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[You Can Help][Homeland Security][Flight 93][Flight 11][Flight 77][Flight 175][Pentagon][WTC]American Red Cross - Westmoreland County Chapter
Continuing donations are accepted at the Westmoreland County Chapter of the American Red Cross located at Plymouth Center, (Old Rughton School Building), Greensburg, PA on Mondays from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Fridays from Noon to 4:30 p.m.
There is a wide variety of volunteer opportunities at the Red Cross to support all of the organization's services. People who wish to volunteer should contact their local American Red Cross chapter because the vast majority of volunteer opportunities are typically found within an individual's local community. International disaster relief workers are drawn from a pool of paid and volunteer staff with extensive prior experience.
Individuals wishing to make a financial donation to the American Red Cross may send a check to their local Red Cross chapter or to:
American Red Cross
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, DC 20013.Also, donors may call 1-800-HELP-NOW (1-800-435-7669) or, for Spanish speakers, 1-800-257-7575 to charge a financial contribution to their credit cards. Donations may also be made on their secure Internet site.
Network for Good is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using the Web to help people get more involved in their communities - from volunteering and donating money, to speaking out on issues you care about.
The Twin Towers Orphan Fund is a charitable trust fund designed to benefit those children who lost one or both parents by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and among the passengers and crews aboard the four hijacked airliners.
Although directly related to mitigating the damage of the terrorist acts of September 11, the TTOF is not a disaster relief fund, but instead is a long-term higher educational and health care support trust fund with a potential life span of more than 20 years.
[Top of Page][You Can Help][Homeland Security][Flight 93][Flight 11][Flight 77][Flight 175][Pentagon][WTC]Take a look at our listing of links related to homeland security, including a link to the Homland Security web page indicating the current threat level.
[Top of Page][You Can Help][Federal Gov.][Flight 93][Flight 11][Flight 77][Flight 175][Pentagon][WTC]On September 24, 2002 Congress passed the Flight 93 National Memorial Act. The Act created a new national park unit to "commemorate the passengers and crew of Flight 93...". Follow this link to the web site devoted to this effort.
Dateline NBC story about the heros of flight 93. This story includes a Jane Pauley interview with Jere Longman author of "Among the Heros" a book about the final moments of the flight. Evidence about how a group of Americans stopped a terrorist attack on Sept. 11.
[Top of Page][You Can Help][Federal Gov.][Flight 93][Flight 11][Flight 77][Flight 175][Pentagon][WTC]In memory of the passengers of Flight 11
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[Top of Page][You Can Help][Homeland Security][Flight 93][Flight 11][Flight 77][Flight 175][Pentagon][WTC]Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation was created in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 by Governor Pataki and then-Mayor Giuliani to help plan and coordinate the rebuilding and revitalization of Lower Manhattan, defined as everything south of Houston Street.
World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition
The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) administered the World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition. Through this competition, the jury selected a design for a single memorial that will remember and honor all loss of life on September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993.
Take a look at the winning memorial design, Reflecting Absence by architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker. While on this site, take a look at the design animation . Just click on the appropriate player when you get to the page. (Quicktime or Windows Media Player required to view animation.)
Click here to listen to the NPR story about the winining memorial design. (Windows Media Player or Real Player required to listen to story.)
[Top of Page][You Can Help][Homeland Security][Flight 93][Flight 11][Flight 77][Flight 175][Pentagon][WTC]This memorial lists those who died in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania when terrorists hijacked four U.S. planes on September 11, 2001. Personal information accompanying the individual records comes from CNN reports, newspaper obituaries and information submitted by friends and family.
Explore archives for radio, television, and other media, and see the plans for rebuilding and recovering. Also included are links to sites that reflect topics not directly related to September 11, but that have been part of our collective consciousness in since the September 11th terrorist attacks.
A Selection of items from September 11 and Beyond
A review of the economic impact on New York of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. From the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO). Opens directly into a PDF (Adobe Acrobat) file; (free) reader required.
Dozens of short videos from independent producers "which capture timely and heartfelt reactions to the tragedy that shook the world." Includes producer biographies and program synopses.
The Web site for a Public Broadcasting System (PBS) special in which "three diverse Arab Americans share their stories of living under an unwelcome spotlight since September 11, 2001." Includes clips from the program, the storyline, background on the program subjects, and in Resources, an annotated list of related links.
Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero
The Web site for a Frontline program that explored questions such as "where was God on Sept. 11?" and "what is the nature of evil?" The site includes video excerpts, commentary from the producer, and interviews with religious leaders, thinkers, and writers featured in the program, which first aired on September 3, 2002.
