Dear Families and Friends,
First of
all, I would like to wish you all a happy New Year on behalf of all of us at
VOICES. We hope your holiday was safe and enjoyable, and that you took time
with family and friends to enjoy the season.
This time of year is also a wonderful opportunity to look back on the
past year and set ones sights on the challenges in the year ahead.
I am very
proud of our VOICES team and our accomplishments in 2006. We continue to serve those in need through
our mental health professionals and support group sessions. With your input, we designed a new website to
provide information and resources to the 9/11 community and educate the public
about necessary public policy reforms. Most recently we launched Voices for
Kids, a great new resource for our younger members, read more about this site
below. (Grant???) We are also excited about the 9/11 Living Memorial Project
and offer our thanks to the several hundred family members who have started
offering the storied of their loved ones lost on 9/11. The 9/11 Living Memorial also contains
information on 9/11 memorials around the nation and the world, as well as
galleries and archives of artistic responses to 9/11. We continue to
collaborate with the
Finally,
we remain focused on promoting the 9/11 Commission Recommendations through our
advocacy efforts in DC. Next week, I
will join other family members testifying before the Senate Homeland Security
and Government Affairs Committee on the status of the recommendations. The promise of the new Congress is exciting
and we will continue to press for necessary change to make us all safer. Look
for details in next week’s e-Newsletter.
Looking
ahead to this year we remain focused on enhancing our support efforts for the
community of those in need—survivors, rescue/recovery and cleanup workers and
families. We will continue to develop our website to meet your needs. Please
let us know if you have any ideas or suggestions to improve the site. The 9/11 Living Memorial Project will
continue to grow and continue to proudly represent those lost in 9/11 and commemorate the response to the attacks. ture generations will understand what we experienced.
We hope
this is the beginning of a healthy and happy New Year for you all. Please don’t
hesitate to call us if we can be of service to you.
Warm
regards,
MAF