Last Chance for Raffle Tickets!!!

Monday Nov. 30th at Midnight is the Deadline

Drawing Tuesday December 1st, 2020

9/11 Memorial Tree Fundraising Raffle

Link for Raffle Below

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Dear COBA Members and Retirees;

As we approach the 20th anniversary of the 9/11/01 Terrorist Attacks, The Nassau COBA Widow’s and Children’s Fund is raising money to construct a 9/11 Memorial on the Nassau County Jail property. We wish to honor those whose lives were lost that day, as well as the countless others who have since passed as a result of exposure to toxins at Ground Zero and other related sites.

The Nassau County COBA Widow’s and Children’s Fund has obtained a 9/11 “Survivor Tree” and will construct a Memorial with the tree at its center. The Memorial will be located in the area adjacent to our current Officer Memorial,

in close proximity to the American flag pole.

THE “SURVIVOR TREE”

In October 2001, a severely damaged tree was discovered at Ground Zero, with snapped roots and burned and broken branches. The tree was removed from the rubble and placed in the care of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

After its recovery and rehabilitation, the tree was returned to the Memorial in 2010. New, smooth limbs extended from the gnarled stumps, creating a visible demarcation between the tree’s past and present. Today, the tree stands as a living reminder of resilience, survival, and rebirth. Each year seedlings from that tree are grown and given to communities around the world to serve as landmarks symbolizing resiliency and hope. We were lucky enough to receive one of those seedlings.

Please click on the link below to view the details of a raffle we are conducting to raise money to build this Memorial. We hope you all donate and help us make this effort a success in memory of all those we lost and those still suffering.

https://go.rallyup.com/nassaucoba

Also, see below an artist's rendering of what the tree would look like in front of

A-Bldg.

Always In Unity;

Brian Sullivan, COBA President

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