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.

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Join WTC recovery workers in DC where they will again try to persuade Congress to permanently reauthorize the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act

West Lawn, US Capitol Washington, DC, United States

World Trade Center recovery workers will once again head to Washington where politicians have forced them to beg for healthcare for the illnesses they contracted during the recovery effort at the World Trade Center after the terrorist attacks. They will once again attempt to persuade Congress permanently to reauthorize the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and […]

FDNY Assistant Chief Ron Spadafora Needs Blood and Platelets

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 1250 First Avenue , New York, NY, United States

Assistant Chief Ron Spadafora needs blood and platelets. A survivor of the attacks, Chief Spadafora was assigned as the World Trade Center Chief of Safety for the entire recovery operation in October 2001. He is now fighting World Trade Center cancer. He is currently a patient at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and requires regular blood […]

FF Jimmy Martinez (ret.) needs blood & platelets

Jimmy Martinez retired from the FDNY after 26 years of service, many of them with E-157. He has multiple myeloma from his time at the World Trade Center and is currently a patient at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, needing regular blood and platelet transfusions Donations not used by Jimmy will be released for use by […]

Laughter Saves Lives Comedy Night Benefit for FDNY EMT Sal Turturici

Liberty Tavern 382 Forest Avenue, Staten Island, NY, United States

On Thursday, June 2, 2016, beginning at 8:00pm, the Laughter Saves Lives Foundation will hold a comedy night at Staten Island’s Liberty Tavern to help FDNT EMT Sal Turturici. Tickets cost $20.00 per person if purchased in advance, and $25.00 at the door. To order tickets in advance, please click here. The evening will include […]

10-13 benefit for Det. Johnny Walker, NYPD

Mount Saint Michael Academy Bronx, NY, United States

A 10-13 benefit will be held for Detective Johnny Walker on Friday, June 3, 2016 from 6:00pm to 11:00pm at Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx. Detective Walker has been diagnosed with colon cancer from his work during the recovery efforts at the World Trade Center. An 18-year NYPD veteran, Walker is the sole […]

Laughter Saves Lives comedy show to benefit the FDNY Fire Transport Foundation and Friends of Firefighters

Gotham Comedy Club 208 West 23rd Street , New York, NY, United States

Laughter Saves Lives will present a comedy show to benefit the FDNY Fire Transport Foundation and Friends of Firefighters at Manhattan’s Gotham Comedy Club on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Doors will open at 7:00pm, and the show begins at 7:30pm. There is a $20.00 cover charge and a two-drink minimum. The comics will be announced […]