Friends of Flight 93 Press Room
For media inquiries, please contact:
Donna Gibson | Executive Director - [email protected]
Press releases - 2023
11/1/2023 - Veteran’s Day Connection
8/30/2023 - Friends of Flight 93 and National Park Service Annouce Collaboration with the National Writing Project
8/14/2023 - 2023 Heroes’ Walkers will have the First View of the Enhancements to the Western Overlook at Flight 93
8/8/2023 - Calling all Educators to Register for the National Day of Learning – ‘Teach to Remember 9/11’
5/15/2023 - Friends of Flight 93 Partners with National Park Service for a National Day of Learning, on 9/11/23
4/24/2023 - Volunteers Celebrate Earth Day at Flight 93 National Memorial
4/19/2023 - Friends of Flight 93 Shares their 2022 Highlights During the 2023 Friends Annual Membership Meeting
PRESS RELEASES - 2022
12/7/2022 - The Friends Partnered with Forbes Trail Brewing to Raise Funds for Enhancements to the Western Overlook
10/28/2022 - The Friends are Hosting a Friends Day of Giving 2022 Campaign for Giving Tuesday
10/5/2022 - Families to Run in the New York Marathon Benefit the Friends of Flight 93
6/29/2022 - The Friends of Flight 93 Announces New Executive Director
4/5/2022 - National Memorial to Complete Ten Year Reforestation Project
2/1/2022 - The Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial Hold Annual Membership Meeting
Press Releases - 2021
10/11/2021 - Scottdale Bank Supports Friends of Flight 93
9/10/2021 - Friends of Flight 93 Announce First-Ever Flight 93 Heroes Award Recipient | Today Show
9/7/2021 - Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial Announces Four Heroes Award Finalists
7/8/2021 - Selection Panel that Includes Flight 93 Families Created for Flight 93 Heroes Award
6/3/2021 - Former 9/11 Government Leaders Join Call for Nominations for Flight 93 Heroes Award
5/10/2021 - 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Inspires Search for Sefless Heroes Across America | New York Times | Associated Press | Today Show | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
5/5/2021 - Friends of Flight 93 Contract Public Relations Manager
3/4/2021 - Families of Flight 93 Contribute to Support Friends of Flight 93
Press Releases - 2020
12/18/2020 - Friends of Flight 93 Expand Board Leadership
12/9/2020 - Friends of Flight 93 Accept Generous Donation from First National Bank
11/24/2020 - Read About Our New Partnership with Planet Bee Foundation!
8/17/2020 - FAA Investigator in Charge to Discuss Recovering Flight 93 Black Boxes
7/31/2020 - September 11, 2020 Observance Details (Flight 93 National Memorial News Release)
6/22/2020 - Friends of Flight 93 to Host Facebook Live on Pollinator Project
6/10/2020 - Friends of Flight 93 Speaker Series to be Broadcast Virtually
5/14/2020 - Western Parks of Pennsylvania Begin to Reopen (Flight 93 National Memorial News Release) and Interior Continues to Safely Restore Access to Public Lands
3/19/2020 - Plant a Tree at Flight 93 Rescheduled for April 2021 (Flight 93 National Memorial News Release)
2/5/2020 - Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial Hire New Executive Director
2/5/2020 - Friends of Flight 93 Announce New Board Leadership
2/4/2020 - Transportation Funding Available for Regional School Districts
Press Releases - 2019
10/28/2019 - Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial Announce Annual Membership Meeting
9/25/2019 - Walk 93 Continues Its Mission to Help Complete Flight 93 National Memorial Design
8/12/2019 - Prosecutor in 9/11 Terrorist Trial to Speak at Flight 93 National Memorial on Saturday
7/19/2019 - Special Speaker Series Program will Highlight Ambassadors Role at Flight 93 National Memorial
6/10/2019 - Father and Daughter Family Members will Present on June 15-16 at the Flight 93 Speaker Series
5/20/2019 - Family Members’ will Speak to Visitors on May 25-26 at the Flight 93 Speaker Series
3/22/2019 - Flight 93 National Memorial Partners with The Pennsylvania WoodMobile for “Plant a Tree at Flight 93”
3/20/2019 - Students Engage in Leadership Development at Western PA Parks
1/24/2019 - Hydration History is Back with “How Heartbreak Changed History”
Press Releases - 2018
10/26/2018 - Members to Receive Special Presentation from Powdermill Nature Reserve at Annual Membership Meeting
10/2/2018 - Friends of Flight 93 Announce New Learning Center Coordinator
9/19/2018 - Walk 93 Features Pets and Team Challenge at Flight 93 National Memorial
