DECEMBER 15, 2006

DEAR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS,

Our best wishes to you and your family,

Mary Fetchet

Founding Director

9/11 Remembrance Service at St. Paul's, December 16th

The Holiday Season by Dr. Robin F. Goodman

The winter holidays seem to follow fast on the heels of the September 11th anniversary. Like many occasions, they can be an exciting time for some and a challenging one for others. There are an abundance of public reminders about the holidays – at places of worship, in shopping malls, in the mail, at school, and at work – that may trigger thoughts of holidays past... read full article.

Send Holiday Messages to Troops Overseas

Messages for the soldiers in Joe Coppo Jr.'s unit: C Troop, 40 Brigade, 1st Cavalry (Airborne) continue to arrive in VOICES office. We continue to collect the messages and hope many more of our newsletter readers will take this opportunity to say thanks and happy holidays to these brave young people far from home. You can send a message by email that we will transcribe, or send a handwritten note or card to VOICES at 93 Cherry St., New Canaan, CT 06840 that we will forward to C Troop on your behalf.

Don't Forget: Red Cross Mental Health Program Enrollment Ends Jan. 2

All Affected by Attacks Urged to Join

Don't miss your opportunity to take advantage of the ongoing Red Cross program offering monitoring and counseling. You are eligible for the program if you:

• lost a family member
• were physically injured
• lived below Canal Street
• worked in the World Trade Center area or the Pentagon – whether or not you were at work that day
  
• were evacuated from the World Trade Center area or the Pentagon
• attended a school near the World Trade Center or are the parent of a child who attended a school nearby
• were a rescue, recovery, or reconstruction worker assigned to a “restricted site”
• were an emergency dispatcher on 9/11 or worked in the morgues serving the attack sites
• worked south of Canal Street or at Ronald Reagan Airport, and before January 11, 2002 lost your job or earned less than 70% of your pre-9/11 income, or…
  

if you are a family member or shared a home with any of the people whose situations are listed here. Visit www.9-11mentalhealth.org. For more information and online enrollment.

Don't Miss Out on the Benefits YOU Deserve, Don't Delay - Enroll Today

Friday, December 15-Saturday, December 23, 2006

Menorah Lighting with Rabbi Potasnik

Time: Sundown

Location: WTC Site

Contact: Rabbi Potasnik (212) 983-3521