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 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 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 […]