September 11 Memorial Plaza

September 11 Memorial Plaza. .
Avalon September 11 Memorial Plaza
Dedicated September 11, 2012
Borough of Avalon:
Mayor: Martin L. Pagliughi
Council: Charles P. Covington . Richard E. Dean . David Ellenberg . Nancy M. Hudanich, Ed. D. . Joseph Tipping
Administrator: Andrew J. Bednarek
Memorial Designer/Landscape Architect: Taylor Design Group, Inc.
Civil Engineer: Hatch Mott MacDonald
Constructed by: Avalon Department of Public Works
Funding Partner: Friends of the Avalon Volunteer Fire Dept., Inc.

The Avalon September 11 Memorial Plaza was created to be a sculptural place for pause and reflection....to honor the memory of the lives lost on that tragic day in 2001.

This steel beam was salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center. It rises 9'-11" above the Plaza, and nods toward Manhattan at an angle of 9 degrees, 11 minutes. The sloping wall sits 9'-11" from the center of the beam and represents the ebb and flow of life, love and water. The bronze shadow medallions depict the timeline of the major events of that fateful day, and are located to correspond with the shadow pattern cast by the Beam every September 11th.

All that is good will endure..."

Benefactors

Strategic Partners
William J. Diller, Jr. . Atlantic City Electric . Ferguson-Dechert Real Estate, Inc. . Gregory B. Roberts Family . Members of the Avalon Lions Club, Inc. . Mr. and Mrs. John F. Scarpa

Platinum Sponsors
Bob and Judy Green . Jim and Nancy Hudanich . Joy M. Janice . Gerald and Monica Knor and Family . Matthew and Adrenne Pappas and Family . Charles E. Pessagno . Bob and Cindy Scully Family . Sturdy Savings Bank . Pat and Ken Williams

Gold Sponsors
AHLOA . Andrew J. and Theresa Bednarek and Family . Michael and Mary Ann Pontano . James and Patti Shacklett . Taylor Design Group, Inc, . Utz Quality Foods

Silver Sponsors
7 Mile Business Community Assoc. . Arthur Gallagher and Co. . The Deever Family . James and Caron McDonald . Fishin' Pier Grille . The Lomax Consulting Group

Bronze Sponsors
Avalon Civic Club, Inc. . Avalon Super Market . Hank and Ann Marie Boggio . Breon and John Brick . Philip and Sharon Cooper and Family . John D. and Muriel R. Cuthbert . The Dandrea Family . Jim and Lynn Dever . Loretta and Michael Patrick Finnegan . Joseph Gaughan . The Greenspan Family . Ron Griffin and Family . Jerry and Diane Finore Hurd . The Kearon Family . Tim and Pat Lehman . The McDougall Family . Mari Pati and Jim Leo . Pudgie Pelican Café . Jane Sagendorf . The Stamm Family . Surfside Fitness- Sea Isle . The Wright Family

Friends
Marianne and Anthony Adamoli . Avalon Senior Citizens . Margaret Lee Fox Ballard . Bob and Madeline Baxter . Sam and Pat Beddia . Ray and Ellen Burke . Tom and Joanne Collins . John Convery, Jr. . Jay and Maureen Corrigan . Lynn and Chuck Covington . Joan and Donald Douglass . Don Flannigan . Jim and Pat Fleischmann . Pearl Elisabeth Foerst . Abby Gallo . Frank and Amy Gallo . Frank and Judy Gallo . Matthew Gallo . Bill and Barbara Graham . Dr. William and Michaelene Gutman . Dave and Debbie Haberle . Sam and Margaret Hayes and Family . Neil and Carole Hensel . Bob and Jill Hoesly . Frank and Marie Hood . Sue, Betty and Skip Keen Frank and Agnes Kelly . Dave Knoche . Milton and Joyce Kuhn . Carol D. Lane . Bill and Trica Macomber . Ed and Rose Mancinelli . MM Real Estate . Mike and Carol Matt . John and Nancy McKelvey . Bill and Carol Mengel . John and Jennette Molnar . Rob and Mary Ossichak and Family . The Rittenhouse Family . Jane and Alex Shalaway . Paul Edward Short, Jr. . Bill and Mary Simeral . Spa Avalon . The Speigel Family . Tim and Des St. Clair . Dan and Pam Thompson . Joe and Beth Tipping . Michelle and Gregory Unkle . Barbara and Scott Wahl

The Sad Reality
All 42 passengers and crew members of United Flight 93 were lost in Pennsylvania.

125 civilian and military personnel lost their lives at the Pentagon, as well as all 64 passengers and crew members on American Flight 77.

2,752 lives were lost at the World Trade Center, including passengers and crew of American Flight 11 and United Flight 175.

Timeline of Events 9.11.2001
8:46am - Hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 crashes into One World Trade Center, the North Tower.
9:03am - Hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into Two World Trade Center, the South Tower.
9:37am - Hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the side of the Pentagon Building in Washington D.C.
9:59am - 56 minutes after initial impact, Two World Center, the South Tower suddenly collapses.
10:03am - Hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 crashes into a strip mine in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
10:28am - 1 hour 42 minutes after initial impact, One World Trade Center, the North Tower collapses.

Avalon Rescuers to the Scene
Immediately after the attacks, emergency services personnel from around the Country, including Avalon, mobilized to Ground Zero.

Avalon First Responders spent days at Ground Zero, assisting those carrying out the missing of search and rescue, and ultimately...recovery. These First Responders are true life heroes, and their efforts are embodied in this memorial.

About the Beam
This beam was salvaged from the World Trade Center Site. It weighs over 1,800 pounds, and is anchored by a concrete footing weighing more than 3 tons.

Avalon obtained the artifact from the Port Authority of NY and NJ, and it was presented to the public on September 11, 2011. Shortly thereafter the design process began for this Memorial.

A Vow to Rebuild
One World Trade Center has 104 stories, and rises 1,776 feet to the top of its spire. It is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the 3rd tallest building in the world.