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.
ONLY 1 DAY LEFT!! The deadline to register for a September 11th Victims' Compensation Fund (Zadroga) claim for KNOWN symptoms, diagnoses and disabilities is OCTOBER 3, 2013. The deadline to register for a September 11th Victims' Compensation Fund claim for any NEW symptoms & diagnoses is October 2016. There are THREE steps involved in making a claim: 1. You must register (this […]
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 […]
The 11th annual Susan M. Dietrich Clyne '88 Memorial Golf Outing will be held on Monday, September 30, 2013 at Fresh Meadow Country Club in Lake Success, New York. The outing honors Susan Clyne, 42, of Marsh & McLennan. Details are forthcoming. For information about this year's golf outing, please call 631-761-7064 or e-mail golf@tourolaw.edu.
On Monday, September 30, 2013 & Tuesday, October 1, 2013 from 8:30am - 4:30pm, Police Organization Providing Peer Assistance (aka POPPA) will be offering a free two-day, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop to help prevent suicides in the NYPD. The free workshop is for NYPD police officers and their families. Currently the rate of […]
On Monday, September 30, 2013 & Tuesday, October 1, 2013 from 8:30am - 4:30pm, Police Organization Providing Peer Assistance (aka POPPA) will be offering a free two-day, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop to help prevent suicides in the NYPD. The free workshop is for NYPD police officers and their families. Currently the rate […]
The 12th annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days will be held from October 1, 2013 until October 31, 2013. Daniel Pearl World Music Days is an international network of concerts that use the power of music to express tolerance and humanity. Since 2002, Daniel Pearl World Music Days has grown to more than 11,000 performances in 129 […]
On Monday, September 30, 2013 & Tuesday, October 1, 2013 from 8:30am - 4:30pm, Police Organization Providing Peer Assistance (aka POPPA) will be offering a free two-day, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop to help prevent suicides in the NYPD. The free workshop is for NYPD police officers and their families. Currently the rate […]
The Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Support Group will meet from 6:00pm-7:30pm on Wednesday, October 2, 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
The third annual Red Bandanna Classic, honoring Welles Remy Crowther will be held on Thursday, October 3, 2013. The schedule for the day begins with registration and continental breakfast at 9:30am. The driving range also opens at 9:30am. The shotgun start will be at 11:00am. Cash bar opens at 3:00pm and the barbeque, silent auction and awards ceremony […]
The third annual Red Bandanna Classic, honoring Welles Remy Crowther will be held on Thursday, October 3, 2013. The schedule for the day begins with registration and continental breakfast at 9:30am. The driving range also opens at 9:30am. The shotgun start will be at 11:00am. Cash bar opens at 3:00pm and the barbeque, silent auction and awards ceremony […]
The Bruce Simmons September 11th Memorial will be dedicated at the homecoming game at Hackettstown High School on Friday, October 4, 2013. The game will begin at 7:00pm. Simmons, 41, was a lineman for Hackettstown High School in the late 1970s and was beloved by his teammates. He worked on Wall Street for Sandler O'Neill […]
The third annual Johnny Mac Foundation Strides for the Center 5-K will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Blue Point Fire Department in Blue Point, NY. Onsite registration begins at 8:00am. Runners will begin the race at 9:00am; walkers at 9:15am. Registration is $25.00 per participant in advance or $30.00 per participant […]
The annual Lt. Howard Carpluk/FF Michael Reilly "Brothers in Battle" 5-K memorial run will take place on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Orchard Beach, Bronx, NY. Registration will begin at 10:00am, and the race will start at 11:00am. Food and drink will be available after the run. The fee to run is $30.00. All proceeds […]
The third annual Johnny Mac Foundation Strides for the Center 5-K will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Blue Point Fire Department in Blue Point, NY. Onsite registration begins at 8:00am. Runners will begin the race at 9:00am; walkers at 9:15am. Registration is $25.00 per participant in advance or $30.00 per participant […]
The annual Lt. Howard Carpluk/FF Michael Reilly "Brothers in Battle" 5-K memorial run will take place on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Orchard Beach, Bronx, NY. Registration will begin at 10:00am, and the race will start at 11:00am. Food and drink will be available after the run. The fee to run is $30.00. All proceeds […]
Ribbons of Hope is an art project started in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. People write messages of peace and hope on long ribbons and hang them from tall frames. The exhibit now travels. It will be in Jersey City on October 5, 2013 from 10:00am to […]
Due to the government shutdown, the National Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service honoring the 81 firefighters who were killed in the line of duty this year has been moved. The candlelight vigil will now take place on Saturday, October 5, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at the Basilica (next to the National Fire Academy at the […]
The Western District Court in Pittsburgh has decided that a three-person panel will hear the voluntary condemnation of the Svonavec Inc. property on Monday, October 7, 2013 at 9:00am. This hearing's purpose is to determine compensation amounts. Svonavec owned the land where United Flight 93 crashed on September 11, 2001. Western District Court 5414 U.S. Steel […]
On Monday, October 7, 2013 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm, in Neptune, New Jersey, Kayvon Haghighi, M.D., DDS will present a free seminar for those with thyroid cancer on the topic - Radioactive Iodine: Preventing and Solving Issues with Your Mouth. The meeting will be held at Jersey Shore University. Details are available here.
