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Dear Friends of Lutheran Disaster Response of New York:
Here’s the December 2nd edition of Comfort & Renew Online, a weekly e-newsletter provided by LDRNY. If you have something to share, please drop an email to mikki@LDRNY.org
LDRNY partner makes documentary about trauma & grief
Dr. David Grand, clinical director of Faithful Response, an LDRNY partner program, is making a documentary film, After the Flags Go Away.? It's about trauma and grief long after events such as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, bombings and accidents. To watch a clip of the movie, go to www.LDRNY.org. Click on Top News. LDRNY deputy coordinator for Long Island Pr. Tom Taylor is working on the project. Dr. Grand and his team will be leaving from New York to go to New Orleans on Dec. 7 to talk with Katrina victims.
NYDIS honors LDRNY for its Unmet Needs Roundtable work
LDRNY, a founding member of NYDIS, was honored last week for participating in the 9/11 Unmet Needs Roundtable since its inception in 2002. The award was presented at the NYDIS Annual Meeting, which was attended by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, OEM Commissioner Joseph Bruno, and Ken Curtin of FEMA. Other honorees included the Salvation Army, Hurricane Katrina volunteers, and generous donors like Stroock, Stroock, and Lavan, LLP.
Note date change for LDRNY's workshop on trauma/stress
Lutheran Disaster Response of New York will sponsor two workshops on Comprehensive Acute Traumatic Stress Management, Dec. 9 and Dec. 17, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Long Island. Workshops will be given by Dr. Ray Shelton for the CERT CARE Team and the Medical Reserve Corp.
Dec. 9, Freeport Firehouse 15 Broadway, Freeport
NEW DATE: Dec. 17, Grace Lutheran Church 1294 Bellmore Ave., N. Bellmore. Register by Dec. 5. Call 516-679-0080 or email faithfulresponse@ldrny.org. For more information, go to www.LDRNY.org and click on Faithful Response.
Want to be a docent for Ground Zero tours?
The 9/11 Families Association is training volunteer docents to lead tours of Ground Zero. There are training dates in November in December. You can download an application at http://www.ldrny.org/GroundZero/GroundZero4.asp> or visit http://tributenyc.org/
Volunteers still needed
Check www.LDRNY.org for volunteer opportunities for Hurricane Katrina with several agencies, both in New York and in the Gulf Coast. Click on the Katrina page.
Take a planned Faith Walk around Ground Zero
LDRNY partner Koinonia NYC invites you to take a Faith Walk around Ground Zero. Faith Walks are inspirational and educational tours of Ground Zero and surrounding landmarks, encouraging healing and hope in the face of despair. If you’re planning a trip to New York City, or want to read more about others’ experiences, go to www.LDRNY.org. Participants always report back that they liked the Faith Walk. Here is a comment from one person: "It was informative, very moving, and certainly uplifting. In your very kind and thoughtful manner, you put us all at ease. Your friendly way made us all able to participate and enjoy this opportunity."
Make a gift to LDRNY
LDRNY is grateful for the gifts it receives. If you’d like to make a donation to honor or memorialize someone, send a check to LDRNY at the address below. Tell us who should be notified of the gift, and please provide an address. Thrivent members will have their gift matched.
You may now make a gift to support the work of LDRNY among the hidden victims of Sept. 11 online, thanks to Lutheran Community Foundation’s Charity Finder. Go to
http://www.thelcf.org/donors/charityfinder_details.asp?charity_id=145
Events, programs and training on www.LDRNY.org <http://www.LDRNY.org/>
You’re reminded to check the LDRNY.org website often for a complete listing of events taking place around Ground Zero and in lower Manhattan, and for programs and training relating to 9/11. They’re listed here: http://www.ldrny.org/comfort/comfort3.asp
Helpful sites you may want to visit
• Lifenet www.9-11MentalHealth.org 1-800-LIFENET.
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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