music. Every year, the Friends of Sean Lugano donate the funds raised to charities that reflect Sean’s love of people, sports and life. Last […]
The sixth annual Rick Thorpe Heart to Heart Gala will take place at the Ludlow Country Club at 6:00pm on Saturday, February 8, 2014. The evening’s events will include dinner, beer tastings, dancing, and raffles. Each ticket costs $50.00. All proceeds benefit Rick's Place, Inc., a grief center for children in memory of Eric “Rick” Thorpe, […]
Former Chief Dennis Rubin of the District of Columbia Fire Department will give a seminar as a fundraiser for the Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund on February 22, 2014 at Eastridge High in Rochester, New York. Registration is $40.00, which includes lunch. To learn more about the seminar, or to register, please click here. Terry Farrell […]
Construction on Sgt. (ret.) Ben Tomlinson’s “smart home” will begin at 1:00pm on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 with a groundbreaking ceremony. Sgt. Tomlinson of the United States Marine Corps was injured in Afghanistan both in 2009 and 2010. The latter injury left him paralyzed from the chest down. The “Building for America’s Bravest” program, a […]
The 2014 Face Off for Ace benefit for the Ace Bailey Children's Foundation will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, MA. The cocktail hour begins at 6:00pm; dinner will begin at 7:30pm. Tickets are $150.00. Cocktail attire is requested. RSVP by February 19, 2014. Please visit their […]
The 2014 Face Off for Ace benefit for the Ace Bailey Children's Foundation will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, MA. The cocktail hour begins at 6:00pm; dinner will begin at 7:30pm. Tickets are $150.00. Cocktail attire is requested. RSVP by February 19, 2014. Please visit their […]
The 11th annual blood drive in honor of FDNY Firefighter John Chipura will be held from 9:00am to 3:00pm on Saturday, March 1, 2014 in the gymnasium of Our Lady Help of Christians Roman Catholic Church on Staten Island. Chipura was a veteran Marine, a terrorist bombing survivor (1983 in Beirut) and an ex-NYPD officer […]
The Commissioning of the USS Somerset will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 11:00am at 1 Penn's Landing, Philadelphia. Details can be found here. There are no tickets available - 7,000 people are expected to attend the ceremony. Among the speakers at the commissioning ceremony will be Gen. James F. Amos, Marine Corps […]
On Saturday, March 1, 2014, at 11:00am EST, watch the USS Somerset Commissioning live here or here. Mary Jo Myers, wife of Air Force General (ret.) Richard Myers former chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, is the USS Somerset's sponsor. Gen. James F. Amos, Marine Corps Commandant, will give the commissioning ceremony's keynote address. Captain Thomas L. Dearborn will […]
The 11th annual blood drive in honor of FDNY Firefighter John Chipura will be held from 9:00am to 3:00pm on Saturday, March 1, 2014 in the gymnasium of Our Lady Help of Christians Roman Catholic Church on Staten Island. Chipura was a veteran Marine, a terrorist bombing survivor (1983 in Beirut) and an ex-NYPD officer […]
The Commissioning of the USS Somerset will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 11:00am at 1 Penn's Landing, Philadelphia. Details can be found here. There are no tickets available - 7,000 people are expected to attend the ceremony. Among the speakers at the commissioning ceremony will be Gen. James F. Amos, Marine Corps […]
On Saturday, March 1, 2014, at 11:00am EST, watch the USS Somerset Commissioning live here or here. Mary Jo Myers, wife of Air Force General (ret.) Richard Myers former chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, is the USS Somerset's sponsor. Gen. James F. Amos, Marine Corps Commandant, will give the commissioning ceremony's keynote address. Captain Thomas L. Dearborn will […]