9/7/2018 - President Donald J. Trump to Speak at Seventeenth Observance
8/14/2018 - Air Traffic Controllers will Speak at the Final Speaker Series Program of the Year
7/11/2018 - July Speaker Series to Feature Media Perspective of September 11 Events
6/15/2018 - Friends of Flight 93 New Orientation Film Highlights Memorial’s Growth over the past 7 Years
6/14/2018 - Flight 93 National Memorial to Host Pennsylvania WoodMobile
6/12/2018 - Flight 93 Family Member Lorne Lyles to Speak on June 16-17 at Flight 93 National Memorial
5/14/2018 - Friends of Flight 93 Speaker Series Begins May 19-20
3/6/2018 - Flight 93 National Memorial Nearing Goal of 150,000 Seedlings for "Plant a Tree at Flight 93"
3/1/2018 - Friends of Flight 93 Present New Event - Hydration History: How Luck Changed History
2/9/2018 - New Board Leadership within the Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial
Press Releases - 2017
11/22/2017 - Friends of Flight 93 Announce New Board Directors
11/14/2017 - Construction Begins on Flight 93 National Memorial's Tower of Voices
10/31/2017 - Friends Highlight Upcoming Projects and Membership Goals at Annual Membership Meeting
10/04/2017 - Transportation Funding Available for School Districts to Visit Flight 93 Thanks to Pirates Charities
09/19/2017 - Participants Will Meet with Family Members for Memorial's Third Annual Walk 93
09/12/2017 - Flight 93 Ambassador Pitches in Whenever and Wherever Needed
09/10/2017 - "Soundbreaking" for Tower of Voices Marks Final Major Phase of Construction for Flight 93 National Memorial
09/08/2017 - Vice President and Secretary of Interior to Speak at Flight 93 National Memorial September 11 Observance Ceremonies
08/18/2017 - Family Members to Participate in Third Annual Walk 93
08/15/2017 - Flight 93 August Speaker Series to Feature Family Members
07/25/2017 - Volunteers Crucial to Flight 93 National Memorial
07/18/2017 - First Responders to Speak on July 22 At Flight 93 National Memorial
06/09/2017 - Wallace "Wally" Miller, Somerset County Coroner to Speak on June 17-18 at Flight 93 National Memorial
06/05/2017 - Tourism to National Parks in Western Pennsylvania Create $88 Million in Economic Benefits
05/31/2017 - Glass Magazine: Honour in the Field
05/18/2017 - Special Programming Focuses on Reforestation Initiative as Volunteers Continue Tree Planting
04/14/2017 - Volunteers Still Needed For Plant a Tree at Flight 93
03/16/2017 - The State of the Western Pennsylvania National Parks
Press Releases - 2016
10/18/2016 - Flight 93 National Memorial Launches Second Year of Every Kid In A Park
09/02/2016 - Flight 93 National Memorial September 11 Commemoration to Honor the Heroes of Flight 93
08/22/2016 - Flight 93 National Memorial Offers Free Distance Learning Event
08/15/2016 - “Flight 93” author Tom McMillan to Hold Book-Signing at Flight 93 National Memorial Learning Center
08/10/2016 - Flight 93 National Memorial to Dedicate Allee Trees
08/01/2016 - Flight 93 National Memorial Program Highlights Pennsylvania State Police
07/19/2016 - Somerset County Resident Chuck Wagner to Hold Book-Signing at Flight 93 National Memorial Learning Center
07/06/2016 - Western Pennsylvania Parks Offer New Centennial Junior Ranger Program
05/06/2016 - Plant a Tree at Flight 93 - Volunteers Work to Create Living Memorial Landscape
02/25/2016 - Through Their Eyes: Flight 93 National Memorial Exhibit Features Tributes Left By Children
Press Releases - 2015
12/09/2015 - Diebold Security Donates $5,600 to the Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial
10/15/2015 - Flight 93 National Memorial Hours Change
08/12/2015 - Flight 93 National Memorial Visitor Center Dedication,September 11 Commemoration to Honor the Heroes of Flight 93
07/28/2015 - Walk set for Sept. 26 to raise money for trails around Flight 93 crash site
07/13/2015 - Friends of Flight 93 Hosting "Walk 93" to Support Trails at National Memorial
05/06/2015 - Volunteers Care For Memorial Grove Trees at Flight 93 National Memorial
04/17/2015 - Reflections From Flight 93 National Memorial
03/20/2015 - Volunteers Work to Create & Maintain Memorial Landscape at Flight 93 During National Park Week
01/14/2015 - FRIENDS OF FLIGHT 93 LAUNCH www.Flight93Friends.org
Press Releases - 2014
10/01/2014 - Flight 93 Friends Group Names Executive Director
08/21/2014 - Flight 93 National Memorial September 11 Commemoration to Honor the Heroes of Flight 93
04/01/2014 - Hundreds of Volunteers Honor the Heroes of Flight 93 During National Park Week
Send As E-Postcard
