There are two more pages of links

Memorial Pages

Informational or Opinion Pages

Human Rights Tragedy In Afghanistan
http://www.afghan-women.com/rawa/tymstrt.htm

A Cop's Story - at Celtic Mist

How to Help the Rescue Effort

You can send any card to help cheer 
those in hospitals, police, firemen, etc to:

TOWER TRAGEDY
P.O. BOX 2
ISLAND PARK, N.Y. 11558

The cards received will be delivered to many different hospitals, 
plus helping to cheer the local fire and police departments. 
Help support your nation.
To send a donation or a letter to help the victims of the
World Trade Center tragedy, write:

World Trade Center Relief Fund
P.O. Box 5028
Albany, NY 12205

To send letters of encouragement to the following New
York City officials, write:

Mayor Rudolph Giuliani
New York City Hall
1 City Hall
New York, NY 10007-1200

Commissioner Bernard Kerik
New York City Police Department
Community Relations
1 Police Plaza
New York, NY 10038-1497
Note: Almost 60 police officers were missing and feared
dead, as of Sept. 12

Commissioner Thomas Von Essen
New York City Fire Department
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, NY 10005
Note: More than 200 firefighters were missing and
feared dead, as of Sept. 12

To send letters relating to the Pentagon deaths, write:

Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
The Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-0003

To send letters to the airlines involved in the attacks,
write:

James E. Goodwin, CEO
United Customer Relations
P.O. Box 66100
Chicago, IL 60666
NOTE: Sixteen crew members and 94 passengers were
killed in the crashes of the two United Airlines planes
that were hijacked.

Don Carty, CEO
American Airlines
4333 Amon Carter Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76155
NOTE: Seventeen crew members and at least 110
passengers were killed in the crashes of the two
American Airlines planes that were hijacked.

Please also consider sending a letter of encouragement
to President Bush, as he is making critical decisions
about the nation's response to these attacks:

President George W. Bush
The White House
Washington, DC 20500

How NOT To Help the Rescue Effort

Sadly, there are scams and cons cropping up as unethical persons seek to
take advantage of the outpouring of good will that followed the
terrorist attack. For example:

September 12, 2001 -- Email protection and consumer advocacy
groups warned today of online attempts to fraudulently profit
from yesterday's attacks on the USA. These attempts are taking
the form of unsolicited e-mail ("spam") and postings in
community forums, soliciting "donations" in the name of
victims of the attacks. A typical message claims to be part of
an "Express Relief Fund" or "Victims Survivor Fund". One
message claims that donations will go to the Red Cross, but
the donation link leads to a Web site unconnected with that
organization.

The Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email (CAUCE) and
SpamCon Foundation offer these tips to help determine whether
a request is valid:

* If you don't know the organization or person who sent the
request, it's probably fraudulent.

* Virtually no bona-fide relief agencies request funds by
sending email to people who are not already involved in that
agency.

Solicitations made in this way may also violate laws in the
United States and Europe. (See http://law.spamcon.org .)

* If you click on a link to donate, examine the URL shown in
your browser. If the domain name of the URL is hidden,
unfamiliar, or doesn't match the link's text, the request is
probably fraudulent.

* Verify the solicitor's identity through another medium (such
as phone) before giving money. Spammers frequently forge the
identity and style of well-known entities to gain credibility.

Thanks to our friends at CAUCE (Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial
 http://www.cauce.org ) for the above info.

Salvation Army 
1-800-SAL-ARMY

Talking to Kids About Terrorism 
http://www.parenthood.com/articles/phw2445.htm

Grieving Americans - Dr. Phil Helps
http://oprah.com/tows/pastshows/tows_past_20010919.html

Expert Advice on Coping
http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/1700.51479

Emotional Wellness
http://webcenter.health.webmd.netscape.com/living_better_content/emo/article/1674.51527

Best Response to Terror: Sharing & Caring
http://webcenter.healthcenter.health.webmd.netscape.com/content/article/1728.88679

America Under Attack -- 
Understanding, Expectations & Words of Comfort
http://oprah.com/tows/pastshows/tows_past_20010917.html



PRINTABLE FLAG * * *

Plus Star-Spangled manners
Important do's and don'ts.

http://www.nj.com/crisis/index.ssf?/crisis/more/flagetiquette.html

http://www.usflag.org/flag.etiquette.html

Free Printable U.S. Flags 
http://www.geocities.com/usflagpics/home.html 


If you have a color printer, you can print out this template, cut it, 
fold it, and attach it to the antenna on your car. It also makes a nice 
window placement. 
http://www.illusivewebdesign.com/myrally/flag/



Make sure you know the rules for displaying the American Flag... 
http://post369.columbus.oh.us/scouting.d/flag.d/display.us.flag.html 



To offer your help: 


American Liberty Partnership 
http://www.libertyunites.org
 

Hunger Relief Resources 
http://www.kitchenlink.com/hunger.html

The Vermont teddy bear company is donating teddy bears to families of 
the victims, police bears fireman bears angel bears, etc., and they want 
to be able to send personalized cards with the bears. They are asking 
people to go to their website and fill out a card online and they will 
send it with a bear. It took be awhile to get to the 'card area' 
........ (It seems to be very busy )....But if you can get in, please 
send a message to the families and children of the victims, the rescuers 
and the people who worked at the WTC. Thanks! 
http://www.vermontteddybear.com/

These chat rooms are specifically for counseling, grief sharing and coping. Professional counselors are available, and other kind souls just provide a shoulder to cry on. You'll find links to many other resources which can help you live through crisis.

http://www.find-a-therapist.com/community.htm

WORLD TRADE CENTER SURVIVORS BY NAME

This is an official list of people who worked in theWorld Trade Center complex and officially SURVIVED,
as well as their basic medical condition.

