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Council Speaker Menin Announces $1 Million for 9/11 Trips

9/7/2026

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Menin Funding

Council speaker Julie Menin announced $1 million for free school trips to the 9/11 Museum.
The Gary Sinise Foundation will fund free educational visits to Ground Zero, the Pentagon and Shanksville, PA.
Actor Stephen Siller tours the U.S. with a 17-foot, 17,000-pound North Tower steel beam to educate youth.
Canton, Ohio fire department will host a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sept. 11, symbolizing 110 stories.

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Valentine Drives Kids

Bobby Valentine watched Syracuse beat Wake Forest 74-67 at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 23, 2001.
After the game, Valentine drove two children, including 13-year-old Matt Conroy, through post-9/11 Manhattan detours.
Matt Conroy, considering Xavier for high school, directed Valentine toward the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel.
Sue and the narrator earned philosophy BS degrees from Northeastern in June.
Sue organized a Chinatown girls’ night that included a bar, a strip club, and dim sum.

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Menin Funding

Council speaker Julie Menin announced $1 million for free school trips to the 9/11 Museum.
The Gary Sinise Foundation will fund free educational visits to Ground Zero, the Pentagon and Shanksville, PA.
Actor Stephen Siller tours the U.S. with a 17-foot, 17,000-pound North Tower steel beam to educate youth.
Canton, Ohio fire department will host a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sept. 11, symbolizing 110 stories.

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