NEA Health Information Network (NEA HIN)
The goal of this site is to help teachers, education support professionals and parents to make public school great for every child by keeping our schools the safest place to be. On this site you will find important information about gun safety issues, crisis management, homeland security and the war on terrorism.
September 11: Lessons and Resources for Classroom Teachers
"Education World has culled from the Web and listservs a list of possible resources" teachers can use to "help their students understand the attacks that took place September 11, 2001." In addition to an annotated list of lesson plans and related links, Education World provides five lesson plans of its own.
September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
The site for "an advocacy organization founded by family members of September Eleventh victims. Its mission is to seek effective nonviolent responses to terrorism, and identify a commonality with all people similarly affected by violence throughout the world." Includes events, news, contact information, and a selection of readings, 40 Ways to Peace, Not 40 Years of War.
"Hundreds of useful links for teachers. The listing of resources, sample lesson plans, syllabi and modules should be especially helpful." From The Clarke Center at Dickinson College, PA.
Document New York: New York City 9.11.01
"An online documentary project incorporating photographic portraits and words. This site archives people's feelings about the events in New York" on September 11, 2001. Over two hundred images and stories, browsable alphabetically by author. From the Flux Factory, a not-for-profit arts organization.
Employment in Areas of Manhattan Affected by the Events of September 11, 2001
This fact sheet presents the pre-September 11 payroll employment counts, subdivided by major industry divisions, in lower Manhattan (New York City), which were affected by the events of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. A map and description of the three affected areas is available. There are also related links to the Covered Employment and Wages Program (CEW/ES-202). From the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor statistics.
In the Light of Memory: A Spherical Panorama from the South Tower, World Trade Center
A luminous bird's-eye view of New York City, created as six paintings based on photographs taken from the South Tower of the World Trade Center. By artist Christopher Evans for The New-York Historical Society.
Twin Towers Remembered: The Photography of Camilo Jose Vergara
This exhibition features photographs of the World Trade Center "from far-off neighborhoods in New Jersey and the outer boroughs, from ferry boats on New York Harbor, from 'below' on the plaza, and from within the Twin Towers themselves. What emerges...is a comprehensive index of the myriad ways (emotionally, geographically, intellectually) that the people of greater NYC and their visitors defined themselves in relation to the city’s most prominent landmark." From The New-York Historical Society.
This site from the Public Broadcasting System "is a snapshot of PBS's coverage of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. This Web site was maintained in the months immediately following the attacks, and now serves as an archive of related resources, analysis and discussion from that moment in time." Includes interviews, transcripts, audio, video, essays, and more.
Pilgrimage: Looking at Ground Zero
"Kevin Bubriski's photo essay...concentrates on the stunned visages of some of the thousands of people who made the trek to Ground Zero in the weeks following the attack." From The New-York Historical Society.
Beyond Ground Zero: The Forensic Science of Disaster Recovery
An exhibit "comprised of images taken by photojournalist Richard Press at the NYC Medical Examiner's Office and Fresh Kill's landfill in the months since September. The photographs document and describe the efforts of investigators and forensic experts to find and identify victims of the [World Trade Center] disaster." From The New-York Historical Society.
USA Today's two-part series on the decision to clear the U.S. skies of all civilian aircraft after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It outlines how the decision was made and how the resulting order was carried out. There are also links to related USA Today articles.
A collection of resolutions, testimony, declarations, and other documents from a number of official sources including the United States government, other national governments, and various international conferences and organizations. Part of The Avalon Project at Yale Law School.
Information on Promoting Tolerance after the September 11 Terrorist Attacks
This site offers "information that may be helpful to central office and building administrators, as well as counseling and teaching staff, when it comes to the issue of tolerance." From the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA). Includes tips and essays for promoting tolerance and understanding.
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) "has made these materials available free of charge to the public in order to promote the ability of children and youth to cope with the anniversary of September 11." Includes tips for educators, parents, and teens. Other resources include Memorial Activities At School: A List of "Do's" and "Don'ts" and Guidelines for Responsible Media Coverage of the September 11 Anniversary.
The Effects of September 11 on the Leading Search Engine
"This article examines how people used the Internet in general, and Google in particular, to seek and to deliver desperately wanted information about the lives lost and damage inflicted by the attacks." By librarian Richard Wiggins for First Monday, a peer-reviewed Internet journal.
The Web site for "an advocacy group comprised of family members of those killed at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and on the four hijacked commercial airliners." Includes news, a timetable of September 11 anniversary events, information about building safety, and links to discussions of proposals for a World Trade Center memorial.
Writers Respond to 9/11 and Its Aftermath
A brief, well-chosen collection of essays and columns "written in the six months following September 11....[The writers'] observations on American politics and world events offer personal and diverse viewpoints that can enhance or challenge our own understanding." From Alameda County (CA) Public Library.