If only every Islamofascistfearmongering wingnut who has ever whined about NOLA would read this and act and believe as these great kids do....
NEW ORLEANS—Sixteen-year-old Caitlin Leavey remembers people -- some she didn't even know -- coming to her family's aid with food and comfort when she lost her father in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.
On Wednesday, she and more than a dozen other young people who lost parents in the attacks were hanging siding on a house in New Orleans -- their way of helping a city and its residents recover from the loss and destruction inflicted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
"It feels so good to be able to give back," said Leavey, her hair pulled back in a ponytail and blue bandanna as she hammered away. "I know what they went through. I know what we went through, and I wanted to give back."
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The youngsters, ranging from 9th- to 12th-graders, arrived in New Orleans on Sunday with the help of Tuesday's Children, an organization that provides support to family's affected by the Sept. 11 attacks.
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"It helps so much to be here because we're working with people who have been through what we've been through and care just as much as we do," said 17-year-old Thea Trinidad, a 17-year-old senior at Stonington High School in Pawcatuck, Conn.
According to the adult chaperones on hand, there's an importance to the visit that goes beyond helping storm victims.
"Helping heals," said Candy Cucharo, the program director for Tuesday's Children. "Doing for others, you're no longer viewed as the one needing help. Helping others builds resistance and helps strengthen your mental and emotional well-being."
Leavey was 10 when she lost her father, a firefighter with the Latter 15 Fire Department in Pelham, N.Y. She said the New Orleans visit was a rewarding way to honor his memory.
"My dad was always helping people, painting and fixing the firehouse, just doing whatever he could do," she said. He even helped a woman get her cat down from a tree.
"He was great," she said, smiling.
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And the little children shall lead us.
Posted by: candymarl | February 21, 2008 at 18:37
And the little children shall lead us.
Posted by: candymarl | February 21, 2008 at 18:38
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Posted by: click here | April 09, 2008 at 19:27
Kim Lapara, New Orleans, LA
My dad was a new orleans fire chief.
I would give anything to have 5 more minutes with him.
He died from lung cancer right after 911. We thought 911 was going to kill him, he watched CNN as if he were on his watch.
After he died, Katrina took our homes.
My brother was paralyzed fm a diving accident.
The only time I remember my father crying was when he was told his only son would never walk or use his hands again. His accident was a lifetime sentence for my dad.
After Katrina, a con man stole $91,000 from my brother and never replaced a thing in his home.
We had to fight the system to arrest the man. We had to fight the system to prosecute and we failed. Where has the applie pie gone?
Is this the way America treats the children of our fallen hero's?
If the American people knew the truth about Katrina, we would have a war inside the USA.
United We Stand!
Posted by: KIM LAPARA | August 05, 2008 at 11:53