August 24, 2009
Dear Families and Friends,
For those of you who are just returning from vacation, you should have received an invitation to our upcoming Day of Remembrance events. This coming Monday, August 31st we will officially open our New Brunswick office with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house. Governor Tom Kean will be among the honored guests. We are very excited about opening our New Brunswick office and working with the families in New Jersey. The ribbon cutting ceremony begins at 11am and will be followed by a reception and open house. All are welcome to attend.
On Wednesday, September 9th we will host our Day of Remembrance in New Brunswick. The event will begin at 10am with a reception and presentation on the 9/11 Living Memorial Project. Families are invited to bring A light lunch will be served
Thursday, September 10th we will host our 8th Annual Day of Remembrance at the Marriott New York Downtown Hotel at 85 West Street. This year’s event is a full agenda of panel discussions including an update from the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and the 9/11 Living Memorial Project. In addition our staff will be available by appointment to digitize photographs, memorial programs and other mementos you’d like to include in the 9/11 Living Memorial. The day will conclude with a presentation of the Building Bridges Award in memory of Beverly Eckert. We invite each of you to send your memories of Beverly to us via email or by mail. The notes will be included in a book that we will present to Beverly's family. We have included a preliminary schedule below and will update you with the panelists. Seating is limited, so remember to contact our office to make reservations. For event reservations and information contact
Monica Rosado at (203) 966-3911
Warm Regards,
Mary and the Voices Staff
8th Annual 9/11 Day of Remembrance
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September 10th Day of Remembrance |
Morning Session |
9 AM |
Registration Begins |
10 AM to 11 AM |
Session One : for Corporations
9/11 Living Memorial Project Presentation
"Documenting the Stories of Corporations"
Panelists:
John Duffy, CEO, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Jack Williams, Former Chairman and Managing Partner, Thacher Proffitt & Wood
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Session Two : for Families
NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner |
Session Three : Open
Identifying long-term mental health needs of families, children, survivors, and rescue workers
Panel Discussion:
Advocating for Public Policy Reform including Guantanamo Bay, Fresh Kills, airline safety, 9/11 Commission recommendations and legislation to support rescue workers
Kurt and Daine Horning, Fresh Kills
Carol Ashley, Guantanomo Bay
Karen Eckert and Sue Borquoue, airline safety
Charles Wolf,
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9/11 Living Memorial Workshop by Appointment
9/11 Living Memorial workshops will be held throughout the day. Family members, rescue workers and survivors are invited to bring photographs, newspapers articles and personal mementos to document their loved one's life as well as firsthand accounts of thier personal experience.
VOICES staff will available by appointment to digitize mementos to include in the 9/11 Living Memorial digital archive. You may also drop off items that can be picked up later in the day or returned by mail after the event.
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Afternoon Session |
1 PM to 2 PM |
Panel Discussion:
National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Voices of September 11th
Panelists:
Alice Greenwald, Director, NS11MM
Jan Rameriz, Chief Curator, NS11MM
Mary Fetchet, Founding Director, VOICES |
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2 PM to 2:30 PM |
Panel Discussion:
9/11 Living Memorial Project
VOICES staff and LM participants will share thier experience of creating tribute pages |
3 PM to 4 PM |
Panel Discussion:
Meeting the Needs of the 9/11 Community Panelists will discuss services available for families, rescue workers and survivors |
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
Panel Discussion:
National Day of Service and Remembrance
Creating a Legacy for future generations through organizations, foundations and good deeds
Jay Winyuk & David Paine, My Good Deed
Brian ., Project Rebirth |
5:30 PM to 6 PM |
Building Bridges Award Presentation
Honoring Beverly Eckert and advocacy work |
Chief Medical Examiner
The NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will availible to make ID's
from 10am to 5pm.
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For reservations and information contact
Monica Rosado at (203) 966-3911
For an updated schedule of events
www.voicesofsept11.org |
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September 11th concerts and ceremonies
September 11, 2009
SEPTEMBER 11th CONCERTS AND CEREMONIES
The British Memorial Garden Trust proudly announces that concerts and ceremonies
will once again take place simultaneously on September 11th 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 honor 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 in PDF format.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 – MEMORIAL SERVICE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
8:30 AM
There will be a tolling of the bell followed by a moment of silent prayer at 8:46 AM in remembrance of the attack on the north tower of the World Trade Center, and again at 9:03 AM in memory of the south tower being struck. Four more bells will toll toward the end of the ceremony in remembrance of the strike on the Pentagon, the collapse of the south tower, the crash of Flight 93 into Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the north tower collapsing….
