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.
Firefighter Robert Leaver (ret.) died on September 22, 2014 of site-related leukemia. His funeral will be held on Friday, September 26, 2014 at 10:00am at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Nyack. St. Francis of Assisi 128 Parrott Road Nyack, NY
FF Daniel Heglund was born on September 23, 1955. He died of World Trade Center-related esophageal cancer on Monday, September 22, 2014. Two other FDNY members died of site-related cancers that same day. His funeral will take place on Friday, September 26, 2014 at 11:00am at the Centerport Fire Department. FF Heglund will be buried at […]
The funeral for retired FDNY Lt. Howard Bischoff will take place on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 11:00am at St. Aloysius Church in Jackson, NJ. Lt. Bischoff died on Monday from World Trade Center-related colon cancer. His last firehouse was Ladder 149. St. Aloysius Church 935 Bennetts Mills Rd. Jackson, NJ 08527
Registration for the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run is now open. Register here. As ever, the run will be held on the last Sunday in September, Sunday, September 28, 2014.
There will be a discussion about the tribunals at Guantanamo Bay on Thursday, October 2, 2014, at 6:00pm in Ukrops Auditorium, Queally Hall at the University of Richmond. The chief speaker will be Brigadier General Mark Martins, Chief Prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Other speakers will be announced (for details, please visit the website). […]
On Friday, October 3, 2014, beginning at 9:30am, Engine 221/Ladder 104 will host the Elsasser One-Pitch Tournament at Cunningham Park in Queens. The cost to play is $300.00 per team. All proceeds will benefit the Elsasser Fund, which provides help to families of deceased FDNY firefighters and officers who died non-line of duty deaths. Space […]