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.
Today, a number of FDNY members who responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001 and who worked the recovery effort, boarded a bus a 4:00am and rode to Randall's Island for a day of rallying for the extension of the Zadroga Act. Many of these brave firefighters are very ill. How much longer will […]
On Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 1:30pm, the Oklahoma City National Memorial, together with the Holocaust Remembrance & Restitution Foundation will hold a memorial service under their Survivor Tree for those murdered by terrorists in Beirut and Paris last week. All are welcome. The ceremony will be multi-religious and multi-cultural. Oklahoma City National Memorial 620 […]
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society invites patients, their caregivers and healthcare professionals to a seminar entitled Cancer Treatment: How to Make Informed Choices about Standard Care & Clinical Trials. The seminar will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Hilton Garden Inn Melville. The evening’s speaker will be Colleen […]
Join the Brent Woodall Children’s Foundation for a Shop for a Cause Girls’ Night Out on Thursday, November 19, 2015, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Elaine Turner Southlake Townsquare. Shop Elaine’s fall collection and enjoy complimentary sips and light bites while supporting a great cause. 20% of the event’s proceeds will benefit The Brent Woodall […]
As World Trade Center recovery workers know only too well, blood cancers are epidemic among those who worked the site. The Cancer Support Community will host a free webinar on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 6:30pm. The topic is coping with relapse of acute lymphocytic leukemia (A.L.L.). The webinar will provide information on understanding a […]
On Friday, November 20, 2015, the 33rd annual ‘Battle of the Badges’ FDNY/NYPD boxing tournament will be held at Madison Square Garden. Doors open at 7:00pm. Security will be very tight -- please arrive early to accomodate. As in years past, both the NYPD and the FDNY will donate the funds they raise to good […]