HomeMy Public PortalAboutCOTI_PR20110825_TIFDMemorial.docxPRESS RELEASE: TIFD CONTACT: Lt. April Moore
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Tybee Island Fire Department Institutes 9/11 Memorial for Fallen Firefighters
Tybee Island, GA – (August 31, 2011) The Tybee Island Fire Department is implementing a unique memorial honoring the 343 firefighters and first responders who perished 10 years ago in
New York City on September 11th, 2001 by displaying outdoor memorial frames bearing the names of individual firefighters that died during the World Trade Center attacks.
The unique outdoor frames will serve a second purpose after the 9/11 memorial. The TIFD will be donating many of the frames to local associations to be used again for individual memorial
markers of those who pass on in the nearby area.
The frames will be on display at 5th Street and Butler Avenue at the Veterans’ Memorial from September 1st through September 14th. The public is invited to visit the display and pay
respects.
Proceeds from the program will be provided to a scholarship fund for the children of fallen firefighters and first responders of the New York Fire Department. The fund is called the
Bravest Scholarship Fund and is managed by the Uniformed Fire Officers Association of New York City, one of the unions representing firefighters in the NYFD.
Corporate sponsorship is provided by MSA of Cranberry Township outside of Pittsburg, the world’s leading provider of safety products and devices for protecting users against hazardous
or life-threatening situations (www.msanet.com) and by Clear Marker outdoor memorial photo frames (www.clearmarker.com).
This memorial program was initiated by and coordinated through the Lakeville, Minnesota Fire Department and is being instituted in a collaborative fashion by fire departments all over
the country.
About Tybee Island, GA.: The City of Tybee Island, Georgia is on the outermost barrier island off the Savannah area coast. With a wild bird sanctuary, over three miles of ocean beaches,
salt marshes on the back river, and eight miles of bike routes, outdoor recreation activities abound for visitors to this Bicycle Friendly Community. As a key defense point to the
important Savannah port, Tybee’s Fort Screven, Tybee Fort Theater, Fort Pulaski, and the Tybee Island and Cockspur Lighthouses combine with the unique architectures of the island’s
raised cottages to form a rich backdrop for history buffs. Attracting a strong artistic community, there are several local supporting art galleries. Keeping the island interesting year
round are several arts festivals, the Annual Pirate Fest, the Beach Bum Parade, St Patrick’s Day celebrations, the Hot Rod Run, the Beach Bash, and the Christmas Parade, as well as
fireworks displays on Independence and New Year’s Days off the Walter W. Parker Pier and Pavilion. The Marine Science Center cooperates with Georgia’s DNR to protect threatened sea
turtle species by searching for nests, protecting their eggs, and making sure hatchlings make it to sea. For visitor information, stop by http://www.tybeevisit.com/, and to find more
about the City of Tybee Island, visit our web site at http://www.cityoftybee.org/.
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Sample memorial frame that will be on display at the Tybee Veterans Memorial on Butler Avenue at Fifth Street, September 1st through 14th.
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