Proceeds from fundraiser to benefit CARE and other organizations
| Susan Retik and Patti Quigley turned personal tragedy into a commitment to help others. (© 2004 Beyond the 11th ) |
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NEW YORK (September 07, 2004) - Joined by hundreds of cyclists, Susan Retik and Patti Quigley — who lost their husbands in the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 —will ride from Ground Zero in New York to the 9/11 Memorial in Boston to raise funds for Afghan widows.
Patti was eight months pregnant with her second child when her husband Patrick was killed; Susan was seven months pregnant with her third child when her husband David was killed.
Moved by the outpouring of support they received, they have turned their personal tragedy into a commitment to help the countless women widowed by war and terrorism around the world.
In 2003 they founded Beyond the 11th, a foundation with a mission to provide financial and emotional support to widows and their children in war-torn countries — with initial focus on Afghanistan.
Proceeds from the Beyond the 11th ride will be donated to CARE and Women for Women International — two organizations working to help women in Afghanistan improve their lives.
Patti and Susan will be available for interviews, as will women from CARE's war widows program in Afghanistan.
Schedule of Events:
NYC:
Wed., Sept. 8, approx. 6-8 p.m.
Interviews available. Please call to schedule.
Thurs., Sept. 9, 7:30-8 a.m.
Departure from Ground Zero
Boston:
Sat., Sept. 11, 3 p.m.
Arrival at 9/11 Memorial, corner of Boylston St. and Charles Street Extension
For more information on Beyond the 11th, visit www.beyondthe11th.org
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Atlanta: Rick Perera, CARE USA,
rperera@care.org, (404) 979-9453
