Hundreds of Thousands Nationwide Expected To Honor 9/11 Heroes, Victims By Engaging in Acts of Service From September 10-17
Hundreds of Thousands Nationwide Expected To Honor 9/11 Heroes, Victims By Engaging in Acts of Service From September 10-17
Katrina Disaster Builds Interest in Observing Fourth Anniversary of 9/11 as a Day of Service
Radio PSAs featuring Gary Sinise Begin Airing Today on XM Satellite Radio
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- New York City firefighters will travel to Illinois to help rebuild a small town devastated last year by a deadly tornado. Anchorage students will volunteer to help at a their local senior center. Nine teams of middle school students in Long Beach, NY will each choose their own way to give back -- from cleaning local beaches to collecting coats for the homeless. An art therapist in NYC will donate her time to rehabilitate needy children and their families. Firefighters and 9/11 family members in Delaware Valley, PA will plant a tree set to be decorated with 3000 handmade angels this Christmas, in memory of 9/11 victims. Healthcare workers in Hartford, CT will brown bag it and donate would-be lunch money to charity organizations. A New York nonprofit group called Baby Buggy will collect and distribute cribs and other baby gear to families in need. And thousands will donate money to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
These are just a few of the many examples of the personal expressions of compassion set to occur during a week-long observance of 9/11, established by a grassroots movement called One Day's Pay. The mission of One Day's Pay, founded in 2003 by relatives and friends of 9/11 victims, is to establish 9/11 as a day of voluntary service, charity and compassion.
"Our mission since 2002 has been to encourage Americans to wake up every September 11 with a plan to do at least one good deed to help someone else in need," said Jay S. Winuk, vice president of One Day's Pay. Jay lost his brother Glenn Winuk, a veteran volunteer firefighter and EMT and rescuer on 9/11 that died in the collapse of the World Trade Center's South Tower. "The Katrina disaster reminds us once again how important it is for us all to quickly and efficiently come together to support those most in need of help. As 9/11 family members, we hope that people around the nation will mark 9/11 this year by giving of themselves in any way they can to help the victims of Katrina, as well as by supporting needy charities in their own communities."
How to Participate
Now in its third year, One Day's Pay encourages individuals, businesses and groups to visit the One Day's Pay website at www.onedayspay.org and voluntarily "take the pledge" to observe 9/11 in some fashion through service, charity or compassion. Registering on the group's site is free, non-binding and completely confidential. Participants decide for themselves what do to, and how they want to personally observe 9/11, although the One Day's Pay website offers many helpful suggestions and links to nonprofit organizations. Via the One Day's Pay website, participating businesses and individuals can schedule appointments to give blood, locate volunteer centers, donate money to more than 850,000 listed charities, find Goodwill organizations if they want to donate personal property, sign up to participate in local disaster preparedness programs and much more.
One Day's Pay is building awareness of its initiative with television and radio public service announcements, narrated by award-winning actor Gary Sinise, encouraging people nationwide to "let their actions speak," and urging them not to let 9/11 become "just another day." The radio PSAs begin airing on XM Satellite Radio today. The TV spots have been airing in the New York area, and in selected other communities throughout the nation since August 19th. 9/11 family members acted as advisors to One Day's Pay during production of the PSA campaign.
The One Day's Pay initiative is supported by major nonprofits, Fortune 500 corporations, federal and local legislators, and virtually all of the leading 9/11 organizations representing victims and their families, survivors, volunteers and rescue and recovery workers. Among the prominent national and regional nonprofits participating in One Day's Pay are the American Red Cross, Points of Light Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Goodwill Industries, Citizen Corps, Youth Service America, NYC Mayor's Volunteer Center, United Way of New York City and New York Cares. JPMorgan Chase, AIG, Time Warner Cable, CitiGroup, KPMG, and AT&T are some of the leading companies that are providing financial support to the organization this year.
Since its launch in 2003, One Day's Pay has documented more than two million participants from individuals, businesses, nonprofits, schools and government entities across the country. From rebuilding homes damaged in wildfires to shipping school supplies to Iraqi children, One Day's Pay has inspired remarkable stories of compassionate action made in observance of 9/11.
Group Secures Passage of Congressional Resolution
Leading members of Congress also have added their voice to the campaign. In September of 2004, the House and Senate unanimously passed H. Con. Res. 473 urging President Bush to designate September 11 as an annually recognized day of voluntary service, charity, and compassion. U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-New York), and Rep. Peter King (R-New York) introduced the resolutions with the support of many other legislators, including Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Joe Lieberman (D-CT), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), as well as U.S. Representatives John McHugh (R-NY 23), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY 14), Ed Towns (D-NY 10), Dan Burton (R-IN 5) and Mike Castle (R-DE At Large).
About One Day's Pay
One Day's Pay, Inc., a New York-based 501c3 nonprofit organization, was founded by David Paine, Jay Winuk and Alice Hoglan, along with other friends and colleagues. David, Jay and Alice came together soon after the terrorist attacks with the common vision that something positive needed to arise from the destruction and despair of 9/11. Jay lost his brother Glenn J. Winuk, an attorney and volunteer firefighter who died during the rescue effort moments after the attack on the World Trade Center. Alice lost her son Mark Bingham, one of the heroic passengers of United Flight #93 who battled terrorists for control of the plane.
Print: Broadcast: Jennifer Burke Susan Roth Media Relations Media Relations One Day's Pay One Day's Pay 203-586-9769 301-530-3539 jaburke7@hotmail.comprsue@rothpr.com
Source: One Day's Pay
CONTACT: Print, Jennifer Burke, +1-203-586-9769, jaburke7@hotmail.com, or Broadcast, Susan Roth, +1-301-530-3539, prsue@rothpr.com, both of One Day's Pay
Web site: http://www.onedayspay.org/
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