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 45th annual FDNY Firefighters Ski (and Snowboard) Races will be held on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 from 10:00am until 2:00pm at Hunter Mountain. Teams of five will race in turnout gear, holding hose. The fee to participate is $73.00. ($83.00 day of race) All proceeds will be donated to the NY Firefighters Burn Center […]
The Keane Foundation's popular Kids’ Vacation Day will be held on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at the 9/11 Memorial Sports Center. The day begins at 9:00am-10:00am with toddler/parent activities like tunnel games or parachute games. From 10:30am to 12:00pm, 4 to 7-year-olds can choose from freeze tag, kick ball and basketball, and from 1:00pm-3:00pm, kids age […]
Unfortunately, because of the Christmas and New Year's holidays, the blood supply is very low and the demand is high. Please donate blood at the Daniel O'Brien VFW Hall in Carmel on Friday, December 29, 2017 from 2:00pm to 8:00pm. For more information, please call Paul DeLeo at 347-408-6052 or Denis Hanrahan at 845-225-3048. Daniel O'Brien […]
The deadline to apply for next year’s Firefighter Michael J. Cawley Memorial Scholarship is December 31, 2017. The Firefighter Michael J. Cawley Memorial Foundation is offering three scholarships to eighth-grade students planning to attend Archbishop Molloy High School in the fall of 2018. Any child of an active, retired or deceased FDNY member is eligible […]
On Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 12:30pm, E-249/L-113 will host a memorial Mass at St. Clare's Church marking the 10th anniversary of the line-of-duty death of Lieutenant John H. Martinson of E-249. John Martinson, 40, nicknamed "Johnny Nice Guy," made the supreme sacrifice on January 3, 2008 after a 14-year career with the FDNY. St. […]
FF Michael Hallquest died of a brain tumor on January 2, 2018. He joined the FDNY in 2005 and was a member of the Elmurst Eagles E-287/L-136/Bn-46. His wake will be held at the Whitting Funeral Home in Glen Head on Thursday, January 4, 2018, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and from 7:00pm to 9:00pm and […]