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.

2,000-mile hike for the Brent Woodall Foundation

Appalachian Trail

In the spring of  2014, Chris Waltenburg is hiking the Appalachian Trail (at the age of 60) to support the Brent Woodall Foundation for Exceptional Children. The hike will cover more than […]

COPS Shoe Drive

From now through April 30, 2014, the Metro New York Chapter Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) are collecting gently-worn shoes in good condition in any style and size. The shoes […]

Boston offering counseling for Boston Marathon bombing anniversary

various Boston & Boston area

Zeninjor Enwemeka, Boston.com The Boston Public Health Commission is offering a series of counseling sessions with trained clinicians to help people cope with the upcoming anniversary of the Boston Marathon […]

Exhibit – Dear Boston: Messages from the Marathon Memorial

Boston Public Library 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, United States

Many mementoes and letters shared in the impromptu memorials after the Boston Marathon bombing will be on display as an exhibit called Dear Boston: Messages from the Marathon Memorial.  The […]

Purple Stride 5-K for Pancreatic Cancer

Prospect Park Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network for a run in Prospect Park on Saturday, April 12, 2014 to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research. Pancreatic cancer was recently added to […]

Run to VICTOR-Y kids’ run in honor of Lt. Vic Navarra

Clove Lakes Park Staten Island, NY, United States

As part of Staten Island’s Bill Welsh “Run/Walk/Crawl” 5-K Run, there will be a children’s Run to VICTOR-Y quarter-mile run in honor of Vic Navarra on Saturday, April 12, 2014 […]