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News 133, Letters of Appreciation The Letters of Appreciation from FDNY Victims' Families
Note: We hereby apologize for not being able to publish all of the thank-you letters and cards we received from the families of FDNY members who were victims of the 9-11 disaster, due to the News' size limitations. The following is a list of these letters and other messages.
News 135, Letters of Appreciation From
the Family of one of the Fire Department
Note: Lieutenant
Patrick Lyons, FDNY, Squad 252, Brooklyn, NY, was presumed to have
died on September 11, 2001. His son was born on October 7, 2001
and named Patrick in his father's memory. Please refer to News magazines
No. 127 and 129 for related reports and receipts.
News 129, Love in Action Report from New Jersey, USA Gifts of Love for the Homeless As part of
the September 11, 2001 relief mission, Master instructed us to visit
and comfort hospitalized victims of the World Trade Center disaster.
Thus, we bought gifts and flowers for the patients at various hospitals.
The days passed quickly, and by November, almost all of the patients
had recovered and gone home, but we still had some health food left
over. So on November 19, we delivered these gifts with Master's
Love to the Goodwill Home & Mission, Inc. a shelter for the
homeless in Newark, New Jersey. The staff members at the shelter
were very happy to receive the gifts, and used them for the Mission's
Thanksgiving dinner.
News
126, Media Reports
<New York World Journal> U.S.A.
September 17, 2001, Monday (originally in Chinese) Relief
efforts by Chinese organizations convey their love [Our reporter Au Guan-yu reports from New York] On September 16, 2001, several Chinese organizations, including the New York and Long Island Branches of the Tzu-Chi Association, and the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association, continued to mobilize a large army of volunteers providing food supplies to the rescue workers at the World Trade Center site. After
the WTC attack, the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association
set up two supply stations only two streets away from ground zero,
working in shifts from early morning to midnight, providing a constant
supply of food and drinks to the rescue workers. Their forty-strong
team consists of men and women, elderly people and children, working
with concerted effort. Some are responsible for purchasing materials
and food, some prepare sandwiches and hot soup as fast as they can,
and others are engaged in delivery and changing shifts. All of these
actions reflect the initiates' devotion to providing physical and
mental support for the rescue workers to carry on with their efforts.
News 127, Media Reports <New York Newsday> U.S.A.
September
25, 2001 (originally in English) Making
Hot Meals for Heroes A house in Forest Hills has become headquarters for The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association Rescue Team. The group has provided free hot vegetarian meals to rescue workers at Ground Zero since September 13. Pallets of fresh vegetables, fruit, coffee and juice crowd the front lawn of 50-year old Yengjen Chen. Portable bathrooms line the side of her house, and backyard tents act as makeshift kitchens, where meals are prepared and packaged. A steady stream of vans brings groceries and transports meal packs and workers to two food stands the group operates 24 hours a day at the rescue area's edge. A computer command center is set up on the house's second floor. From there, members communicate with the Supreme Master Ching Hai, leader of this global meditation organization that has collected more than $300,000 from its membership since the 9-11 event. Most of the money has been donated to the Red Cross and Salvation Army. It was at Supreme Master Ching Hai's behest that members drove from as far away as North Carolina to be involved in the relief effort. Chen's daughters, Alice, 15, and Audrey, 14, assist by cleaning and answering phones. Chen sees her daughters' involvement as part of the healing process. "They are shocked and very sad," Chen said, of her daughter's reactions to the 9-11 event. "Friends of theirs had parents who died. By helping in this work, they feel better." "Our hearts and our love go to the victims," said Zhihua Dong, 36, of Brooklyn, director of the relief effort. "We are brothers and sisters together, the whole Earth," said Huanchung Li, 49, of Boston, another organizer. Members
of the rescue team work in 12-hour shifts, pausing only for group
meditation sessions. New members continue to arrive; Li estimates
that their number will soon rise to 100.
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