Put It Above Ground

Do you remember the time when people said what they meant and meant what they said? Maybe I am getting old but I am beginning to lose things in translation. Here are a few examples.  

Transparency in Government 

Vice President Biden is holding hearings on transparency in government. Sounds good right? But he is holding them behind closed doors with no media access. Am I missing something?  

Disaster Relief for Haiti 

Hundreds of millions have been donated to support the relief effort in Haiti. Sounds good right? Unfortunately only a fraction of this money will actually make it to Haiti. Even though they advertise  these appeals as Haiti Relief efforts if you read the fine print all the money goes into the organization’s general fund and is distributed or not at the discretion of the organization. There is one organization that has collected over $40 million but has only allocated a little over $10 million to Haiti Relief. The same thing happened after 9/11 and Katrina. Whatever happened to truth in advertising?  

We Got You Covered 

In the ongoing battle between wireless providers they keep attacking each other’s coverage. In a recent advertisement Luke Wilson shows a map of coverage in New York. The ad boasts coverage from Bridgeport to Hempstead to Princeton. Isn’t Bridgeport in Connecticut and the last time I checked  wasn’t Princeton in New Jersey? Maybe that’s why they are having problems or am I missing something.  

Hi I Just Moved Here and Want to Be Your Senator 

More and more you see candidates who can’t win in their home states moving to other states to run for office. Wasn’t the government set up so that states would have people that represent them not political parties? Am I the only one who thinks this is wrong?  

The Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate 

I heard on the radio that there is a $20 million earmark in the current Health Care Bill for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate at the University of Massachusetts campus in Boston. I tried to research this but despite claims of transparency (see item 1) it is still almost impossible to know what is in or not in the bill. I did find out that an earmark for this was originally placed in a Defense Bill. Either way what does this institute which will include an exact replica of the Senate floor to be built on the college campus have to do with health care or defense? 

Maybe I am just lost in translation

We were very saddened, but not surprised, by the news in late December that the US Second Circuit ruled against the ongoing efforts of “WTC Families for a Proper Burial” to force the city to move more than a million tons of WTC debris out of a city dump to an alternate site. While this is apparently not something that can be won in the courts, it can be won in the media.

Thousands of our fellow citizens vanished without a trace and to allow a garbage dump to be the final resting place for their precious remains, no matter how infinitesimal, degrades us, not them. There is no reason why this fight should be left to those who are already bearing the harshest burden of the attacks. We are ONE 9/11 Family and how we handle this will show what kind of country we are and how much power citizens have to get anything that matters done. As the saying goes, when politicians feel the heat, they see the light.

New York officials made an error in judgment in the chaos after 9/11 by not choosing a more respectful location for what was removed from the World Trade Center. So what we can do about it now? WE CAN FIX IT – as those brave workers did when they faced the unimaginable destruction of the attacks and cleared it away in record time, paying for it with their health and lives in ways that are still being revealed.

The City’s position is that “digging up the landfill simply because somebody’s loved ones might be there” is not a “sufficient reason,” that “the city made a Herculean effort to clean the debris before it was sent to the landfill,” and that “the undifferentiated dirt left does not need special handling.” YES IT DOES, because thousands of innocent Americans disappeared into that “undifferentiated dirt.”

The “debris,” as it is called, was sifted conscientiously – and still, bones and personal effects like wallets and credit cards somehow got through the filter. But that misses the point. The significance of the particles is not related to their size or visibility. Remains are remains and the respect we accord them is a measure of our humanity.

When our officials act, it is always in our name – and this is one decision that none of us would be proud to sign our names to. If we can fix it, then we must fix it, or, by default, admit to being coarse and shallow people, hiding behind coarse and shallow officials. The truth is we are a generous and idealistic society, whatever our shortcomings. If the media will simply give this matter the attention it deserves, we will find a suitable way to work it out.

We may be kidding ourselves that we are advancing as a culture, when all the latest technology seems to distract us from setting priorities. Can we imagine Native Americans behaving with such depraved indifference? In ancient Rome, withholding burial was the supreme punishment, because it extended the misery of their victims to the agony of their families. The despicable Khalid Sheik Mohammed claims we are a debauched society. The word comes from the Old French, desbauchier, for to scatter, disperse. What good is our information age if it dilutes our focus and disables our sense of control over our own government?

