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The school year is in full swing now; please read this month's featured story about our educational outreach efforts. Our goal is to provide free admission and teacher support for one class in every middle school in New York City!
Thanks for supporting our efforts in continuing 9/11 education!
The Tribute Center is also organizing a new exhibit downstairs, Rebuilding the World Trade Center. Please visit the Tribute Center and take a look this fall! We can't wait to see you.
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THE 2012 ZURICH K.A.M.P. AWARDS
On October 24th, for the third consecutive year, the 9/11 Tribute Center will proudly host a ceremony honoring the 2012 K.A.M.P. award winners with executives and past KAMP winners from Zurich North America. In 2002, Zurich created the K.A.M.P. award as a living legacy to honor four employees lost on 9/11: John Keohane, Peggy Alario, Kathy Moran and Lud Picarro. "K.A.M.P." is an acronym for their last names and carries a reminder to all employees to "Keep A Meaningful Perspective." The K.A.M.P. award serves as a tribute to their courage and dedication and is an enduring way to remember and inspire others to make a difference.
Since its inception in 2002, the K.A.M.P. award has been presented to 48 employees from offices across the United States who display an ability to lead and motivate others to exceed expectations. Winners also give back to the communities where Zurich has a presence. As the commercial property and casualty insurer celebrates its 100 year anniversary of insuring America this year, Zurich continues to give back millions annually in donations of time and money.
Nominations for the K.A.M.P. award are accepted in July from colleagues who feel a coworker has demonstrated the following criteria: passionate about their work, courageous in spirit, leads and motivates others and shows a commitment to community. Winners are then chosen annually by former winners and senior leaders.
Headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, Zurich North America brings winners of the K.A.M.P. Awards to New York for three days. During the visit, K.A.M.P. award winners, along with past winners, visit the 9/11 Tribute Center, participate in a service activity, and attend an award ceremony to celebrate the lives of John Keohane, Peggy Alario, Kathy Moran and Lud Picarro.
"The K.A.M.P. award winners are examples of the 'best of Zurich' in how they lead and motivate others," said Jillian Walsh, director of Community Investment for Zurich North America. "We wanted to develop an award to sustain the legacy of John, Peggy, Kathy and Lud and celebrate those their example inspires each year. The award is considered one of the highest honors bestowed upon an employee at Zurich."
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GENERAL TALUTO VISITS THE 9/11 TRIBUTE CENTER
 | | Left to right: Tribute Center Co-Founder and President, Lee Ielpi; Major General Joseph Taluto; Brigadier General Paul C. Genereux, Jr.; LTC Paul Ciorra |
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 we were so honored to join Major General Joseph Taluto, former Adjutant General for the State of New York and Commander of the 42nd Infantry Division, New York National Guard. Accompanying him, LTC Paul Ciorra, Major General Taluto's aid in Iraq and Deputy Inspector, NYPD Highway Patrol and Brigadier General Paul C. Genereux, Jr., Assistant Adjutant General of the State of New York National Guard.
Major General Taluto commanded the division and Task Force Liberty during its historic deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III 2004-2005. He then served as the Joint Task Force Major Commander during the 42nd Infantry Division's initial emergency response mission to assist the City of New York in its security and recovery operations following the September 11th terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center. He directed a force of some 2,000 Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines to assist the city's Office of Emergency Management.
General Genereux was direct commissioned into the Army Reserves as a first lieutenant in February 1978. Prior to his current position, he served as Commander, 42nd Infantry "Rainbow" Division. He deployed in 2004, serving as the Assistant Division Commander. During this period, the 42nd Infantry Division was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as the Multinational Division. Prior to becoming the Assistant Division Commander, General Genereux served as Deputy Commander, 53rd Troop Command and Deputy Commander in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack in New York City.
LTC Paul Ciorra, was Major General Taluto's aide in Iraq and formally served as a Captain with NYPD's intel division and is currently a Deputy Inspector with the NYPD Highway Patrol.
