New York, Nov 21, 2018 (Issuewire.com) - The First Responders Childrens Foundation (FRCF) will host its Annual Thanksgiving Breakfast at the Bryant Park Grill on Thanksgiving morning. Now in its 18th year, the organization will share the spirit of the holiday season and the support of a caring community with the families of first responders who were lost or disabled in the line of duty.
The FRCF along with 1300 invited guests will recognize a remarkable woman and two young adults at an Awards Ceremony during breakfast. The FRCF Public Service Hero Award will be presented to Suffolk County Commissioner Geraldine Hart for her years of service in the FBI and for her appointment as the first female Police Commissioner in Suffolk County. Christina Lettich, also a Long Island resident, will receive the Victoria Ovis Memorial Scholarship Award, an annual scholarship https://nleafcf.org/scholarships/victoria-ovis-memorial-scholarship/. Chase Yancey of Tennessee will receive the Vincent Bennett, Jr. Memorial scholarship, a $20,000 award ($5,000 per year over four years) https://nleafcf.org/scholarships/vincent-bennett-jr-memorial-scholarship/.
The 2018 Awards Ceremony will also include remarks from FRCF Founder Al Kahn, FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro, NYPD Commissioner James ONeill, and Port Authority Police Superintendent Edward Cetnar. Nayyar Iman, Chaplain of the Suffolk County Police Department, will give the closing blessing. Guests will also enjoy a performance by Delilah Pellow who portrays the young Anastasia in the Broadway musical of the same name, along with her sister, Josephine Pellow
Breakfast and the Awards Ceremony will be hosted at the Bryant Park Grill in Bryant Park, Guests will also enjoy an exclusive front-row view of the parade as it passes along 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets.
The FRCF is funded in part by the generous support of partners, including: American Express, Louis Vuitton, inVNT, The Rosinsky Family, Electronix Systems Central Station Alarms, Inc., Global Foundation for First Responders, MSA Security, Mike N Emmerman and Patricia A Stockhausen, The Hardy Family, Commissioner Daniel Stewart and Jon Recor, Cisco, CDW, JVR Electric Inc., Greenberg Traurig, Presidio, Bryant Park Corporation, Bryant Park Grill, Robert Director Mission Critical data Center Consultants, Century Direct, Neuberger Berman, Thomas and Flood, LindenhurstUnion Free School District, O/DD, Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park.
About The First Responders Childrens Foundation
The FRCF held the first Thanksgiving Breakfast in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. Each year the event provides an opportunity for the families of fallen first responders to gather and celebrate the lives of their loved ones during a difficult time of year. The event has become an annual tradition for line-of-duty families across the spectrum of first responder agencies to support each other and their sorrow during the holiday season.
For more information on The First Responders Childrens Foundation visit: www.1strcf.org or on social @1stRCF.
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