The Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee & City of Newton
Cordially invite you to our
Annual 9-11 Commemoration
Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at the
Newton 9-11 Memorial
(on the front lawn of the Newton Centre
Fire Department Headquarters)
1164 Centre Street
6:00 PM
(Visit www.newton9-11.org)
Rain or Shine (in Fire Station if raining)
From the Newton TAB:
“Last year, Stephanie Galvani of Natick ran the Boston Marathon and raised more than $6,000 to support the Newton 9/11 Memorial Fund. This year her cousin, Brad Hauert, of Denver, Colo., also ran the Marathon and has so far raised $5,000 for the Memorial Fund.”
Read more here
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A big thank you to Brad Hauert, who is running the 2015 Boston Marathon to raise funds for the Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee! Brad, who attended graduate school at Boston College and works in aviation in Arizona, was inspired to run by the memory of Amy Toyen. Amy is one of the Newton residents listed on the Memorial. Please visit Brad’s race website, which can be found here. Funds raised will go toward the maintenance of the Memorial.
Please join us for the annual meeting of the Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee, It will take place at Newton City Hall, Room 202, on Monday, August 11th, at 7pm.
All are welcome. We will be planning the Sept 11th ceremony.
Volunteers from the Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee were at the St. Mary of Carmen Festival last weekend. Our thanks to the St. Mary of Carmen Society for allowing us to participate.
Tuesday night at Newton City Hall, the design jury of the Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee, Inc. convened to select the final design for the memorial to the Newton residents killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Mark Sangiolo, an architect and Upper Falls resident, submitted the winning design.
The selection of Sangiolo’s design followed presentations by him and three other architects: Susan Israel of studio2sustain and Anatol Zukerman, both of Newton, and Elena Kalman of Elena Kalman Architect, Stamford, Connecticut. The jury had time to question the architects, reflect on the designs, and listen to jurors’ commentary.
Among the most moving of the comments was provided by Newton fireman Jay Bourgeois, who participated in rescue operations at the World Trade Center site. Bourgeois explained that he was voting for Sangiolo’s design because it plainly referenced the day when thousands died. Fifty years hence, Bourgeois explained, no one will encounter Sangiolo’s monument and wonder what it represents. Continue reading “Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee Selects Design”
Special thanks to Lois Charles and her aching knee tirelessly going around asking for donations from everybody waiting for the fireworks at Albermarle Field on July 4th. We raised $466.00 toward our 9-11 Memorial.
For those who missed it, here’s a link to Ginny Gardner’s interview last week regarding the 9/11 Memorial on the Jeff Katz Show on AM1200:
Jenn Adams interviewed Sande Young & Ginny Gardner on NewTV’s Newton News.