The New York City Fire Museum will be celebrating its 25th anniversary on October 10, 2013. There will be a gala dinner from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Tickets are $75.00. To register, please click here. New York City Fire Museum 278 Spring Street New York, NY 10013 212-691-1303
There will be a fundraiser for the family of Gregg Abbate at Mulcahy’s of Wantagh on Thursday, October 10, 2013 from 7:00pm to 11:00pm. A donation of $50.00 per person ($35.00 for those under 35) will include open bar, food, DJ, Chinese auction and raffles. Abbate, 45, of the NYPD, died suddenly on June 27, […]
John Jay College will continue their Friday Seminars on Terrorism with a lecture from Mark Hamm, professor of Criminology at Indiana State University, who has published widely in the areas of terrorism, hate crimes, and prison subcultures. The lecture will be held on Friday, October 11, 2013 at 3:00pm at Haaren Hall at John Jay […]
Join the FF Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation on Saturday, October 12, 2013, from 12:00pm to 5:00pm for a barbecue for the Bravest at the Hillside Swim Club in Staten Island. Tickets are $40.00 per adult, $60.00 per family (2 adults plus kids). All proceeds will benefit Cpt. Ben Harrow of the US Army […]
The third annual Captain James Corrigan Memorial Foundation benefit will be held from 2:00pm to 6:00pm on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the Bungalow Bar in Rockaway Beach. A $50.00 donation at the door includes open bar, live music and food. There will also be raffles, a silent auction, and a 50/50. The Foundation helps […]
The new documentary Through Triumph & Tragedy: 50 Years of the FDNY Pipes & Drums will hold its premiere and celebration on Saturday, October 12, 2013 from 5:30pm to 11:30pm at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria. The doors will open at 5:15pm and the film begins promptly at 6:00pm. After the film, […]
The twelfth Annual Mark Jardim Memorial Jog (the MJMJ) will be held on Sunday, October 13, 2013 in Mark’s hometown of Cheshire, CT. The day’s events will include a 5-K walk/jog/run around Cheshire Park's cross-country course, a Fun Run for the kids, and a post-jog barbecue at the Cheshire Park pavilion. The 5-K run/jog/walk will […]
On Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Jones Beach, Field 5, the Lustgarten Foundation presents the Long Island Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk. There is a pre-registration fee of $50.00. Walk-in registration on the walk day is $60.00. Registration starts at 8:00am; the walk begins at 9:30am. To pre-register or to sponsor a walker, please click here. For more information, please […]
On Sunday, October 13, 2013 from 8:30am to 3:00pm “Staten Island Day” will be held at the Richmond County Bank Ball Park and the area surrounding it. Net proceeds raised will go to the Stephen Siller Foundation and Emergency Children's Health Organization (ECHO) for their Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. Activities will include live music, carnival […]
The 11th annual Joey Doyle JD’s Football Sunday will be held this year on Sunday, October 13, 2013 from 12:00pm to 8:00pm at the Z-Two Lounge in Staten Island. Admission is $20.00 at the door. There will be free food, drink specials and lots of great football. There will be raffles and a 50/50. All […]
There will be a wake and funeral for FDNY Firefighter John W. Monteverde, who was killed last week by a drunk driver. FF Monteverde worked at Engine 159. The wake and viewing will be held on Tuesday & Wednesday, October 15 & 16, 2013 from 2:00pm-4:00pm and from 7:00pm-9:00pm at Campbell’s Funeral Home in Manhattan. The funeral will […]
The 9th annual Charitable Dinner to Benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will be staged at Bocelli Ristorante in Grasmere, Staten Island on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 6:00pm. The $55.00 per-person tab includes a $15.00 tax-deductible donation. Checks should be made payable to the Grasmere Civic Association and mailed to 75 Leslie Ave., Staten Island, NY 10305. […]
There will be a wake and funeral for FDNY Firefighter John W. Monteverde, who was killed last week by a drunk driver. FF Monteverde worked at Engine 159. The wake and viewing will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 from 2:00pm-4:00pm and from 7:00pm-9:00pm at Campbell’s Funeral Home in Manhattan. The funeral will take […]
Voices of September 11th will host their sixth annual Always Remember Gala on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at the beautiful Gustavino’s in Manhattan. Tickets are $250.00. Space is limited. Guest speakers will be former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. Singer Mary Fahl will perform. To reserve your place, please click […]