BAGPIPE MUSIC:
Sean Murphy
OPENING PRAYER:
Chaplain David Lothrop
REMARKS:
County Executive – C. Scott Vanderhoef
REMARKS:
County Legislator Chair – Harriet Cornell
A POEM:
“We Remember Them” – Jewish Book of Prayer
Julius and Ruth Graifman
READING OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES FROM ROCKLAND COUNTY:
Julius Graifman, Ruth Graifman, Anne Pettus, Lucy Roberto, Laurie Weinberg
REFLECTIONS:
“I Only Wanted You” – Author Unknown
Anne Pettus
GOD BLESS AMERICA:
Julius Graifman
TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM HARRIS:
Lucy Roberto
CLOSING PRAYER:
Chaplain David Lothrop
BAGPIPE:
“Amazing Grace”
Sean Murphy
We wish to thank United Hospice of Rockland for the beautiful roses.
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.
Manhasset Public Library
Date: Thursday, August 27th
Location: Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Avenue, Manhasset, NY
Voices New Canaan
Date: Thursday, September 24th
Location: VOICES, 161 Cherry Street, New Canaan, CT
Offices of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW families only)
Date: Wednesday, September 30th
Location: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods , 787 Seventh Avenue, Fourth Floor, New York, NY
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.
Monday, August 31st: Parenting Teleconference Group, 9:00pm to 10:00pm
Tuesday, September 1st: Parents Teleconference Group, 3:45pm to 5:00pm
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 15th: Parents Teleconference Group, 3:45pm to 5:00pm
Tuesday, September 22nd: Witness/Survivor Teleconference Group, 4:00pm to 5:15pm
Click Here for more details about the time of the workshops
events and INFORMATION FOR THE 9/11 COMMUNITY
9/11 Memorial Preview Site Opens Near World Trade Center
Provides Visitors with Information about Memorial and Museum, Live View of Construction Progress, and Opportunity to Share their 9/11 Stories with the Museum
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum opened a 9/11 Memorial Preview Site near the World Trade Center. The Preview Site provides the public with the opportunity to learn about the Memorial and Museum, view real-time images of the construction progress at the World Trade Center site, and participate in the creation of the Museum by sharing their 9/11 stories. 9/11 Memorial & Museum President Joe Daniels was joined by Monica Iken, a 9/11 Memorial Board Member who lost who husband on September 11, 2001; George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company; Jim Whitaker, Project Rebirth Founder and Director; and Paula Lawrence, a representative of the Starr International Foundation at a press conference to unveil the Preview Site.
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Share Your Story with the Museum in the Washington Metropolitan Area
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is pleased to be working with Arlington County and partner StoryCorps, to record oral history interviews with victims' family members, first responders, volunteers, survivors, and witnesses of the 9/11 attacks. The Memorial Museum will preserve these personal stories in order to tell the story of 9/11 and to remember those who were killed.
For three days – September 2, 3, and 4 -- Museum oral historians and StoryCorps staff will conduct oral history interviews at the Arlington County Government Center in Arlington, VA. These stories will play a vital role in the Museum’s exhibitions and programming, enabling authentic accounts of 9/11 and its aftermath.
To learn more about opportunities to share your story and to schedule an appointment, please contact:
Katie Gora, 9/11 Memorial Museum Program Associate at 212-312-8797 or email collections@sept11mm.org; or Jenny Pachucki, 9/11 Memorial Museum Oral Historian at 212-312-8785 or email collections@sept11mm.org
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Traveling Exhibit September 11, 2001: Connecticut Responds and Reflects
Date: August 22-October 25, 2009
Location: Brookfield Museum and Historical Society,
165 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT 06804
For more information, please contact Anne Guernsey at anne_guernsey@chs.org and 860-236-5621 ext. 256.
Event Description:
Those who were lost in the unthinkable terrorist attacks of 9/11 totaled 2,973 people. Among those victims, 152 were Connecticut’s own.
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.
