NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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Red Cross M. Bender. Jr.. CEO
Executive Office
in Greater New York 150 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10023
Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Finance
Robert Harding
Office of the Mayor
City Hall ~@7~~
New York, NY 10007 fl HI
OCT 172001
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iC 1)e1eIpment and
October 10, 2001
Dear Friend of the Red Cross in Greater New York,
To help individuals and families cope with the traumatic effects of September 11, the Red
Cross has assembled an unprecedented and comprehensive relief effort. While you are
probably aware of the Red Cross, you may not realize that our efforts go far beyond the
feeding and sheltering of rescue workers at Ground Zero.
I want to keep you abreast of the variety of services that we are providing in the Greater
New York area, and I ask for your help in spreading the word to all of your colleagues
and neighbors. Help us ensure that no individual or family goes without resources during
these trying times.
The American Red Cross is directing its relief efforts to:
• Surviving families of the deceased
• Physically or emotionally affected individuals and their families
• Displaced households
• Unemployed individuals
• Rescue workers and
• Stranded travelers
Assistance takes on a variety of forms, from the spiritual to the financial. Emergency
assistance to families of the deceased, and those physically or emotionally affected by
the tragedy, includes the means to cover funeral and burial costs, and to obtain rent, food,
clothing and other essentials.
Update 4 of 4
October 10, 2001
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