在9月11日之后的几周内，发动机225，梯子107，营39（上图）成员建立了“忠实而无畏的WTC家庭基金”，以纪念343名消防员，这些消防员赋予了他们的生命，并帮助护理护理对于他们留下的家庭。
During the difficult week of 9-11, between 24-hour tours at Ground Zero, Fireman Matthew Yellico stopped for a quiet moment at the firehouse. He wanted to do something to show his love and respect for his brothers who made the ultimate sacrifice during that tragic week. He wanted something that would show honor to them and his country. He began with an American flag, the symbol of our nation, followed by the Maltese Cross, which is the symbol for the fire department. Soon his fellow brothers in the company joined in. They added purple and black bunting with the words “In memory of our fallen brothers” to represent their mourning. They put in “WTC” so all would remember the sacred ground where their brothers gave their lives. They added “FDNY Bravest” for the courage and fortitude the department has always shown. Finally, they put in “God Bless America” to ask our Lord to bless and watch over our country. With all these thoughts in their hearts, they designed their “Memorial Maltese Cross” in memory of 9-11.
I cannot begin to tell you how touching it was to see these men making and sewing these Memorial Patches onto their bunker gear. They did so with such honor and fidelity.
As the project began to unfold, the enthusiasm from the companies lead to the creation a magnetic decal using the same design. They thought it would be an awesome dedication to display these apparatus magnets on the fire trucks. With the first one in hand, they went to Engine 290’s and Ladder 103’s firehouse, and presented it in honor of Captain Timmy Stackpole and others who served in those companies.
当马特（Matt）和他的兄弟们在消防站（Firehouse）的纪念马耳他十字架（Maltese Cross）工作时，他的妻子弗兰（Fran）和他们的六个孩子受到启发，以表现出这些勇敢的消防员在9月11日表现出的爱与牺牲的幅度。他们设想了堕落的消防员从双子塔领导，沿着消防车的梯子到达天堂的大门。这款衷心的壁画很快成为了纪念T恤背面的设计。
Recognizing the effort everyone was putting in and the overwhelming response received, Chief Robert Keys came up with an inspiring plan for a much needed fundraiser. He visualized a fund for firefighters, run by firefighters. Keeping 225/107/39’s long time motto of “Faithful and Fearless” in mind, he established “The Faithful and Fearless WTC Family Fund.”
Before long, flyers were sent to all FDNY firehouses. A variety of firefighting magazines and newspapers began running the fund’s ads. Then Captain James Corcoran put together a Web site. Suddenly, orders were coming in from all over the world.
Between tours at the firehouse, runs, and tours at Ground Zero, these guys steadfastly filed orders. It kept the whole firehouse extremely busy, but it was a labor of love.
A few months later, firefighter Kevin Burke hatched a plan to host a “Tribute to Heroes Dinner.” The evening fundraiser received a wonderful response.
2002年2月，当乔治·W·布什总统来到纽约市与一些第一响应者会面时，一个巨大的提升是一个巨大的提升。消防员马修·耶利科（Matthew Yellico），比利·塞特（Billy Seiter）和迈克·苏瓦尔斯基（Mike Suwalski）向他介绍了其中一部纪念装备磁铁。当我们的总统告诉他们“将它挂在飞机上”时，我无法开始表达他们的喜悦和荣誉。第二天，他们发现了总统在第3页的第3页纽约邮报。It truly was a memory they will cherish forever.
总而言之，该基金经过了大约20,000个T恤，数千件贴纸和贴纸和几百个设备磁铁。通过Engine 225，Ladder 107和39营的不断努力，忠实而无所畏惧的WTC家庭基金筹集了超过四分之一的一百万美元。
On June 2, 2004, after the FDNY Medal Day ceremony at City Hall, the Faithful and Fearless WTC Family Fund donated $130,000.00 to The UFA Widows and Children’s Fund and $130,000.00 to The Bravest Scholarship Fund.
这只是布鲁克林东纽约一家消防站所做的努力的一个例子。将其乘以纽约市的225多个大楼，您将一瞥FDNY成员对他们所服务的人以及彼此服务的人有多少奉献和爱。