WALK OF REMEMBRANCE 2009
Date: Sunday, September 6th, 2009
Time: 9:00AM
Event: 9-11 Father Mychal F. Judge
Walk Of Remembrance
Location: 135 West 31st Street NYC, NY 10001 between 6th and 7th Ave,
across from Engine 1 and Ladder 24
Event Description:
WALK OF REMEMBRANCE 2009
"BE NOT AFRAID, PLEASE COME AND JOIN US"
Please come and pray the Rosary with us followed by a Catholic Mass in the Lower Church of St Francis of Assisi
Celebrants for the Mass – Fr. Christopher Keenan, ofm
and Fr. Jerome Massimino, ofm
After the Mass the “Walk” will commence.
As we walk we will stop at various Firehouses and Police Precincts. Come pray with us, people of all faiths, as we walk in remembrance of those who lived, and died on 9-11-01.
For further information contact:
NYPD Detective 1st Grade Steven McDonald (347) 386-9400
Bill Schillinger [FDNY Retired] (917) 902-6689
Capt. John D. Bates [Metro Pilots] (516) 238-0952
FDNY Firefighter Eugene Stolowski Rescue 3,
Operations Manager-Fire Family Transport Foundation
(845) 825-4114
AMHERST NY 9/11 REMEMBRANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK
Date: Sunday September 6, 2009
Time: 11 am
Event: Annual Remembrance Tribute
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 create our annual Remembrance Tribute. This includes installation of a flag with a nametag in memory of each person who was lost on September 11th. The tribute remains up until September 14th.
We 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.
SEPTEMBER 11TH EDUCATION TRUST/WTC UNITED FAMILY GROUP
Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Time: 6-9pm
Event: Sept 11th Education Trust/WTC United Family Group Legends' NYC Event
Location: Legends NYC
6 West 33rd St. (Between 5th and 6th Avenue), NY
Event Description:
Join us for a fun night to support WTC United Family Group program offerings for our 9/11 community including the September 11th/Oklahoma City Family Exchange, advocacy on 9/11 issues, coordinated philanthropic projects to empower our community, publications and outreach, and other means of healing.
Special invited guest to be announced soon.
$75 per ticket
Advance Reservation Required. Ticket price includes 3 hours of open bar with top shelf liquor, appetizers, entrees (salmon, petit fillet).
$75 per ticket ($25 of ticket price is tax deductible); Space is limited, please RSVP by Friday, August 28 to amg@wtcufg.org or call 732-262-9600. Pay for your ticket reservations online at www.sept11educationtrust.org, click on Make a Contribution, or send checks payable to:
September 11th Education Trust
321 Mantoloking Road, Suite 2B
Brick, NJ 08723
We Appreciate Your Continued Support!
WELCOME TO THE DO GOOD FOUNDATION "lending a helping hand when it can and where it can"
CONNECTICUT LIVING MEMORIAL SERVICE
Date: September 9, 2009
Time: 5:30pm
Event: Memorial Service hosted by Governor Rell
Location: Connecticut Living Memorial on Sherwood Island, Westport, CT.
AMHERST NY 9/11 REMEMBRANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK MEMORIAL EVENT
Date: Thursday September 10, 2009
Time: 6 pm
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.
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SEPTEMBER 11 CONCERTS AND CEREMONIES
Date: September 11, 2009
Time: 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.
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Date: September 11, 2009
Time: 5:30pm
Event: SEPTEMBER 11 CONCERTS AND CEREMONIES
Location: Grosvenor Square, London
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. Flyer
Thank you for your support and help. Please visit www.britishmemorialgarden.org for updates and news of the project, and ways to support.
102 MINUTES THAT CHANGED AMERICA TO BE TELEVISED
Date: September 11, 2009
Time: 9pm
Event: Documentary – “102 Minutes that Changed America”
Location: The History Channel
Event Description:
This film consists only of video and audio material recorded in New York City between 8:38am and 11:30am on the morning of 9/11. Directly following the program is a shorter documentary special entitled "I-Witness To 9/11," which features interviews with some of the footage providers from the main project.
LAURA'S ANGELS 9-11 MEMORIAL GATHERING
Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009
Time: 3pm
Event: Laura's Angels 9-11 Memorial Gathering to Honor & Remember the Victims of September 11, 2001
Location: Laura’s Angels 9-11 Memorial Garden
131 Wilson Hill Road
Dingman’s Ferry, PA.
