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September 04, 2009
Dear Families and Friends,
This week VOICES officially opened our New Brunswick office. Thanks to our special guests - Governor Tom Kean, Congressman Rush Holt, Mayor Jim Cahill, Rutgers President Dick McCormick, DEVCO President Chris Paladino and 9/11 family member Meryl Mayo for their participation in the program. Over 200 attendees had an opportunity to see our new office and meet VOICES New Brunswick staff - Gina Reilly, Anu Gupta and Chris Edwards. We are grateful for the warm welcome!
We have a busy week ahead! This Wednesday, September 9th you are invited to attend our Day of Remembrance events in New Brunswick. The event will provide an opportunity for families, rescue workers and survivors to learn more about our work, visit our 9/11 Living Memorial Exhibit and hear an update on the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. We also look forward to hearing from Dr. Iris Udasin about her work with the rescue and recovery workers and from 9/11 rescue worker, Charles Giles about his personal experience. The event will be the opening of our 9/11 Living Memorial Exhibit which will be on display at the New Brunswick office for the month of September. RSVP to Gina Reilly at 732-543-2300 or greilly@voicesofsept11.org
On Thursday, September 10th we will host VOICES annual Day of Remembrance event at the Marriott Downtown Hotel located at 85 West Street in New York City. The event begins with registration at 9am and continues with a number of panel discussions, roundtables and presentations throughout the day. The program will conclude with a tribute to our friend and colleague, Beverly Eckert who recently perished in the plane crash in Buffalo. I hope you will join us in recognizing Beverly for her advocacy work that benefited so many in the 9/11 community. We have included a full schedule of events below. RSVP to Monica Rosado at 203-966-3911 or mrosado@voicesofsept11.org.
As we approach the 8th anniversary, all of us at VOICES are thinking of you and your families. This is an emotional time but we find renewed strength in the wonderful relationships we have developed over the years. We hope you will be able to join us at the VOICES Day of Remembrance events. In the meantime, enjoy the holiday weekend!
Warm Regards, Mary and the Voices Staff
September 9th Day of Remembrance - VOICES New Brunswick, New Jersey VOICES cordially invites you to join us on September 9TH for our Day of Remembrance events at VOICES New Brunswick office located at 84 Albany Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey. In addition to the schedule of events, a 9/11 Living Memorial Exhibit will be on display featuring a display of photographs, written tributes, artwork and a memorial quilt created by victim's family members. The exhibit will be on display through the month of September.
Schedule:
10am - 10:30am - Welcome coffee
10:30am - 11:00am - Caitlin Olson, National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center site An update on the progress of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum
11:00am - 12:00pm - Mary and Frank Fetchet, Voices of September 11th 9/11 Living Memorial Project Presentation
12:00pm - 1:00pm - Light Lunch
1:00pm - 2:00pm - Dr. Iris Udasin, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine A discussion of her work with the rescue and recovery workers2:00pm - 3:00pm - Charles Giles, 9/11 Rescue Worker
Click here for more information.
In addition to September 9th, the 9/11 Living Memorial Exhibit will be on display at the VOICES New Brunswick office from September 11th through September 30th, Monday through Friday between the hours of 10am and 4pm.
September 10th Day of Remembrance
9/11 Living Memorial Workshops by Appointment 9/11 Living Memorial workshops will be held throughout the day. Family members, rescue workers and survivors are invited to bring photographs, newspaper articles and personal mementos to document their loved ones life as well as firsthand accounts of their personal experience. VOICES staff will be available by appointment to digitize mementos to include in the 9/11 Living Memorial digital archive. You may also drop off items for digitizing that can be picked up later in the day or returned by mail after the event. For appointments contact Monica Rosado at (203) 966-3911 or mrosado@voicesofsept11.org.
Chief Medical Examiners Office The NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will available to make ID's from 10am to 5pm.
