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Dear Friends of Lutheran Disaster Response of New York:
Here’s the September 28 edition of Comfort & Renew Online, a monthly e-newsletter provided by LDRNY. If you have something to share, please drop an email to mikki@LDRNY.org .
LDRNY & partners mark Sept. 11, six years later
LDRNY gathered with its partners on Sept. 7 for its annual get-together to commemorate Sept. 11. More than 120 people turned out for the event, which was generously sponsored by HSBC. To see photos marking the event, go to http://www.ldrny.org/resources/2007tribute.asp
Website provides info on lingering health effects
Marking the sixth anniversary of 9/11, the NYC Health Department has launched a website to provide up-to-date scientific information about the disaster’s lingering health effects, and to highlight the services available to those affected. It also includes easily accessible research findings and treatment options for the different groups of affected people: rescue and recovery workers, residents, children, city employees and others.www.nyc.gov/9-11HealthInfo
For more on WTC health and how you can help, visit http://www.LDRNY.org and click Top News.
Take a peek at the progress at Ground Zero
As rebuilding continues at Ground Zero, the area is really taking shape. If you haven’t viewed photos recently, the area looks nothing like the last time you’re seen it. For the latest images of planned development, including the Freedom Tower, visit http://www.wtc.com.
LDRNY partner co-hosts suicide-prevention conference
Faithful Response, an LDRNY partner, has been working with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Holliswood Hospital, Mental Health Association of Suffolk, NYS Office of Mental Hygiene, Perspectives, Response of Suffolk County, and Suffolk Community College on a Suicide Prevention Conference to be held Nov. 30. For more information, http://www.ldrny.org/topnews/topnews_feature.html Or call Michael Arcari, 516-679-0080 help@faithfulresponse.org.
Hurricane assistance offered
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced a reimbursement program that will provide relocation assistance to disaster victims displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The program will reimburse eligible applicants for relocation expenses up to $4,000 that were incurred between Feb. 1, 2006, and Feb. 29, 2008. Relocation assistance will be limited to travel costs. For more information on FEMA's Relocation Assistance program or to request reimbursement of relocation expenses, call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) (TTY: 1-800-462-7585). To prevent duplication of benefits, an applicant is only eligible to receive relocation assistance under either Hurricane Katrina (DR-1603-LA) or Hurricane Rita (DR-1607-LA), not both.
Koinonia NYC moves office to Highland Lakes location
Koinonia NYC, which has shared Ground Zero office space with LDRNY since February 2004, is re-organizing and consolidating office space to its main Highland Lakes location. It will continue to offer Faith Walks at Ground Zero from the LDRNY Comfort and Renew Center. Faith Walks at Ground Zero is an intentional time of learning stories from Sept. 11 and how the faith communities responded. To schedule a Faith Walk at Ground Zero call Koinonia at 1-800-980-2267 or e-mail Register@KoinoniaNY.org. Koinonia will also continue the NYC ministries of New Ground Day Camps and Servant Events during the summer of 2008. For additional information about any of these ministries, call 1-800-980-2267 or go to www.KoinoniaNY.org.
God’s blessings to Koinonia NYC director on her new call
Pr. Ann Tiemeyer, director of Koinonia NYC, an LDRNY partner, has been named program director for Women's Ministry by the National Council of Churches (NCC). She will start on Oct. 1. She will seek to champion the spiritual and professional development of women in positions of leadership and responsibility in the NCC and its member churches. She will also develop programs and experiences that will encourage women to become involved in the ecumenical movement, especially young women. As director of Koinonia NYC since 2002, Pr. Tiemeyer developed community based programs to respond to the effects of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. The programs include New Ground Day Camp, Faith Walks at Ground Zero and Servant Events in New York City. Pr. Tiemeyer has been a long supporter of LDRNY and its programs, and we wish her God’s blessings in her new role.
Shop for a Cause
On Oct. 13, Faithful Response, an LDRNY partner, is selling special $5 shopping passes and keeping 100 percent of the proceeds. Shopping passes support causes while allowing participants to enjoy a full day of discounts and events at Macy’s. Go to http://www.faithfulresponse.org for more information.
Tribute WTC Visitors Center features children’s 9/11 art
The Tribute WTC Visitors Center is hosting a new exhibition, Coming Together: Our Children Respond to 9/11 with Hope for the Future. The show, which runs through Jan. 18, is produced in collaboration with the NYU Child Study Center. The exhibit features paintings, collages and multimedia created between 2001 and 2006 by children in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. All of the work was created with the support of parents and teachers who recognized the strong need young people had and have to express their reactions to the catastrophic events of 9/11/01. To read more, go to www.LDRNY.org and click on Top News.
CERT Program trains volunteers
The CERT Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills.
Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. Every CERT volunteer is required to complete an eight-week, 24-hour Basic Training course. For more information including class schedules for Long Island, call 516-573-0648 or visit www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/OEM/CC/CERT
Don’t forget to check out LDRNY’s 5-year report
LDRNY has mailed its five-year retrospective report to all its partner agencies and donors. To see a thumbnail of the book, go to www.LDRNY.org. If you’d like a print copy mailed to you, contact Mikki Baloy (mikki@LDRNY.org)
Make a gift to LDRNY
LDRNY is grateful for the gifts it receives. You can earmark your gift to LDRNY for 9/11 assistance, programs for children, or wherever help is needed most. To send a gift, see the contact info below.
LDRNY contact info
To contact LDRNY, call 1-866-864-1600, or send an email to Mikki@ldrny.org. Visit the website for information on any of our programs – www.LDRNY.org.
LDRNY
22 Cortlandt St. 10007
New York, NY
1-866-864-1600
212-406-9736
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