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The first activity launched by The Heritage Foundation of 9/11, Inc. (which was then called the 9/11 Families Give Back Fund) was an ice skating extravaganza called Stars, Stripes and Skates (SSS) staged at the legendary Madison Square Garden on September 20, 2002, to commemorate the first anniversary of 9/11. More than a dozen World Class skaters participated in a 2 1/2-hour Exhibition for 9/11 family members, skating fans and community and charitable minded New Yorkers.

That inaugural Stars, Stripes and Skates show attracted in excess of 10,000 spectators to Madison Square Garden to see stars such as Nancy Kerrigan, Victor Petrenko, Sasha Cohen, and Timothy Goebel. It was the start of an annual production that has captured the hearts and imagination of these elite skaters, the general public, the media, venue operators and skaters of all ages and abilities.

In 2003, the Stars, Stripes and Skates Icetravaganza was held at Nassau Coliseum on September 7 . . . and a year later, Cantiague Park on Long Island played host to the gala event. SSS went back to Nassau Coliseum in 2005 . . .

On October 22, 2006, our 5th annual commemorative event in our efforts to remember the past while celebrating the future was again held at The Nassau Coliseum. The show was hosted by two-time Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan, and featured world famous Olympians and Celebrities such as Olympic Gold Medalist, Oksana Baiul, National Champion Rudy Galindo, American Idol Kimberly Locke and Kevin Covais, as well as many others! The show was broadcast via Comcast TV on the CN8 sports network and nationally on ABC.

Stars, Stripes and Skates not only features world class artistry but also hosted a trip down to ground zero with over 150 young children learning about the historical significance of what happened 5 years ago and the true meaning of heroism. The youngsters involved in this program met with celebrities’ downtown and learned the importance of giving back to the community and helping others.

We are in our eighth year preserving 911 awareness and teaching younger generations about the importance of heroism, patriotism, helping others, and giving back to the community through keeping the memories and meanings of September 11, 2001, alive and very proud to host our 8th annual event at the Danbury Ice Arena in Danbury, CT on September 26, 2009.