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COMMACK SCHOOL DISTRICT SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 MEMORIAL The Commack School District has received a piece of steel from the World Trade Center to be utilized in a memorial at the Commack High School. This Memorial will honor all those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. The Gappsi Group has generously agreed to donate their time and most of the materials to build this Memorial. There will be NO COST TO THE RESIDENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY. Granite Pavers are being sold to construct the walkway around the Memorial. Each Paver will be sold for $50 and portion ($20) of that cost will be donated to the following charities: o FEALGOOD FOUNDATION o TWIN TOWERS ORPHAN FUND Download the Pavers Dedication Form Here

At The Summit School in Queens, New York, students are extending what they’ve learned beyond the classroom into real-life situations where they can truly make a difference – putting their sense of civic responsibility to work through service learning. This year as part of its service learning program, Class 304 selected The Feal Good Foundation which helps 9/11 first responders and their families. All 12 students worked together to raise money for the foundation’s holiday party, where toys are distributed to the children of first responders. On November 30, John Feal, the founder, an assistant director, and a first-responder visited Summit and spoke to the class about the foundation’s work. He presented Class 304 with an Honorary Board of Directors plague as well as t-shirts, patches, and stickers. Class 304 reciprocated by presenting its gifts for their holiday distribution.

Dear Friends:

When I was appointed as Special Master back in May, I promised you that I would make the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) as fair, transparent, and easy to navigate as possible. After a summer of listening to you, I wanted to let you know my plans for opening the VCF and the claims process.

Funding from Congress becomes available to administer the VCF beginning in October, and I am pleased to announce that the VCF is up and running today – and will continue to expand its operations this month.

This week, you will be able to do the following:

• Visit the Fund’s new web site, at www.VCF.gov;
• Obtain a list of the kinds of documents and information that we will need in order to process your claim, so that you can begin collecting any necessary materials;
• Register for the VCF online, the first step in submitting your claim; and
• Review newly updated Frequently Asked Questions.

With funding to administer the VCF now available, we are busily creating an online, streamlined claims process so that we can begin accepting your claims through the new VCF website in November. You will be able to submit your claim in two parts: First, the Eligibility Form will be used to determine whether you are eligible for compensation through the VCF. Then, claimants who are found eligible will be invited to complete the Compensation Form, to determine the amount of compensation they are owed. Claimants who do not wish to submit their claims online will be able to use paper claims forms.

Once the claims system is completed, VCF staff will give seminars on how to submit your claim, and the New York City Bar will provide pro bono assistance with completing claim forms at sessions later this Fall. Information on these opportunities will be available on the website.

While I am glad to be officially up and running and looking forward to receiving your claims soon, it is important to remember that you are not required to submit your claim on Day 1. Please remember, though, that for anyone who is a plaintiff in pending September 11th litigation, you must withdraw from the litigation by January 2, 2012 in order to participate in the VCF. For information on how long you have to submit your claim, visit our Frequently Asked Questions at www.VCF.gov/faq.html.

Yours,
Sheila

The FealGood Foundation thanks Charles Campagne Elementary School for their generous donation. 

Dear Mr. Feal,

I am writing to humbly offer the services of Family Health Acupuncture PLLC at 50% off the cost of treatment for all First Responders.

Acupuncture has been familiar to the community of First Responders since first being offered at St. Peter's Church and the Burger King in October 2001. Many first responders first became familiar with the wide variety of conditions, from stress to pain to nausea that acupuncture can alleviate.

The staff of Family Health Acupuncture are all graduates of a small school in Mineola and attended school beginning in 2000 and 2001. I personally can recall attending to and observing treatments of first responders, still at work on "the pile" in October and November of 2001 during this time. And I have had the honor of treating quite a number of first responders during those early days til the present. So it is only a natural progression that Family Health Acupuncture should continue to treat to the community.

In the way of the discussion regarding the Zagroda Bill, I would specifically like to mention that acupuncture is particularly helpful for the side effects of Chemotherapy. With a certification from Sloan Kettering, I developed a specific treatment regimen as an adjunct to the Chemotherapy treatments. It is best to begin this regimen prior to the beginning of Chemo Treatments.

Family Health Acupuncture has four locations:

Family Health Acupuncture at Balanced Health Yoga & Healing Arts
680 E. Jericho Turnpike
Huntington Station, NY 11746
631-559-4234

Family Health Acupuncture at Spectrum Physical Therapy
998 Carmans Road
Massapequa, NY 11758
631-271-2440

Family Health Acupuncture at Long Island Integrated Medical Center
2805 Veterans Memorial Highway Suite #8
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
631-738-8300

Family Health Acupuncture at Spectrum Physical Therapy
3272 Hempstead Turnpike
Levittown, NY 11756
631-559-4234

We are a small company of three acupuncturist and we truly wish that we could offer more than simply a 50% discount. However, due to nature of acupuncture and the repetition of treatments often necessary, we truly hope this represents a substantial reduction for all First Responders. Please show the First Responders Card at all locations as an indication to our Providers. We are honored to be able to offer our services to our nation's heros.

Sincerely,

Anthony Lawrence
Family Health Acupuncture PLLC