There will be a funeral for FDNY Firefighter John W. Monteverde, who was killed last week by a drunk driver. FF Monteverde worked at Engine 159. The funeral will take place on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 11:00am at Our Lady of Peace. Our Lady of Peace 237 East 62nd Street New York, NY
Winter hours for the Flight 93 Memorial were due to begin on October 14, 2013. Due to the government shutdown, the Memorial was closed then, so winter hours will begin on October 17, 2013. For the winter months, the Flight 93 Memorial will open at 9:00am. Last entry will be at 4:30pm, after which time the gate will […]
There will be a funeral for FDNY Firefighter John W. Monteverde, who was killed last week by a drunk driver. FF Monteverde worked at Engine 159. The funeral will take place on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 11:00am at Our Lady of Peace. Our Lady of Peace 237 East 62nd Street New York, NY
The Joseph Maffeo Foundation will host its annual Casino Night on Friday, October 18, 2013 at Nicotra’s Ballroom at the Hilton Garden Inn on Staten Island from 7:30pm to 11:30pm. The evening’s events will include a buffet dinner, open bar, and silent auction. The casino games will include blackjack, roulette, craps, let it ride, money […]
The ninth annual Red Bandanna Run will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2013 on the Boston College campus. The Red Bandanna Run honors Welles Remy Crowther, “the man in the red bandanna” -- a broker from Sandler O’Neill who saved many lives on September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center. Welles loved his […]
Lower Manhattan's Fall Community Planting Day will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2013 from 10:00am to noon, rain or shine. The public is welcome to stop by and help plant thousands of tulip bulbs. The community will enjoy the tulips for many springs to come. Bulbs and tools will be provided by the organizers. There will also […]
The ninth annual Red Bandanna Run will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2013 on the Boston College campus. The Red Bandanna Run honors Welles Remy Crowther, “the man in the red bandanna” -- a broker from Sandler O’Neill who saved many lives on September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center. Welles loved his […]
Lower Manhattan's Fall Community Planting Day will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2013 from 10:00am to noon, rain or shine. The public is welcome to stop by and help plant thousands of tulip bulbs. The community will enjoy the tulips for many springs to come. Bulbs and tools will be provided by the organizers. There will also […]
Conshohocken’s September 11th Memorial Committee will hold a 5-K race as part of its ongoing effort to raise $75,000 for the construction of a September 11th Memorial Monument at Washington Fire Company No. 1. The race will begin at Matsonford Bridge at 10:00am and conclude at Washington Fire Company. The fee to run is $25.00 […]
StoryCorps founder Dave Isay will be in Brooklyn on Monday, October 21, 2013 at 7:30pm at St. Joseph’s College promoting StoryCorps' new book, Ties That Bind: Stories of Love and Gratitude from the First Ten Years of StoryCorps. Admission is free. RSVP to events@storycorps.org. Tuohy Auditorium at St. Joseph's College 245 Clinton Ave. Brooklyn, NY […]
The annual Brooke Jackman Foundation Gala will take place at 6:30pm on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at the Mandarin Oriental in Manhattan. There will be a tasting of delicious treats from some of New York’s best restaurants, a variety of cocktails and an array of auction items to bid on. Ticket prices begin at $250.00. […]
John Jay’s Seminars on Terrorism continue on Friday, October 25, 2013, 3:00pm with Jessica Stern lecturing on the subject The Tsarnaev Brothers: What We Know So Far. Jessica Stern is a prolific author on terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. She is currently a fellow at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at […]
Join Jersey Cares on Saturday, October 26, 2013 and Tuesday, October 29, 2013 for Sandy Service Day! The Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund has partnered with Jersey Cares to mobilize 5,000 volunteers in meaningful service projects to continue clean-up and rebuilding efforts throughout Atlantic, Monmouth, Ocean, and Bergen Counties on October 29, 2013, the […]
The eleventh annual Hold the Door Day will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2013, from 10:30am to 5:00pm at the Doubletree Hotel in Fort Lee, NJ. Hold the Door is a free event that provides attendees with tools to cope with adversity and loss of many kinds (the death of a loved one, cancer, job loss, natural […]
