Sunday – April 15th 4:30 – 10:30 p.m.

Donations are discretionary so the show is essentially free, give what you can, we’ll have about six hours of live acoustic music and entertainment for you. Come in at any point and help a good cause. These people were there for all of us, to do what needed to be done. We should do right by them. If you’re not in the area but you’d like to make a donation you can use the contact info at the end of the letter.

TASTY COCO CAFE & LOUNGE
291 Bloomfield Ave.
Caldwell, NJ 07006
(973) 364 – 1734

With Performances By:
5:00 p.m. St. James (maybe a surprise guest or two)
5:30 p.m. Jackets Optional
6:00 p.m. Nothing Project
6:30 p.m. St Sat B
7:00 p.m. New Vaudeville
7:30 p.m. Sean Faust (I’ll be playing a song or two in Seans set)
8:00 p.m. Kenny Woods
8:30 p.m. Skin God

Since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC), there has been growing concern about the injuries and illnesses among the many thousands of responders who worked or volunteered on the WTC rescue and recovery effort. The Irving J. Selikoff Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine of the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine of The Mount Sinai Medical Center, based on the efforts of New York’s labor organizations and with the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), established a comprehensive World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening Program on April 8, 2002 to provide free medical assessments, diagnostic and treatment referrals, and occupational health education for responders exposed to hazards during the WTC rescue and recovery effort. The WTC Medical Screening Program has examined approximately 10,500 workers: about 8,800 at Mount Sinai, 1,700 at four collaborating facilities in the greater New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, and 500 nationally, under the auspices of the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics.

In the five and a half years since the WTC attack, many responders have developed long-term, life-threatening diseases such as pulmonary diseases, diabetes, hypertension, or cancer, which may or may not be directly attributable to their experiences at the WTC site. Because of this, Mount Sinai’s WTC Medical Screening Program has expanded and is now named the WTC Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program.

Countless numbers of responders have also lost their ability to work and consequently their health insurance and/or primary source of income. While NIOSH has apportioned funding to Mount Sinai and its consortium partners to treat these individuals, treatments are limited to illnesses directly related to WTC conditions, primarily musculoskeletal injuries, respiratory illnesses, and psychological disorders. This restriction leaves many responders without the adequate financial support needed to pay for treatment for other long-term, life-threatening illnesses that they may face. Your support will help alleviate this burden those lacking health insurance and/or facing a life-threatening illness that is not covered by current medical monitoring and treatment programs.

The WTC attacks resulted not only in the horrific loss of life but also in the creation of an urban environmental and occupational disaster of major proportion. WTC responders face unprecedented consequences including diseases with intermediate or potentially long-term latency. Current studies indicate that a substantial number of responders are still experiencing persistent physical and mental health symptoms both related and unrelated to their work and volunteer activities at the WTC disaster site. Mount Sinai is very grateful to generous donors who help to ensure that the legacy of this tragedy is not the loss of additional lives due to illnesses that could have been detected and treated before they take their toll. Thank you again for your support.

Sincerely,

Jill Kleinman
Director of Development

Mount Sinai Medical Center
WTC Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program
One Gustave Levy Place
Box 1049/1050
New York, NY 10029-6574