Whatever the actual cost of correcting this obscenity, it couldn’t come close to the savings that resulted from the astonishing around-the-clock bravery of those who cleared the catastrophic site months ahead of schedule. Just as we all share a long overdue moral obligation to care for those who were injured through their 9/11-related service, there is no getting around this obligation and we wouldn’t want to. This is one expense Americans will gladly accept.

We can all be part of the remedy. It is completely reparable if we come together and insist on the transfer before 9/11/2010. At the Twin Towers Alliance we will do our part by asking publications to reprint this piece and by always using the name Ground Hero instead of Ground Zero going forward, as was recently suggested by a 9/11 family member in an online forum. If more of us make a conscious effort to use “hero” instead of “zero,” perhaps there will be a noticeable shift in attitude and we will be reminded that there is an ongoing debt to be paid.

No one would say that moving those mortal remains out of a dump is too much trouble, but saying it costs too much money amounts to the same thing. Everything does not have a dollar sign attached and failure to act would be shameful — particularly when hundreds of those who perished died saving others. They did their duty and now we must do ours. In the aftermath of 9/11, the moral is clear: There is no right way to do the wrong thing.

(c) 2010 The Twin Towers Alliance | May Be Reprinted Without Permission

Dear 9/11 Family Member:,

The daily news show of RTL Dutch Television is currently looking for 9/11
families in New York who lost a loved one during the 9/11 attacks and are
willing to discuss with us the upcoming trial of the suspected terrorists in
New York. We are looking for both sides of the spectrum. We have spoken with
a mother who lost her son in the attacks who is in favor of the trial being
in New York and we are now looking for people who heavily oppose it.

RTL Dutch Television is the largest commercial broadcaster in The
Netherlands and part of the RTL group, Europe’s largest television network.
Our daily news show attracts about 2 million viewers daily. Our headquarters
are in the Netherlands but for the coverage of US Stories we have an office
in New York, from which I am writing this.

If you’d be willing to help in this matter, please contact me on the
following number 212-975-6484 or send me an email at producer@rtltv.us.

Thank you,

Nona Hurkmans

–
Producer RTL Dutch Television
524 West 57th street
Suite IFF G-1
New York, NY 10019
Tel. 212-975 6484
Cell. 917-406-9358
Fax. 212-975 7448
producer@rtltv.us
www.rtlnieuws.nl

Giuliani: Not America’s Mayor

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julie-menin/giuliani-not-americas-may_b_418008.html

Time and time again when elected officials attempt to make a point or show the American people that they are on top of things we always hear the phrase “The Buck Stops Here”Unfortunately the buck hasn’t stopped anywhere near any of our elected officials in recent memory.

To All,

There has been a lot of craziness going on surrounding the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act so we thought that we would give our perspective.

The act has been stalled in the House Health Subcommittee since July with little or no activity.

Rep. Frank Pallone has stated that he is doing all that he can to move the bill along but he does need to take at least some of the blame for the inactivity considering that in a press release this past September 11 he stated that he will be scheduling a mark-up of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009 in the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee at the end of this month. At the same time, Pallone, who chairs the Health Subcommittee, urged all supporters of the measure to mobilize and to press other members of the subcommittee to provide enough votes for approval.

“We can start the momentum with a mark-up, but we need to generate enough support to get it voted out of the subcommittee,” said Pallone. “The emergency responders put their lives on the line when they were needed, we should respond to their needs now.”

It is now 2010 and nothing has happened.

The least he can do is co-sponsor the bill as I do not see his name on the list of co-sponsors (see below)

That being said there are plenty of others to blame including the other 103 co-sponsors and the 331 representatives that have not co-sponsored the bill.

We need to go after them to put pressure to get this bill out of committee.

I have been told that there are three reasons why there has been no movement.

Primary Reason

Orders from the top (Obama and Pelosi) have pulled all available resources and put them on the National Health Care Bill.

I have been told that there are very few resources available to work on anything else.

If this is the case it is a very sad commentary on the ways things are getting done.

Also the veil of secrecy that continues to shield activity makes it very difficult to get the real story.

Secondary Concerns

It appears that members of the subcommittee as well of other members of Congress are concerned that the bill not only covers responders but residents and workers in NYC as well.

They tend to think that this is a New York issue and not a national concern.

Our response to that is that once Christie Whitman as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (a Federal Agency) made a public statement assuring everyone that the air quality was fine in New York City shortly after 9/11 this became a Federal issue.

