Saturday, September 3, 2011

Project 2,996 Needs Your Help


Project 2,996 needs your help

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Project 2,996 is a tribute to the victims of 9/11 and your help is needed. The idea behind Project 2,996 is to remember each and every victim. Not only is this a great project for bloggers,it’s also a great assignment for older students.
I will be preparing two tributes this week, both for my blogpage.  The first will be for Sandra Bradshaw, a flight attendant on Flight 93.  We chose her since we had just been to Shanksville, PA to the Flight 93 memorial.  The second will be for Brian Williams, a stockbroker in the World Trade Center.  We chose him because his previous tribute had expired and he is from my hometown.
Here are some details from Project 2,996 to get you started:

On September 11,2001 almost 3,000 of the world’s citizens were brutally,and publicly,murdered. We all cried,and we all swore that we’d never forget. But a few years later I realized that I knew nothing about those people who were doing nothing more than living their lives. In 2006 I asked other bloggers if they thought it would be a good idea to take the time to learn about the victims and try to keep their individual memories alive. The response I got was overwhelming. And Project 2,996 is the result.
Victims with No Tributes
Through the first four years of Project 2,996,every victim has been assigned,and each name has received at least one online tribute. However,with the malleable nature of the internet,many of those tributes have disappeared.
The primary way to participate,and the best way to help,is to pick one of the names below. Then do some online research,and post a tribute to your own blog or website. In this way you will learn a little bit about one of the victims of 9/11,and you will help keep their memories alive.
Here is what you need to do to participate:
1. Check here. Near the bottom of the page are the people with no online tributes –pick one.
2. Write a new tribute. Be sure to send the URL of a page or permalink,instead of the main URL of your blog/site. (use the comment box to send in this info)
3. Keep your old tributes online. Remember,the goal is to get at least 1 for every name on the list.
4. Make sure the Current List includes your past tributes. It’s certainly possible that I’ll mark a link as dead,by accident. If I’m wrong,tell me!
5. On,9/11,make sure your tributes are on the front page of your site. But don’t change links you’ve already given me. Many participants,simply repost the same information in a new post.
6. Spread the word.
project 2,996
Remembering and Paying tribute to the victims of 9-11
Our tributes:
Sandra W. Bradshaw, age 38
Brian Williams, age 30

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