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.

Bone marrow drive for DC Steven Bonano, NYPD (ret.)

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 […]

Free

Free cancer teleconference – Returning to work

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, […]

Benefit for FF Mike Newman

Cutting Room 44 East 32nd Street, New York, NY, United States

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 […]

$20.00

Dick Vitale Gala benefiting the V Foundation

Ritz Carlton Sarasota, FL, United States

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 […]

Lt. Steve Reisman Fundraiser

Williston Post American Legion 730 Willis Avenue, Willisoton Park, NY, United States

On Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 3:00pm-9:00pm at Williston Post American Legion a fundraiser will be held for Lt. Steve Reisman. Steve, a husband and father of 2, was diagnosed with Stage 4 brain cancer in 2011. He is undergoing treatment but the financial hardships are a terrible burden on his family. A donation of $50.00 […]

$50.00

National Conference on Work and Cancer

Registration is now open for the third annual National Conference on Work and Cancer. This free conference explores the challenges working people face—job search, health insurance, legal issues, working through treatment, job re-entry and more—as they try to balance their cancer treatment and recovery with employment. The conference takes place on Friday, June 14, 2013 at […]