There is also a concern that NYC was already given $1 billion to support health claims resulting from 9/11 but has only used that money to pay lawyers to fight the claims.

Unfortunately we cannot argue this point as it is a disgrace the way the WTC Captive Insurance Corp under the guidance of Mayor Bloomberg has handled 9/11 health claims over the past 5 years. (see link below)

The final issue is that of the many undocumented workers that are also covered under the current version of the bill.

It appears that many of the members of the committee are leery about opening up a can of worms if coverage is expanded to cover this portion of the population.

To this point we really do not have an answer but one would think they would be able to work something out.

So those are the facts as we know them.

Although most of the attention has been about the first responder portion of the bill because of the way our government works there are always other things involved.

Our recommendation would be to continue to reach out to your Representative to get him or her on board.

We would also like to know why Obama and Pelosi are allowed to basically bring all other work to a halt by assigning resources to their pet projects and why hasn’t the media been all over this.

We would ask Representative Pallone to at least co-sponsor the bill to show his support.

Finally we hope that everyone realizes that this is just the first step as if we do get these issues worked out there is still the Senate version of the bill S.1334 which currently only has 3 co-sponsors which will need to be addressed.

We hope this makes things a little clearer and we will continue to support this effort and keep you updated.

Below please find some additional information on both bills.

Dennis

H.R.847
Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 2/4/2009) Cosponsors (103)
Related Bills: S.1334
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.
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COSPONSORS(103), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] - 2/4/2009 Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] - 5/4/2009
Rep Arcuri, Michael A. [NY-24] - 2/4/2009 Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 10/20/2009
Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] - 2/10/2009 Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [GA-2] - 3/5/2009
Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] - 2/4/2009 Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] - 5/7/2009
Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] - 12/15/2009 Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] - 2/4/2009
Rep Cao, Anh “Joseph” [LA-2] - 12/1/2009 Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] - 9/15/2009

Rep Carney, Christopher P. [PA-10] - 10/22/2009 Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11] - 9/16/2009
Rep Christensen, Donna M. [VI] - 4/22/2009 Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11] - 2/4/2009
Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] - 4/29/2009 Rep Connolly, Gerald E. “Gerry” [VA-11] - 2/13/2009
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 3/31/2009 Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] - 7/31/2009
Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] - 2/4/2009 Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 12/1/2009
Rep Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. [PA-3] - 3/26/2009 Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] - 3/4/2009
Rep Dent, Charles W. [PA-15] - 3/5/2009 Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] - 3/5/2009
Rep Ellsworth, Brad [IN-8] - 10/20/2009 Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] - 2/4/2009
Rep Etheridge, Bob [NC-2] - 3/26/2009 Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] - 7/28/2009
Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 11/19/2009 Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] - 5/20/2009
Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [TX-20] - 7/28/2009 Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] - 2/10/2009
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 3/4/2009 Rep Hall, John J. [NY-19] - 2/4/2009

Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] - 11/19/2009 Rep Higgins, Brian [NY-27] - 2/4/2009
Rep Himes, James A. [CT-4] - 2/4/2009 Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 2/4/2009
Rep Hodes, Paul W. [NH-2] - 7/9/2009 Rep Holden, Tim [PA-17] - 12/1/2009
Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] - 3/10/2009 Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] - 2/4/2009

Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 11/16/2009 Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] - 9/10/2009
Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] - 2/4/2009
Rep Klein, Ron [FL-22] - 3/4/2009

Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 3/4/2009 Rep Lance, Leonard [NJ-7] - 2/25/2009
Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] - 3/10/2009 Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 3/4/2009

Rep Lee, Christopher J. [NY-26] - 2/4/2009 Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] - 3/4/2009