Event Description:
We will remember the victims with prayers, with music, and by reading their names aloud as we gather around the beautiful angel tree; the centerpiece of our Memorial Garden As in years past, the tree will be adorned with angels made by our friendship circle volunteers to pay tribute to the victims.
"The Field of Angels", a limited edition print, created by local artist Kim Pearce, will also be displayed and made available to the public for the first time
Light refreshments will be served following the commemoration We hope you will join us.
Rain Date: Sunday, September 13th
WORSHIP SERVICE TO COMMEMORATE 9/11 TRAGEDY
Date: Sunday, September 13, 2009
Time: 3 pm
Event: WORSHIP SERVICE TO COMMEMORATE 9/11 TRAGEDY
Location: Saint Andrew's Church
50 York Street (Route 29 & York)
Lambertville, New Jersey 08530
Event Description:
A worship service of comfort and hope for the families, friends, and neighbors of those who died in the 9/11 attacks eight years ago.
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.
There will also be music by members of the Lambertville Brass and by members of the Opera Project of 50 York Street. The prelude and other organ music will be presented by Mr. Kevane.
All are welcome. For information, telephone Saint Andrew’s Church, (609)
397-2425 or Rev. Gail Burwa (516) 429-6998
Date: Sunday, September 13, 2009
Time: 5 pm
Event: 8th Annual 9/11 CONCERT FOR REMEMBRANCE
Location: Grace Episcopal Church
130 First Avenue
Nyack, NY 10960
Event Description:
Edward Simons
Conductor and Music Director
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Drei Stucke
Allemande Sarabande Cebell
Henry Purcell ( 1658-1695 )
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Concerto for Violin in A-minor, Andante
Johann Sebastian Bach ( 1685-1750 )
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Le Cygne (The Swan)
Camille Saint-Saens ( 1835-1921 )
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Concerto in h-moll, op.15, no.4
Adagio Allegro Allegro
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Lebenssturme
Franz Schubert ( 1797 - 1828 )
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Quatrefoil
Tango Philharmonico Old number 25 Fantasia Toccata Balleta
Ron Wasserman ( b. 1961 )
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Sonata No. 2 in A-minor, allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach ( 1685 - 1750 )
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Exsultate, jubilate KV 165
Exsultate Recitative Tu Virginum Alleluja
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( 1756 - 1791 )
9/11 World Trade Center Run to Remember
Join VOICES in the 9/11 World Trade Center 3K Fun Run or 5K Run to Remember on September 6, 2009
Voices of September 11th is proud to participate in the Inaugural World Trade Center Run to Remember on September 6, 2009 on Governors Island in New York City. We invite you to join us to honor the memories of all the 9/11 victims while raising funds and awareness for several 9/11 organizations including Voices of September 11th.
The Inaugural 9/11 World Trade Center Run to Remember, sponsored by the Run to Remember
Foundation, Inc. will include a 3K Fun Run and a 5K Run/Walk on Governor's Island with more than five miles of car-free biking, acres of green space for picnics, art exhibitions, performances, and beautiful views of the Statue of Liberty. The ferry ride to the island is free.
There are several ways you can participate:
Sign Up for the Race
VOICES invites our membership to run/walk in the race on behalf of Voices of September 11th. There is a $25 entry fee ($35 after August 31st). Register online at www.wtcruntoremember.com and select a fundraising goal, then please ask friends and family to support your walk or run by donating to the event. Donations that are made on behalf of Voices of September 11th will support VOICES ongoing efforts to create the 9/11 Living Memorial as a meaningful tribute to those who perished on September 11, 2001 and those who survived.
Donate to Support a Participant If you are not able to attend, consider supporting a runner who is racing on behalf of Voices of September 11th. Or donate in memory of a victim by signing up to donate CLick Here.
Volunteer at the Event Voices of September 11th will need volunteers to assist us in this great endeavor. If you would like to volunteer, please contact us via e-mail at mrosado@voicesofsept11.org or by phone at 203-966-3911. This is a wonderful volunteer opportunity!
Be a Sponsor of the Event Sponsorship packages range from $1K to the presenting sponsor at $50K. Sponsors of in-kind donations are also needed such as beverages (water, soda, fruit, etc.).
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