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August 28, 2009
Dear Families and Friends,
It is such a busy time for all of us with summer winding down, children going back to school and late summer vacations ending. This newsletter will hopefully make it easier to understand the events that VOICES is offering to commemorate the 8th anniversary, as well as a calendar of events that other organizations are sponsoring.
This coming Monday, August 31st, we are proud to host a ribbon cutting and open house that will officially launch our New Brunswick, New Jersey office. Governor Kean and others will be participating in the ceremony which begins at 11am and will be followed by a reception and open house until 5pm. We are very excited to be part of the New Brunswick community and pleased that numerous family members will be in attendance too. We hope you will take this opportunity to visit our new office and meet our staff, led by Gina Reilly.
Thanks to each of you who responded to our survey. Your input has been very helpful to the VOICES team as they planned our Day of Remembrance programs. We have scheduled two VOICES Day of Remembrance events – one on September 9 at our new office in New Brunswick, New Jersey and the other on September 10 at the Marriott Downtown Hotel in New York City. Seating is limited so be sure to make reservations to attend.
Our New York City event on September 10th is a full day of panel discussions of interest to the 9/11 community. The program includes an update on the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and our work to create the 9/11 Living Memorial Project as well as presentations by My Good Deed and Project Rebirth. The day will conclude with a Building Bridges Award to honor our friend and colleague, Beverly Eckert. We are compiling a book of reflections together that we will present to her family. Please send your letters via email or by mail. Our VOICES team will be conducting 9/11 Living Memorial workshops by appointment throughout the day.
We hope you will join us at our inaugural event in New Brunswick on Monday. We will send further details on the Day of Remembrance program early next week.
Warm Regards, Mary and the Voices Staff
Voices invites you to:
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Open House Date: Monday, August 31, 2009 Time: 11:00AM - 5:00PM Location: VOICES New Brunswick 84 Albany Street New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 Event Description: Ribbon Cutting 11AM Open House 12PM - 5PM
9/11 World Trade Center Run to Remember Date: Sunday, September 6th, 2009 Time: 11:00AM Location: Governors Island in New York City Event Description: See more information below.
September 9th Day of Remembrance 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 .
September 10th Day of Remembrance Date: Thursday, September 10th Time: 9AM to 6PM Event: 8th Annual Day of Remembrance Location: Marriott Downtown 85 West Street New York City Event Description: See more information below
September 11th Luncheon Date: Friday, September 11, 2009 Event: September 11th Luncheon Location: SouthWest Restaurant Two World Financial Center New York, NY Event Description: SouthWest NY Restaurant has graciously offered to host 9/11 families
8th Annual 9/11 Day of Remembrance
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. 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
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September 11th concerts and ceremonies
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. The 9/11 Memorial Preview Site is located at 20 Vesey Street.
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
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.
VOICES RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AND OPEN HOUSE - NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY Date: Monday, August 31, 2009 Time: 11:00AM - 5:00PM Location: VOICES New Brunswick 84 Albany Street New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 Event Description: Ribbon Cutting 11AM Open House 12PM - 5PM
9/11 WORLD TRADE CENTER RUN TO REMEMBER Date: Sunday, September 6th, 2009 Time: 11:00AM Location: Governors Island in New York City Event Description: See more information below.
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 Event Description: See more information above
AMHERST NY 9/11 REMEMBRANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK MEMORIAL EVENT Date: Thursday September 10, 2009 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. www.wtcunited.org
SEPTEMBER 11TH LUNCHEON SPONSORED BY SOUTHWESTNY RESTAURANT Date: Friday, September 11, 2009 Event: September 11th Luncheon Location: SouthWestNY Restaurant Two World Financial Center New York, NY Event Description: SouthWest NY Restaurant has graciously offered to host 9/11 families
SEPTEMBER 11 CONCERTS AND CEREMONIES Date: September 11, 2009 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.
102 MINUTES THAT CHANGED AMERICA TO BE TELEVISED Date: September 11, 2009
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 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
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:
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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.