Rep Lipinski, Daniel [IL-3] - 9/22/2009 Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] - 2/4/2009
Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] - 12/1/2009 Rep Maffei, Daniel B. [NY-25] - 2/4/2009
Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] - 12/2/2009 Rep Massa, Eric J. J. [NY-29] - 2/4/2009
Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] - 2/4/2009 Rep McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10] - 6/4/2009
Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] - 12/15/2009 Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 2/4/2009
Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] - 2/4/2009 Rep McMahon, Michael E. [NY-13] - 2/4/2009
Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6] - 2/4/2009 Rep Murphy, Christopher S. [CT-5] - 3/10/2009
Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8] - 11/19/2009 Rep Murphy, Scott [NY-20] - 7/15/2009
Rep Murphy, Tim [PA-18] - 9/16/2009 Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] - 2/4/2009
Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] - 12/1/2009 Rep Neal, Richard E. [MA-2] - 11/19/2009
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] - 12/1/2009 Rep Nye, Glenn C., III [VA-2] - 12/8/2009
Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] - 2/4/2009 Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R. [PR] - 3/16/2009
Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 2/4/2009 Rep Reichert, David G. [WA-8] - 12/16/2009
Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] - 12/1/2009 Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] - 10/13/2009
Rep Sarbanes, John P. [MD-3] - 9/16/2009 Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 2/10/2009
Rep Schauer, Mark H. [MI-7] - 5/7/2009 Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] - 7/9/2009
Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] - 2/4/2009 Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] - 3/12/2009

Rep Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1] - 12/1/2009 Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] - 9/22/2009

Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] - 3/16/2009 Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] - 2/10/2009
Rep Stupak, Bart [MI-1] - 9/10/2009
Rep Sutton, Betty [OH-13] - 2/4/2009
Rep Thompson, Bennie G. [MS-2] - 10/13/2009 Rep Tonko, Paul D. [NY-21] - 2/4/2009
Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] - 2/4/2009 Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] - 11/19/2009
Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [NY-12] - 3/24/2009 Rep Walz, Timothy J. [MN-1] - 12/9/2009
Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] - 2/4/2009 Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] - 4/22/2009
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 2/4/2009

S.1334
Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY] (introduced 6/24/2009) Cosponsors (3)
Related Bills: H.R.847
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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COSPONSORS(3), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] - 6/24/2009 Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] - 6/24/2009
Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] - 6/24/2009

The Rich Get Richer and the Sick Continue to Suffer

http://www.where-to-turn.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=46070

WTC REPORTS 1 JANUARY 2010 - 2 NEW IDENTIFICATIONS

 http://www.where-to-turn.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=50327

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thompson to Chair Hearing on Terror Plot

January 7, 2010 (WASHINGTON) – On Wednesday, January 27th, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, will hold a hearing on the December 25 terror plot. The full committee hearing, entitled “Flight 253: Learning Lessons from an Averted Tragedy,” will occur at 10am in 311 Cannon House Office building. A witness list will follow.

Chairman Thompson released the following statement noticing the hearing:

“The Administration’s review of Christmas Day terror plot is still underway. This hearing will give us a unique opportunity to provide the public with insight on this event and the security failures that led to what the President has appropriately labeled a systemic failure. Our Homeland Security resources must come together to ensure that an incident like this does not occur again.”

House Homeland Security Committee Hearing:

Flight 253: Learning Lessons from an Averted Tragedy

10 a.m.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

311 Cannon House Office Building

# # #

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Please contact Dena Graziano or Adam Comis at (202) 225-9978

United States House of Representatives
Committee on Homeland Security
H2-176, Ford House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 226-2616 | Fax: (202) 226-4499
http://homeland.house.gov

To All,

As 2009 draws to a close and we embark on a new decade we would like to thank our volunteers and everyone else who made this a very successful year at Where to Turn.

Special thanks to Senators Savino and Lanza, Assemlymen Cusick, Tobacco and Titone, District Attorney Daniel Donovan, Councilmen Oddo, Ignizio and Mitchell, the Richmond County Bank Foundation and the Staten Island Bank Foundation for their ongoing support of our programs

Here are a few highlights.

Overall

Our two websites have attracted over 400,000 visitors and we continue to serve a distribution of over 10,000 on a daily basis.

The site is updated every day with articles of interest and our calendar lists upcoming events for any participating organization.

We continue to share information from numerous sources and allow all of our followers to form their own opinions on topics of interest.

We have links to over 800 support organizations and weekly update grant, employment and volunteer opportunities.

In the past year we have expanded our partnerships with the NYPD, the Mayor’s CAU, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the DA’s Office and both the Criminal and Family Courts, South Beach Psychiatric, Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries, the NRPA, the NY Blood Center and many local community and civic groups.

In 2009 over 2,500 volunteers participated in our programs including representatives from almost every school on Staten Island and we have provided volunteers and support for numerous other not for profits on Staten Island.

9/11 Support

We have posted updates to our site every day in 2009. We have also partnered with Arnie Korotkin and will continue to post 9/11 articles of interest on a daily basis.