9am Registration Begins
10am - 11am Session One: Documenting the Stories of Corporations
Ashley Bedard, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Session Two : NYC Medical Examiner (For Families)
Session Three: Long Term Mental Health Needs
Roundtable: Robin Goodman, Ph.D., Caring Hands Dr. Sudeepta Varma, Medical Director of Mental Health Services, WTC Environmental Health Monica Rosado, LCSW, Voices of September 11th Judy Stotz, MA, Voices of September 11th Gina Reilly, LSW, Voices of September 11th
11am - 12pm Advocating for Public Policy Advocating for Public Policy Reform including Guantanamo Bay, Fresh Kills, airline safety, 9/11 Commission recommendations and legislation to support rescue workers
Panelists: Kurt & Diane Horning, Fresh Kills Gordon Haberman and Carol Ashley, Guantanamo Bay Karen Eckert and Susan Bourque, airline security Charles Wolf, possible reopening of Victim Compensation Fund for rescue workers Representatives from Congressman Jerry Nadler and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney's office, update on legislation for rescue and recovery workers
12pm - 1pm Break
1pm - 2pm National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Panelists: Alice Greenwald, Director, NS11MM Jan Rameriz, Chief Curator, NS11MM Mary Fetchet, Founding Director, VOICES
2pm - 2:30pm 9/11 Living Memorial Panel
Panelists: Debbie Westfal, Voices of September 11th Program Director Stephanie Cowin, Voices of September 11th Alessandra Benedetti, wife of Paul Benedetti, AON Duane Orloske, husband of Margaret Quinn Orloske, Marsh & McClennan
3pm - 4pm Meeting the Needs of the 9/11 Community
Panelists: Rhianna Quinn Rhoddy, Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund Mitchell Bass or Staff Member, WTC Medical Monitoring Fran Furman, LMSW, St. Vincent's, Trauma and Wellness Center Terry Miles, WTC Environmental Health Center Candace Cuchara, Tuesday's Children Monica Rosado, LCSW, Voices of September 11th
4:30 pm - 5:30pm National Day of Service
Panelists: Mike Murray, John Murray Foundation Erin and Barbara Jackman, Brooke Jackman Foundation Jay Winuk and David Paine, My Good Deed Jim Whitaker and Brian Rafferty, Project Rebirth Frank and Mary Fetchet, Voices of September 11th
5:30 pm - 6pm Building Bridges Award Presentation
Each anniversary VOICES honors an individual that has made significant contributions that benefit the 9/11 community. Please join us at the conclusion of the day to honor our friend and colleague, Beverly Eckert who recently died in a plane crash in Buffalo, New York. Many of you knew and worked alongside Beverly over the years as she advocated for reforms and a memorial at Ground Zero. We are collecting reflections from members of the 9/11 community to present to Beverly's family. Feel free to send a note electronically or bring it to the event and we will include it in our book. Beverly's sisters, Karen Eckert and Susan Bourque will be accepting the award.
Joe Daniels, President National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center Mary and Frank Fetchet, Voices of September 11th Special guests and members of the 9/11 community
VOICES Programs and events
9/11 Living Memorial Workshop Schedule VOICES is hosting a number of 9/11 Living Memorial workshops in the tri-state area. In addition to the workshops listed below we would be happy to arrange a workshop in your community. To learn more, or to register for a workshop, please contact Monica Rosado at (203) 966-3911 or mrosado@voicesofsept11.org. You can also visit www.911livingmemorial.org.
Voices New Canaan Date: Thursday, September 24th
Offices of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW families only) Date: Wednesday, September 30th
Teleconference Schedule: Voices of September 11th offers teleconference groups that are facilitated by our mental health professionals. The teleconference groups provide an opportunity for those impacted by 9/11 to talk with others that share their same experience. Please contact our office at (203) 966-3911 if you are interested in participating. Tuesday, September 8th: Firefighter Mothers Teleconference Group, 10:00am to 11:00am Tuesday, September 8th: Wives with No or Older Children Teleconference Group, 4:00pm to 5:00pm Wednesday, September 9th: Siblings Teleconference Group, 2:30pm to 3:30pm Tuesday, September 15th: Rockland County Parents In Person Group, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Tuesday, September 22nd: Witness/Survivor Teleconference Group, 4:00pm to 5:15pm
Click Here for more details about the time of the workshops
September 11th concerts and ceremonies
TRAVELING EXHIBIT SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: CONNECTICUT RESPONDS AND REFLECTS Date: August 22-October 25, 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society presents an award-winning exhibit that looks at how Connecticut’s citizens responded during a time of national crisis. Included in the exhibit are photographs, objects, an audio/video station with oral histories, and special memory books devoted to the 152 victims.
9/11 WORLD TRADE CENTER RUN TO REMEMBER Date: Sunday, September 6th, 2009 Time: 11:00AM Location: Governors Island in New York City
WALK OF REMEMBRANCE 2009 Date: Sunday, September 6th, 2009
AMHERST NY 9/11 REMEMBRANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK Date: Sunday September 6, 2009
An annual Memorial Event is scheduled on Thursday, September 10th at 6 pm. In addition, we have a memorial picture board for September 11th victims that were from Western New York or are related to residents of this area. If you are interested in assisting us with the flag installation, participating in our memorial tribute, or would like to provide a name or picture of a September 11th victim with connections to WNY, please contact Kathleen Lynch at kalmrm@roadrunner.com.
SEPTEMBER 11TH EDUCATION TRUST/WTC UNITED FAMILY GROUP Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
VOICES SEPTEMBER 9th DAY OF REMEMBRANCE - NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 Time: 10:00AM to 5:00PM Event: September 9th Day of Remembrance Location: VOICES New Brunswick 84 Albany Street New Brunswick New Jersey 08901 Event Description: Click here for more information.
9/11 MEMORIAL FIELD - BATTERY PARK Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 to Saturday, September 12, 2009 Event : 9/11 Memorial Field in Battery Park Location: Battery Park Battery Place and State and Whitehall streets New York City, NY Event Description: A 9/11 Memorial Field consisting of hundreds of Flags of Honor on flag poles will be erected in Battery Park.
