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Environment Health and Safety > TopNav > Newsroom > 2006-09-11
Foundation announces matching for Flight 93 memorial fund on fifth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001
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This illustration depicts the 40 memorial groves of red and sugar maple trees planned for the Flight 93 National Memorial park to commemorate the 40 passengers and crew who lost their lives at the site on Sept. 11, 2001. |
September 11, 2006 - In memory of the courage and heroism shown by 40 individuals on a United Airlines flight five years ago, the board of the PPG Industries Foundation has approved two-to-one matching for contributions by PPG employees and directors in the United States to the Flight 93 National Memorial Fund.
"PPG employees in the Greater Pittsburgh area became acutely aware of the reality of the terrorist threat when United Airlines Flight 93 headed our way on September 11, 2001," said Lynne Schmidt, PPG vice president, government and community affairs, and executive director of the foundation. "Although the terrorists’ actions intended to destroy our nation, the events of September 11th brought Americans together and the crash of Flight 93 became symbolic of immense courage in the face of adversity. We hope PPG employees will share the foundation's enthusiasm for this effort and generously support the Flight 93 National Memorial Fund."
The two-to-one match will be effective Jan. 1 through Dec. 1, 2007, for contributions totaling up to $200,000. In the event PPG employees and directors donate more than that amount, Schmidt said the foundation will continue to match contributions on a one-to-one basis. As with other PPG Industries Foundation employee programs, the minimum contribution eligible for matching is $25, up to a total individual donation of $10,000.
The Flight 93 National Memorial is being constructed on the crash site in Shanksville, Pa., about 70 miles from PPG’s global headquarters, which already attracts more than 130,000 visitors annually from around the United States and around the world. It will be a U.S. national park featuring archives such as articles left at the crash site by visitors and oral histories of Sept. 11, 2001, in the words of family members of Flight 93's passengers and crew, first responders and community members who heard and watched the plane meet its end. Site completion is scheduled for 2011.
"The memorial will be a tribute to the heroism of the 40 individuals on that fateful flight as well as a monument to the unconquerable spirit of freedom," Schmidt said. "That day's events dramatically affected all of us, and we in the foundation hope to encourage employees' support of the Flight 93 memorial to commemorate how our lives were changed."
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The proposed entry path design for the Flight 93 National Memorial park is depicted in this illustration. | |
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