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9-11 Patch Project Bus To Stop In Manhattan On June 18

9-11 Patch Project Bus to Stop in Manhattan on June 18

Staff Report  /  June 16, 2011  /  Views: 234  /   No Comments

The year 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, tragedy when 343 firefighters and thousands of others perished as terrorists attacked the World Trade Center Towers in New York City.

In December, 2001, a uniform patch was developed to raise financial help for the families of those who perished that day doing their jobs as firefighters.

To date, some $300,000 has been raised and more than 6,000 organizations around the world have adopted the patch as their official uniform patch. This year, a 10-year anniversary patch has been developed to re-emphasize "WE WILL NEVER FORGET 9/11," and the effort has been expanded to include all who participated in the rescue efforts that tragic day, including fire, police, rescue personnel and others.

The 9-11 Patch Project bus is zig-zagging across the country promoting the 10-year anniversary patch in hopes that all public safety organizations across the nation will continue to support the Never Forget 9/11 project. Certainly, the need is still here.

The trip started in Manhattan Beach, California, and will end in Manhattan, New York, arriving there on September 11.

The bus will make a stop in Manhattan at Manhattan Fire Station 1 during the Firefighters Association Summer Bash on June 18, at 6:30 p.m.

All organizations that choose to support the effort by purchasing patches and/or window decals will have their pictures taken, to be included in an album of all the supporters across the nation which will be presented, along with all donations collected, upon their arrival on September 11, in Manhattan, New York.

Please join the Manhattan Fire and Police Departments and be a supporter of this effort. For more information visit its web site at www.manhattanfire.org.

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