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.
Members of the FDNY’s Phoenix Society are collecting supplies to send to the Philippines for relief in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. New Yorkers are urged to donate items at any FDNY firehouse or EMS station. The group indicates urgent needs include ready-to-eat meals, non-perishable food, hygiene products, baby diapers and wipes, medical supplies, over-the-counter […]
The FDNY Community Mayors needs volunteers for Operation Santa Claus at JFK International Airport, Hangar 19, on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 8:30am, and for set-up the day before on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 8:30am. Park at the hangar but check the website bulletin at www.communitymayors.org for any updates or changes.
Wreaths across America will hang wreaths on the Pentagon Memorial fence on Friday, December 13, 2013 at 8:45am. The wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 1:30pm. Jim Laychak, brother to victim David Laychak and President of the Pentagon Memorial Fund will participate in the ceremony. Family […]
The John Jay Center on Terrorism will present their last seminar of the year on Friday, December 13, from 3:00 to 5:00 in Room 630 of John Jay College. The guest speaker will be the research psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton. He is professor emeritus at John Jay College, after a career spent at Yale and […]
Wreaths across America’s Wreath-Laying Day is this Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Arlington National Cemetery. Please note that the graves of the Pentagon and Flight 77 victims get wreaths in this event. Please plan to get to the cemetery early and use Metro, if possible! Every year, huge volunteer turnout creates traffic congestion and delays […]
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation is hosting a bone marrow drive for Owen Hogan, FF Jimmy Martinez, and everyone who needs a bone marrow transplant on Saturday, December 14, 2013, from 9:00am-4:00pm at the Tunnel to Towers Hurricane Relief Center on Staten Island. 2-year-old Owen Hogan, son of FDNY firefighter Tim Hogan of Engine […]