Join Jersey Cares on Saturday, October 26, 2013 and Tuesday, October 29, 2013 for Sandy Service Day! The Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund has partnered with Jersey Cares to mobilize 5,000 volunteers in meaningful service projects to continue clean-up and rebuilding efforts throughout Atlantic, Monmouth, Ocean, and Bergen Counties on October 29, 2013, the […]
The eleventh annual Hold the Door Day will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2013, from 10:30am to 5:00pm at the Doubletree Hotel in Fort Lee, NJ. Hold the Door is a free event that provides attendees with tools to cope with adversity and loss of many kinds (the death of a loved one, cancer, job loss, natural […]
The annual fundraiser in honor of Flight 93’s Honor Elizabeth “Lizz” Wainio will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm at the Ropewalk Tavern in Baltimore. A donation of $40.00 per person includes an open bar, hors d’oeuvres, silent auction, music, family, friends - Baltimore icons, reflective photos, celebration of life. […]
The 66th annual International Air Safety Summit (IASS) will be held from Tuesday, October 29, 2013 to Thursday, October 31, 2013 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. This is aviation’s premier global safety event, bringing together aviation professionals from around the globe. IASS provides a forum for the aviation industry to identify safety […]
On Wednesday, October 30, 2013 from 8:00am to 10:00am, at the Disability Employment Awareness Breakfast at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Knoxville, author, disability activist & 9/11 survivor Michael Hingson will discuss his escape from the 78th floor of the World Trade Center. Hingson is blind and escaped Tower 1 with a colleague and his guide dog […]
On Wednesday, October 30, 2013, from 6:00pm – 9:00pm Scarlett Lewis will sign her book, Nurturing, Healing, Love: A Mother’s Journey of Hope and Forgiveness at One Art Space in NYC. On December 14, 2012, Scarlett lost her 6-year-old son, Jesse, in the Newtown School shooting. Following Jesse’s death, Scarlett went on an unexpected journey, […]
Canstruction can be seen in the Winter Garden from Thursday, October 31, 2013 until Wednesday, November 13, 2013 from 10:00am – 6:00pm daily. The public is invited to bring canned or nonperishable food to donate when they come to view the exhibit. Food will be donated to City Harvest, as will all the cans used […]
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and the Gary Sinise Foundation will present a Lt. Dan Band concert at 7:00pm on Friday, November 1, 2013 at the Memphis Convention Center to help Corporal Christian Brown, USMC. These foundations, in addition to their other work, build "smart homes" for severely wounded veterans. Corporal Brown, on […]
There will be a bone marrow drive for Owen Hogan on Saturday, November 2, 2013 from 9:30am to 3:30pm at Floral Park Bellerose Elementary School in Floral Park, Queens. Owen, the 2-year-old son of FDNY firefighter Tim Hogan, has aplastic anemia, a potentially fatal blood disorder and desperately needs a bone marrow transplant. He has […]
In honor of Veterans Day, our friends at the National September 11th Memorial Museum plan to place a yellow rose at the name of each veteran killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. If your loved one was a veteran, please email veterans@911memorial.org by Wednesday, November 6, 2013 to make sure that he […]
There will be a bone marrow drive for Owen Hogan on Saturday, November 2, 2013 from 9:30am to 3:30pm at Floral Park Bellerose Elementary School in Floral Park, Queens. Owen, the 2-year-old son of FDNY firefighter Tim Hogan, has aplastic anemia, a potentially fatal blood disorder and desperately needs a bone marrow transplant. He has […]
The annual meeting of the Friends of Flight 93, which is always held on the first Saturday in November, will take place on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 2:00pm at the National Park Service planning office in Somerset. The agenda for the meeting will include a brief review of 2013's accomplishments; distribution of the 2013 annual report; an update […]
The 10th annual BC Jack Fanning Angels for Autism Dinner Dance will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2013. The fee to attend is $125.00 per person, with all funds benefitting Angels for Autism. Cocktail hour will begin at 7:30pm with dinner and dancing beginning at 8:30pm. There will also be live and silent auctions and the […]
The 14th Annual National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Golf Classic will be held from Sunday, November 3, 2013 to Friday, November 8, 2013 and is the world's largest law enforcement golf event. In addition to the opportunity to support a great cause — 100% of the golf tournament proceeds are contributed to the National Law Enforcement […]