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.
Concepts of Independence, an organization devoted to helping people with disabilities to live independently, will present this year’s Abe Zelmanowitz Humanitarian Award to two FDNY firefighters, Lawrence Hollingsworth, a 10-year FDNY veteran, and Damion Waite, who has 9 years on the job, for their rescue of three people, one of whom was in a wheelchair, […]
The annual Brooke Jackman Foundation Gala will take place at 6:30pm on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at the Mandarin Oriental in Manhattan. There will be fabulous food from notable New York restaurants, a cocktail reception and silent and live auctions. Ticket prices begin at $250.00. To order tickets or to become a sponsor, please click […]
The next Friday seminar on terrorism at John Jay College will be held on Friday, October 31, 2014 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. The speaker will be Professor Josh Freilich, who will discuss the topic “An Examination of Suicide Attacks in the United States: Comparing al Qaeda and Affiliated Movements and Far-Right Suicide and Non-Suicide Incidents […]
Detective Louis Fernandez of Emergency Service Squad 6 and the Squad’s union delegate died on October 16, 2014 of cancer contracted through his work on the rescue and recovery from 9/11. Louis was described by his colleagues as “a personality bigger than life itself” and “the kind of guy who would drop everything and run […]
NYPD Inspector James Guida died on October 31, 2014 at age 57 after a long battle with a rare form of metastatic sarcoma, which was related to his work at the World Trade Center recovery operation. His wake will be held from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and 7:00pm to 9:00pm on Tuesday November 4, 2014 at […]
The newest approach to treating advanced or metastatic lung cancer is called immunotherapy, which uses your body’s natural defense system to recognize and fight cancer. This webinar, at 6:30pm on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, will give an overview of immunotherapy, discuss specific treatments that are available for lung cancer, potential treatments that are coming in […]