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.
Staten Island is offering free thyroid cancer screenings at Borough Hall from 10:00am until 1:30pm on Thursday, November 8, 2018. The first 50 screenings will be free. Thyroid cancer is one of the top 5 cancers among World Trade Center recovery workers. In many cases, physicians cannot feel a cancerous nodule, but they can be detected […]
Our friends at CancerCare will present a webinar entitled Managing Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and its Complications as Part I of Life with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) on Thursday, November 8, 2018, from 1:30pm to 2:30pm (ET). Registrants can listen live via phone or online. The panelists will be John M. Pagel, Swedish Cancer Center; Alexey V. Danilov of […]
NYPD Officer Manny Vargas, who last served with the 49 Precinct, died of World Trade Center-related brain cancer on November 1, 2018. He also worked in the 24 Precinct during his 24-year NYPD career. A large man of great strength, he was known as "Monsta." His viewing will be held on Thursday, November 8, 2018 […]
Please drop by Rick’s Place Open House on Thursday, November 8, 2018 between 5:30pm and 7:30pm to visit their beautiful new space. Rick’s Place was established as a non-profit organization in 2007. Their mission is to offer young people and their families support as they grieve the death of a significant caregiver or sibling. All of […]
The NYC Fire Museum will hold their annual FDNY Cook-off Fundraiser on Thursday, November 8, 2018, from 6:00pm until 9:00pm at the Museum's third floor. Three prizes will be awarded by a panel of celebrity chefs for best dishes. A ticket will entitle attendees to tastings of a variety of firefighters’ and EMS personnel’s signature […]
Join A Caring Hand, the Billy Esposito Foundation for a Drinks, Disco, Donate night of light bites, cocktails, and fun at Manhattan’s Public Hotel on Thursday, November 8, 2018 from 6:30pm until 9:30pm. All proceeds from the night will support the bereavement programs of A Caring Hand. Tickets cost $175.00 in advance; $200.00 at the door, and […]