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St. Michael’s Cemetery Holds Annual 9/11 Memorial Service

By on September 14, 2017 in Latest News 0
 The historic St. Michael’s Cemetery of East Elmhurst has honored the victims of the September 11 terror attacks for 16 years with community events, a two-mile “Remember Me” run, and the dedication of several memorials honoring those who lost their lives on that fateful day at the World Trade Center and in the years that followed from working at the disaster site known as “The Pile,” from an array of illnesses.

This year, St. Michael’s featured a new type of memorial service, which included the first annual 9/11 Essay Competition. The topic of the essay was “What does it mean to be an American?”

<br /><br />NYPD Commanding Officer of the 114th Precinct Deputy Inspector Captain Peter Fortune.<br /><br />Photos Jason D. Antos NYPD Commanding Officer of the 114th Precinct Deputy Inspector Captain Peter Fortune. Photos Jason D. AntosSponsored by the New York Community Bank (NYCB) and the Christopher Santora Scholarship Fund, the winning essays went to several students from area schools, including Sruthi Manish ($250), Jasmine Palma ($150) and Nabid Chowdhury ($100), all attendees of IS 227; and Clarisse Teves ($250), Alexander Santora ($150) and Tenzin Panamser Kang ($100), all attendees of PS 166. The grand prize of $1,500 went to high school student Noor Imran, and was presented with the prize by Rosaura Pagan, representing NYCB.

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