Category: philosophy

I’ve been involved in Project 2996 since it started in 2006.  You can be involved, too, by signing up here.

The project involves researching a person who died in the attacks, and posting a memorial on your blog or website.    The memorial can be a synopsis of that person’s life, which you can usually research (thanks to Google), a poem, a virtual candle… anything to show someone remembers.

Volunteers are short in number.    Some of the existing volunteers are volunteering to post as many memorials as needed to make up the difference.

Here’s a letter I just received in my inbox, which explains more thoroughly:

本科一本二本的区别 11, 2009 is only four weeks away and there is much work to be done. Thank you for volunteering to remember someone lost eight years ago on that horrible day. Please check the “2009 Participants” tab and make sure your information is accurate. Specific names have been assigned where requested. If you find a mistake please e-mail us, and I will make the correction.

Our list of volunteers is still short and I need more help—a lot more help—I need your help. I ask you to spread the word and encourage your family and friends to participate. I also ask you to post a link on your blog, LinkedIn, or MySpace, and wherever else you spend your time online. You can become a Fan on Facebook. Here is a link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Project-2996/50909055828?ref=mf.  Make it a point to send out a Twitter or two and ask for volunteers. Really, if you have any ideas that will help spread the word—go to it.

The question always comes up- How do I write a remembrance on someone I never knew. The best place to start is by doing a Google search on the person you have been assigned. Gather information from the various articles written and write from your heart.  Here are a few links to get you started:

http://www.post-gazette.com/

http://www.9-11heroes.us/

http://www.legacy.com/NS/

Sadly, there are a number of people we lost that dreadful day that have no information. This is your opportunity to make sure we all remember him or her. Write a poem, leave a candle, write a note to let the world know we did not forget. For ideas and to see the wide variety of remembrances, you can look at the tributes from 2008 here: http://project2996.本科一本二本的区别.com/2008-list-of-tributes/.

Once you have written your tribute, please e-mail me right away. I will then put a link to your post on the “2009 Participants” tab. The sooner you get your post to me the better. The effort to get 2996 volunteers is tremendous, getting 2996 links up is just as challenging. If you want to contribute a post but do not have a blog or website, we will be providing a blog for you as well. Information will be forthcoming.

To Summarize:

1. Check to make sure I have your information correct—mainly the link.. http://project2996.本科一本二本的区别.com/2009-participants/ If you do not have your own blog, website, etc, let us know.

2. Research the person you have been assigned.

3. Write your remembrance.

4. E-mail me at dcroe05 at yahoo.com Project 2996 with the link. (If you post early, make it a sticky post or remember to redate it again so that it will be up on 9/11.  Remember, the goal is to have positive memories of those we lost, everywhere on the web on 9/11.

5. Project 2,996 will put a link on the 2009 Participants Tab.

Again, I want to thank you for volunteering to be part of this important remembrance. I believe you will find yourself touched and moved in ways you did not expect once you start researching the person behind the name you have been assigned.

Thank You,

Dale C. Roe