CONNECTICUT LIVING MEMORIAL SERVICE Date: September 9, 2009
VOICES DAY OF REMEMBRANCE ON SEPTEMBER 10TH IN NEW YORK CITY Date: Thursday, September 10th Time: 9AM to 6PM Event: 8th Annual Day of Remembrance Location: Marriott Downtown 85 West Street New York City
AMHERST NY 9/11 REMEMBRANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK MEMORIAL EVENT Date: Thursday September 10, 2009Time: 6:00PM Event: Annual Memorial Event Location: American Red Cross 787 Delaware Avenue Amherst NY Event Description: Amherst NY 9/11 Remembrance of Western New York Families of September 11th will hold our annual Memorial Event on Thursday, September 10th at 6 pm. In addition, we have a memorial picture board for September 11th victims that were from Western New York or are related to residents of this area. If you are interested in assisting us with the flag installation, participating in our memorial tribute, or would like to provide a name or picture of a September 11th victim with connections to WNY, please contact Kathleen Lynch at kalmrm@roadrunner.com http://www.wtcunited.org
9/11 MEMORIAL SERVICE AT W. HAVERSTRAW, NY Date: September 11, 2009
SEPTEMBER 11 CONCERTS AND CEREMONIES Date: September 11, 2009Time: 12.45PM Event: SEPTEMBER 11 CONCERTS AND CEREMONIES Location: British Garden at Hanover Square, New York Event Description: Our annual concerts and ceremonies will take place simultaneously on September 11 in both Hanover Square, New York and Grosvenor Square, London. These events are organized in association with The September Concert series. In New York, we do hope that you will join us at 12.45pm as we honour the day with a short Concert and Ceremony in the British Garden at Hanover Square. After the concert there will be a reception at the India House Club, One Hanover Square. Please see details and reply card below. Click here to download a reply card.
STATEN ISLAND ANNUAL MEMORIAL Date: September 11, 2009Time: 6:30PM Event: The 9/11 Memorial Service at W. Haverstraw, NY Location: Postcards Site, next to the Staten Island Ferry on Richmond Terrace.Staten Island, New York Event Description: Annual memorial for all the Staten Island victims. This site overlooks the harbor and the tribute in lights, and all of our politicians attend, including our Mayor.
EMPTY SKY: the State of New Jersey’s September 11th Memorial Date: September 11, 2009 Event: EMPTY SKY: the State of New Jersey’s September 11th Memorial Location: The State of NJ 9/11 Memorial is located next to the CRRNJ Terminal Building in Liberty State Park For directions to and scheduling of the public water taxi service to and from New York City click here Event Description: As we approach the 8th anniversary of the attacks of September 11th, 2001, we would like to invite you to a reception at the site of the State of New Jersey’s September 11th Memorial in Liberty State Park, New Jersey. The event will begin at 1:30 pm inside the Railroad Terminal adjacent to the memorial site. There will be music, light refreshments and opening remarks. We are pleased to announce that Phase 2 construction of the memorial, including the amphitheatre sloped towards Ground Zero, has been completed. The grounds of the memorial site will be open to the public on September 11th. This will mark the first time we have had a gathering of family and friends of the memorial since the groundbreaking in 2004. We look forward to seeing you and showing you the progress we are making. Best wishes on behalf of the family of friends of the State September 11th Memorial, Frederic Schwartz and Jessica Jamroz.
The State of NJ 9/11 Memorial is located next to the CRRNJ Terminal Building in Liberty State Park Click here for map.
For directions to and scheduling of the public water taxi service to and from New York City click here
LAURA'S ANGELS 9-11 MEMORIAL GATHERING Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009
WORSHIP SERVICE TO COMMEMORATE 9/11 TRAGEDY - LAMBERTSVILLE, NEW JERSEY Date: Sunday, September 13, 2009 The liturgy will include prayers and the congregational hymns "Abide With Me," "The King of Love My Shepherd Is," "I Then Shall Live" (sung to the tune of Jean Sibelius's "Finlandia"), and "God of Grace and God of Glory.." Scriptural passages and other writings will be read, and there will be a candle-lighting to honor those whose lives are being remembered. In keeping with the ecumenical nature of the service, church bells throughout the city will be rung at appropriate times. The Rev. Gail Burwa, Assistant at St. Andrew's and Chaplain to WTC Families for Proper Burial, Inc., will preach. The Choir of St Andrew's, under the direction of Michael T. Kevane, the church’s organist-choirmaster, will sing.
All are welcome. For information, telephone Saint Andrew’s Church, (609)
8TH ANNUAL 9/11 CONCERT FOR REMEMBRANCE - NYACK, NEW YORK Date: Sunday, September 13, 2009
VISIT VOICES OF SEPTEMBER 11TH CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR MORE DETAILS
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