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9/11 EDUCATION TRANSFORMING STUDENTS
 This spring the 9/11 Tribute Center began an ambitious and exciting new program that will make a difference in the awareness and understanding of September 11th among New York City's public school students.
This new program provided complimentary admission to the Tribute Center for over 2,400 public school students. Students toured the galleries with a staff member to understand the events of 9/11 at an age-appropriate level and then met with a Tribute docent who shared a personal 9/11 experience with them and provided his or her insights to the 9/11 Memorial. Students and teachers were also given educational resources and materials to continue classroom learning about 9/11.
Because of the success of this program, beginning this school year, the 9/11 Tribute Center has begun, an active campaign to fund admission to this program for one class for every middle school in the New York City public school system. Teachers who have visited the 9/11 Tribute Center are transformed into catalysts within their school community. Teachers who have visited the Tribute Center inspire others to understand the importance of talking about 9/11 and appreciate the civic values that a 9/11 study brings forth. Students surprise their teachers (who are often unsure or uncomfortable about discussing the events of 9/11) with their desire to know more abut this history.
The 9/11 Tribute Center needs your help to meet this goal and to expand educational programming. One class and one teacher from every middle school in New York City will inspire the entire school system to make other students and teachers aware of the strong interest in the history of September 11th and move us closer to our goal of making this education a vital priority. We are currently doubling the number of our docents that are trained to work with school groups, and are poised to invite twice as many classes to the Tribute Center this year.
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Join Our New Education Campaign!
Sponsor one class, so that we can educate every middle and high school in New York City to think about 9/11, inspiring others in their school community to learn more.
Sponsor one class of 10 students with a $100 gift.
Sponsor one class of 30 students with a $300 gift.
Sponsor 5 classes with a $1,500 gift.
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CHECK OUT TRIBUTE'S NEW EXHIBIT
 Next month the 9/11 Tribute Center will open a new exhibit, Rebuilding the World Trade Center offering sweeping vistas, astounding media that includes several "fly-through" animations and "everything-you-wanted-to-know" facts and inter-actives about the new World Trade Center towers. Unique personal stories share reflective views about the transformation of the World Trade Center and the community of Lower Manhattan that surrounds it, told by those who are a part of the rebuilding effort. "The World Trade Center site is really at the heart of Lower Manhattan and its rebuilding. As the buildings rise, Lower Manhattan's central core is being restored and coming back. It's the epicenter, it's what people from all over the world come to see," said Robin Forst, Director of External Relations, Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center and local resident.
The exhibition focuses on how integration of the 9/11 Memorial, community, transportation and the new WTC Towers will create a revolutionary change to of Lower Manhattan. "The crystalline top of the tower [WTC 2] respects the master plan and bows down to the Memorial Park commemorating the tragic events that unfolded here. But it is also a powerful symbol of hope for the future. The dramatic height of the tower celebrates the spirit that has historically driven Manhattan to build tall, and the diamond-shaped top will be a crowning landmark on the city's skyline," said architect Lord Norman Foster, Foster + Partners.
The exhibition will open this November. The 9/11 Tribute Center will host several programs over the next year with partners in the rebuilding sharing specific insights on the progress.
To see a list of programs, visit our website |
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VISITOR CARDS FROM THE TRIBUTE CENTER
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Here are just a few visitor cards from our extraordinary collection:
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WORLD TRADE CENTER NEWS & EVENTS
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The September 11th Widows and Victims Families' Association, Inc., a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization, supports victims of terrorism and their families through education, communication and peer support.
The Tribute WTC Visitor Center, a program of the Association, connects and educates visitors with personal experiences of terrorism. Programs, exhibitions, and tours led by volunteers who experienced the effects of terrorism first-hand convey personal and varied perspectives and inspirational acts of generosity. Programs inspire understanding and compassion among cultures.
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