WTC Memorial Foundation Starts the 1st Phase of building the Memorial

I just recieved an email from the president and CEO of the "WTC Memorial Foundation" (I signed up when I was out in NYC this last fall as I was visiting the 911 site there) and from the email, it seems that today March 13, 2006 is the start day for getting the site officially ready for rebuilding.

I have included the email I recieved from Miss Dykstra below and their are links to the Memorial Foundation website and a few other links as well. Alot of neat stuff on the site.
__________________________________________________________________________

Email as follows:

Dear Friends and Colleagues,
When the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation began less than a year ago it was asked to raise the money to build, own and operate the Memorial and the Museum at Ground Zero.

Today, we officially began to build the Memorial. This morning at 8 a.m. laborers and carpenters arrived. Their initial site preparation work will take approximately 4-8 weeks and include debris removal, engineering and surveying work, delivery of construction materials, as well as protection of the box beam columns of the original Twin Towers. No concrete will be poured. While not dramatic work, it is important and necessary, and signals a true beginning.

We invite you to continue to follow the building progress on our website http://www.buildthememorial.org/site/R?i=5gYbslmJNjpycZvM_d-zLw.. where today we posted two beautiful new renderings of what the Memorial will become when it opens in 2009. This was a momentous day - real and substantive. Thank you for your support.

Best regards,Gretchen DykstraPresident & CEOWorld Trade Center Memorial Foundation

P.S. As construction of the Memorial begins, your support is needed to help carry the project to completion. As of last week, individuals from all 50 states and 11 countries had donated. I hope you, too, will join the global effort to build the Memorial by making a donation online today. Thank you.http://www.buildthememorial.org/site/R?i=kJow_SA9k3eRPWxYYz4BOQ..


©2006 World Trade Center Memorial Foundation · http://www.buildthememorial.org/site/R?i=hGXSxVzlVwwLtR-ltstMZA..
Click here to unsubscribe.
___________________________________________________________________________