Official Communication from the UFA

Posted by Jim on May 16, 2019

MEMORIAL MASSOn Monday, May 20, 2019 at 1000 hours, the United Women Firefighters (UWF) Annual Memorial Mass will be held at St. Jude’s Church, 1677 Canarsie Road, Brooklyn, NY. The mass will honor the memory of the following members: Catherine Green, Linore Simmond, Joan Daley, Theresa Rogers, Virginia Culkin-Spinelli, Susan Bryne, Lorraine Cziko, Jane Toohig, Janet Horan and Cathy Lohan. All off-duty members and their families are invited to attend. Members are requested to attend in dress uniform. For further information, email unitedwomenfirefighters@gmail.com.
NORWEGIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADEThe FDNY Vikings will be marching in the Norwegian Day Parade in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, on Sunday, May 19, 2019. All are invited to join. The Vikings will line up on 3rd Ave, between 83rd & 84th Streets at 1:00 PM. The Parade steps off at 1:30 PM and proceeds along 3rd Ave to Bay Ridge Ave, turns right to 5th Ave and finishes at the reviewing stand on 67th Street between 6th and 7th Ave. The trailer with the replica of a Viking long ship will be at the parade. The long ship carries the Viking bell which is inscribed with the names of the six members of the FDNY Vikings who lost their lives on 9/11/2001. Please contact FDNY Vikings Secretary Peter Liander at 718-541-6442 with any questions.
FDNY CSU SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPThe FDNY CSU Special Needs Group will hold their next meeting on Tuesday, May 21, from 11:00 AM -12:30 PM at Friends of Firefighters, 199 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn, NY 11231. The meeting is for anyone who has a child, spouse, parent or sibling with special needs to share experiences and resource information. To RSVP, or for more information, contact “K-9” Kananowitz at ek953@icloud.com, or 516-238-1024 or Mike O’Keeffe at michaelokeeffe55@gmail.com, or 917-853-5772. Sponsored by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
WOMEN TO WOMEN SUMMITThe Office of Diversity and Inclusion is hosting the 3rd Annual Women to Women Summit: Co-Creating Courageous and Compassionate Communities on Tuesday, May 21, at the Auditorium of 9 MetroTech Center. This full-day event, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, will include several panels of guest speakers to inspire those within the Department and at other NYC agencies. The event will also feature spoken word performances, an empowerment walk, and a lunch hour mindfulness walk. All are welcome to attend. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. To RSVP, please e-mail Diversity.Inclusion@fdny.nyc.gov with subject line: “Women to Women.” All employees must seek permission from their immediate supervisor to attend this training.
FDNY APPRECIATION DAY AT SIX FLAGSJoin FDNY Appreciation Day at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ, on Saturday, June 22. Tickets are available at a reduced rate of $35.99 for all FDNY employees and their families with the “FDNY” promo code and include theme park admission, rides, a live concert featuring Shilelagh Law at 5:00 PM, FDNY Parade at 3:00 PM and Fireworks at 10:00 PM. To order tickets, visit sixflags.com/greatadventure and enter the promo code “FDNY.” A percentage of each ticket sold through this link will be donated back to the FDNY Family Transport Unit.