We have kept pressure on our elected officials with letters and OP ED’s addressing everything from the continued lack of support for suffering survivors of 9/11, to the upcoming trials as well as the issue of the remains in Fresh Kills.

We continue to work on plans for the Hearts and Hands Memorial.

Preliminary designs are complete and we have commitments from most of the elected officials on Staten Island.

We have over 8,000 supporters following the memorial on Facebook and hope to begin construction in 2010.

We are trying to get “Extreme Makeover” involved in the project for a 10th Anniversary show.

Community Programs

Graffiti Cleanups

Working with the 122 and 123 precincts we completed over 350 cleanups with our court ordered participants.

Scott LoBaido also completed 51 American Flag Murals through our Flags Across Staten Island Program

Court Referrals

Working with the Criminal and Family Courts on Staten Island nearly 120 juveniles were sentenced to community service for non violent crimes and referred to Where to Turn. We coordinated
weekend activities and these juveniles performed nearly 3,500 hours of community service on Staten Island.

Information Forums

Over 100 local not for profits and nearly 1,000 students attended the two volunteer information forums that we held this year with the help of the Parks Department and South Beach Psychiatric.

Snow Shoveling for Seniors

Over 600 students participated in 2009 and shoveled for 650 seniors free of charge.

Re-Gifting for a Good Cause/Toy Drive

We collected over 2,500 items and toys most of which were redistributed to needy families on Staten Island. The remaining novelty items were sold at our yearly Blood Drive/Flea Market where we also collected nearly 100 pints of blood.

Academic All County Awards

In 2009 we once again partnered with St. John’s University and honored all graduating high school seniors on Staten Island who participated in a varsity sport while maintaining a 90 or above GPA in their junior and senior years.

Prom Dresses for All

We collected over 100 prom dresses which will be dry cleaned and made available to high school girls who are not able to afford them so that they might be able to attend their proms in 2010.

Park and Beach Cleanups

Partnering with the NRPA and the Department of Parks and Recreation we participated in over 20 park and beach cleanups in 2009

Restoration of the Asbury Methodist Cemetery

In the fall of 2009 we began the restoration with weekly cleanups which resulted in the clearing of half the property of 25 years of overgrowth. Our goal is to complete the cleanup in the spring and possibly convert some of the unused space into an urban garden while converting the exterior into the first dog walker’s park on Staten Island.

Looking Ahead to 2010

With the current state of the economy and the fiscal condition of New York we do realize that everyone is going to have to do more with less in 2010.

Our goal is to work with our elected officials and other not for profits to better coordinate and align our various projects.

By working together we have a better chance of getting things done.

We plan to expand our outreach and supply volunteers to more programs outside of Where to Turn.

We plan to hold forums to get input from Staten Islanders to help us prioritize our efforts.

We hope to expand our Crisis Relief Network and get more organizations and schools to participate and post on our website.

We will continue to act as a voice for those in need from 9/11 families to senior citizens.

We will continue to work with at risk students giving them opportunities to better themselves through innovative programs.

We hope to double the amount of volunteers participating in our programs.

But most importantly we will continue to listen to the concerns of those in need and create new programs to address those needs.

We will also add programs that have worked in other areas such as “Pedals for Progress” where we will begin collecting used bicycles. These bikes will be restored and shipped to third world countries
where they are the primary form of transportation. Since 1981 this program has shipped over 125,000 bikes and kept them out of our waste stream.

We hope that others will use our programs as templates and use them in other areas of the country.

In addition we will be continuing with 3 capital projects for which we will require significant funding.

Hearts and Hands Memorial – Creating a permanent home for the United in Memory 9/11 Victims Memorial Quilt by restoring abandoned buildings at the Sea View Campus.

Restoration of the Asbury Methodist Cemetery - Restoring the cemetery to its original condition. Majority of cost will be restoring the stone wall along Richmond Ave.

Restoration of TV studio at South Beach Psychiatric – Updating an outdated facility and create a working space for students to learn TV production skills.

We once again would like to thank all of you who have helped us in the past and hope that even more of you will become involved as we move into this new decade.

Check out our website at www.where-to-turn.org as we look forward to your feedback.

Happy New Year

Dennis McKeon
718-966-6531

SENDING ON BEHALF OF NORMA MANIGAN –

Norma Manigan
Senior Manager, Public Affairs
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
225 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10003