It's updated every few minutes. It's the same list in use by stricken families...
http://wtc.ny.com/

Blood Bank Locator

Give blood. Call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE to locate the blood bank 
nearest you. Please note the Red Cross is inundated with calls 
and blood donations, so consider donating in the next few weeks. Blood is a perishable commodity and will be needed for a long time as victims receive operations to repair the damage from their wounds. 

Make donations to the American Red Cross. Financial contributions can be made at 1-800-HELP-NOW or online.

If you cannot get through to the American Red Cross website, you 
can make your check out to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief 
Fund and mail it to the following address: American Red Cross 
Disaster Relief Fund, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013.

To make a blood donation, please call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or contact your local blood service organization. To help the victims of this and other disasters through a financial contribution, call 1-800- HELP-NOW to make a credit card donation or Internet users can make a secure online credit card contribution by clicking here http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html 

Donating to the Red Cross
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If you are interested in making a cash donation to the American Red Cross, skip the Red Cross' Web site -- which is being hammered by visitors from around the world -- and head over to

http://www.amazon.com/paypage/PKAXFNQH7EKCX

Our friends at Amazon have created an Honor System donation page for the American Red Cross. Click on the "Give now!" button to donate from US$1.00 to US$100.00. Every penny donated will go to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund -- Amazon.com is waiving its usual fees.

As of 1:00 AM Central Time Thursday morning, Amazon has collected US$1,820,408.30 for the American Red Cross.

FEMA Suggests Donation Avenues To Help Victims 
Washington, D.C. ...Updated September 11, 2001 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is urging those interested in helping victims of the apparent terrorist events to give blood or cash donations. Those interested in giving blood should call the American Red Cross blood donation hotline, at 1-800-448-3543. The American Red Cross can accept cash donations through 1-800-HELP NOW, and the Salvation Army can accept financial contributions through 1-800-SAL ARMY. Persons who wish to donate their services should contact their local American Red Cross office. FEMA does not accept donations, but works closely with volunteer agencies that provide a wide variety of services after emergencies, including childcare, crisis counseling, sheltering and food. For more information about voluntary organizations active in disasters, go to www.nvoad.org 

UNITY RIBBON GIVE-AWAY THIS WEEKEND

To show support for our country and honor the victims and their families, Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. will be giving away red-white-and-blue ribbons at all of our Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts and Jo-Ann etc stores across the nation this Saturday and Sunday. The free ribbons will be available at all 990 stores and will come with instructions for crafting either  a unity ribbon lapel pin or bracelet.

In addition, joann.com will include the free ribbons and project sheets in all boxes packed this Saturday and Sunday. 

The free ribbons are available while supplies last.

Click for Unity Ribbon project instructions.

Our hope is that, in some small way, this can help people express the way they feel in their hearts.

ONLINE NEWS SOURCES

THE NEW YORK TIMES
http://www.nytimes.com

THE WASHINGTON POST
http://www.washingtonpost.com

NEWSMAX
http://www.NewsMax.com

CAPITOL HILL NEWS
http://www.hillnews.com

FREE REPUBLIC
http://www.freerepublic.com

LINKS AND INFORMATION

WTC SURVIVORS
This is an official list of people who worked in the
World Trade Center complex and officially SURVIVED,
as well as their basic medical condition.
It's updated every few minutes.
http://wtc.ny.com/

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AmeriCares has established a fund to aid the victims
of the attack. Call 1-800-486-4357
or visit www.americares.org to contribute to
the "Aid for Terrorist Attack Victims."

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CNN's Breaking News email service -- 
a short email message about urgent stories as they happen
(there have been about a dozen per day since Tuesday, 
but typically it's a few a week.)
http://www.CNN.com/EMAIL/

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HOW TO TALK TO CHILDREN ABOUT THE DISASTER

 http://www.talkingwithkids.org

http://www.talkingwithkids.org/television/twk-news.html

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THE WHITE HOUSE WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE STATEMENTS...
 http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/briefings/index.html


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EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:
AIRLINES:
Friends and family who wish to check on passengers and flights may call:
American Airlines, 1-800-245-0999
United Airlines, 1-800-932-8555

CONSTANT UPDATES WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NTSB
(National Transportation Board regarding the four downed airliners.)
http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/pressrel.htm


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WORLD TRADE CENTER BUSINESSES:

These are the registered tenants, and the number of employees officially staffed in each office.
http://www.linkydinky.com/WTCtenants.shtml

Emergency number for Morgan Stanley:
1-888-883-4391
Emergency number for Carr Futures:
1-800-755-7620

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PENTAGON PERSONNEL:

Pentagon employees only are asked to check in by calling
1-877-663-6772

ARMY PERSONNEL:
Army personnel assigned to the Pentagon are asked to call
1-800-984-8523

THE PENTAGON WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE STATEMENTS...
http://www.defenselink.mil/ 

THE MILITARY'S WATCHDOG NEWS OUTLET
http://www.janes.com/

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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT:
The Justice Department's Office of Victims of Crime has set up a phone line to provide information to families about victims and about services for survivors and their rights:
1-800-331-0075

FBI tip Web site
http://www.ifccfbi.gov