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| Raising Funds for a Good Cause: Cooking with the Chef Event to Benefit Lower Makefield 9/11 Memorial Garden of Reflection |
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On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, Yardley Inn Executive Chef Eben Copple will host an evening of culinary instruction to benefit the Lower Makefield 9/11 Garden of Reflection. The cooking demonstration kicks off at 7 p.m. and runs through 9:15 p.m. Admission is $35 per person and... |
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| Lashchyk's landscape heals litany |
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| If Liuba Lashchyk's dream was to bring light to one of America's darkest days, her dream came to life as visitors gathered beneath dark skies for the Garden of Reflection's service for the sixth anniversary of 9-11. Liuba, who's resume can be viewed here, has allowed her own rich international ex... |
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| Service reminds summer has gone |
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| The rain was a fine mist, like the spray from the two towering fountains, as local religiious leaders offered words of hope as families and visitors gathered for the Garden of Reflection's first 9-11 memorial service since the dedication of the garden last autumn.
The service was, to put it humbly, a moving event, as a young girl born on Sep... |
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| Remembering Barbara Shaw--The 18th victim of Bucks County |
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| In the days leading up to the dedication for the 9-11 Garden of Reflection, the memorial planners learned of Barbara A. Shaw, the 18th resident of Bucks county who died on September 11, 2001. Memorial planners began work immediately on how Barbara could always be remembered amidst the growing landscape of the garden, and efforts were quickly made to in... |
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| September at the Garden |
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| September 2007 is a special time for the Garden of Reflection, Pennsylvania’s state memorial for the victims of 9-11. The month marks the one-year anniversary since the garden’s dedication, and although the mist from the two towering fountains cools visitors in these final sweltering weeks of summer, the garden continues to grow. But it needs y... |
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| Architect designs 9/11 memorial that isn't about sadness |
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| Here's an assignment. Create an uplifting memorial to those killed Sept. 11, 2001.
Impossible? You don't know Liuba Lashchyk, the architect who designed the Garden of Reflection in Lower Makefield.
Ms. Lashchyk has created a masterpiece. It reflects the tragedy, sure. It names the 2,973 dead. It especially recalls the people from Bucks County kill... |
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| A very special place |
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| More than 2,000 people gathered beneath gray skies in Lower Makefield Saturday afternoon for the dedication of the Garden of Reflection.
In a ceremony that was solemn, patriotic and hopeful, the garden, which will serve as the state’s official Sept. 11 memorial, was unveiled.
“Sept. 11 was our darkest day,” said Ellen Saracini of Yardley, whose ... |
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| Runners see the light after darkness |
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| There had been some emotional moments in previous Garden of Reflection 5K races.
But none matched those of last Sunday's event, one day before the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
This year's race, which took place just a few weeks before the scheduled Sept. 30 dedication of the memorial in Lower Makefield, drew more than 300 runne... |
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| Garden of Reflection taking shape |
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| Every day, Lower Makefield resident Susan Corcoran walks by the site of the Garden of Reflection Bucks County Sept. 11 Memorial to check the progress of construction.
Monday's walk, on the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, was especially meaningful for Corcoran, who lives in the nearby Heather Ridge development.
“I was ... |
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| Going the Distance for the Garden |
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| On Sunday morning, more than 300 people will hit the streets of Lower Makefield Township to raise funds for the Garden of Reflection, Pennsylvania’s official 9-11 memorial.
The 5K Race and Family Walk, one kilometer for every year since 9-11, steps off at 9 a.m. from the site of the $1.2-million memorial, now under construction on Woodside Road.
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