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.
September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. To learn more about events and how you can be involved, please click here. Thyroid cancer is one of the cancers proven to be caused by toxins at the World Trade Center site. The normal rate for men to get thyroid cancer is 4 per 100,000. The rate among recovery workers is many […]
On Sunday, September 1, 2013 at 1:00pm, there will be a flyover featuring six historic planes at the Statue of Liberty and the World Trade Center site in honor of the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. If the weather allows, the planes -- a P-47 Thunderbolt dating from 1940, 3 B-25s, […]
To commemorate the 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, Westchester County and the Volunteer Center of United Way present 9/11: Serve & Remember, a series of commemorative service events organized by local charitable groups. Service projects will include: Donating sports equipment for our troops; Helping with upkeep at local parks; Donating blood; Helping with […]
Paul Gembara, who survived both of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center -- September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993 -- will share his experiences at 7:00pm on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at the Howell Township Library . Gembara, a resident of Howell, spent 28 years working with the Port Authority of New York […]
The Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Support Group will meet from 6:00pm-7:30pm on Wednesday, September 4, 2013, and then the first Wednesday of every month at Orange Regional Medical Center's Community Health Education Center in Wallkill. For more information, call 888-321-6762. Orange Regional Medical Center Community Health Education Center 110 Crustal Run Road Wallkill, NY […]
Bert Upson, a World Trade Center Tower 2 survivor and author of the new book, On a Clear Day, will tell his story at the Estrella Warbirds Museum’s monthly dinner at 6:00pm on Wednesday, September 4, 2013. The no-host bar opens at 6:00pm; dinner starts at 7:00pm. Dinner is catered and open to the public. […]