"Reclaiming the Sky" Presentation on 9/11 Heroes at Tampa Airport - May 27

LEARN RESILIENCY LESSONS FROM 9/11'S AVIATION HEROES. WHAT: RECLAIMING THE SKY PRESENTATION ON 9/11’S AVIATION HEROES WHEN: TUESDAY, MAY 27 10AM TO NOON WHERE: SKYCENTER ONE AT TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT JOIN US FOR A "RECLAIMING THE SKY" PRESENTATION ON THE AVIATION HEROES OF 9/11 SPONSORED BY SSP AMERICA AND HOSTED BY TAMPA INT'L AIRPORT ON MAY 27 FROM 10AM TO NOON AT SKYCENTER ONE. THE PRESENTATION WILL HIGHLIGHT THE STORY OF FRONT LINE AIRPORT AND AIRLINE EMPLOYEES IN BOSTON, NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON, DC WHO “ROSE UP” ON 9/11 AND WORKED TIRELESSLY IN THE DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS THAT FOLLOWED TO GET THEIR AIRPORTS OPERATING AGAIN AND “RECLAIM” HOPE FOR THEMSELVES AND THE AVIATION INDUSTRY. THE TPA PRESENTATION IS PART OF A RESILIENCY PROJECT LED BY THE HUMAN RESILIENCY INSTITUTE AT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AIRPORTS COUNCIL INT'L - NA, AND SPONSORED BY SSP AMERICA, TO GIVE TODAY’S AVIATION WORKERS A CHANCE TO EXPLORE RESILIENCY LESSONS FROM THE COURAGE OF 9/11’S AVIATION'S HEROES. MANY OF TODAY'S AIRPORT EMPLOYEES WERE NOT BORN ON 9/11 OR WERE VERY YOUNG. THE INVITATION TO ATTEND IS OPEN TO ALL EMPLOYEES AT TPA. BECAUSE OF SPACE LIMITATIONS, HOWEVER, REGISTRATIONS WILL BE CAPPED AT 40. SO APPLY EARLY TO RESERVE A SPOT! THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO KEEP THE MEMORY OF 9/11’S HEROES ALIVE WHILE GIVING TODAY’S AVIATION EMPLOYEES A CHANCE TO EXPLORE WAYS TO APPLY THE LESSONS OF THE HEROES TO MEET CHALLENGES THEY FACE IN THEIR JOBS AND THEIR LIVES. ALL WHO ATTEND WILL RECEIVE A FREE SIGNED COPY OF “RECLAIMING THE SKY: 9/11 AND THE UNTOLD STORIES OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO KEPT AMERICA FLYING,” BY TOM MURPHY. TOM IS ALSO THE DIRECTOR OF THE HUMAN RESILIENCY INSTITUTE AT FORDHAM AND WILL LEAD THE PRESENTATION. THE BOOK RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CHARITIES AT AMERICAN AIRLINES (WINGS,) AND UNITED AIRLINES (CAUSE) - DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT AMAZON [https://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-Sky-9-11-Untold-Story-Men-Women-Who-Kept-America-Flying/dp/0814409091/sr=8-1/qid=1157056625/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books]. IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL PRESENTATION, TOM WILL TALK ABOUT A PROJECT THE HUMAN RESILIENCY INSTITUTE WILL BE CONDUCTING IN 2025 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ACI-NA – SPONSORED BY SSP AMERICA – TO OFFER A “RECLAIMING THE SKY” ESSAY COMPETITION FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. THE COMPETITION WILL GIVE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, THOSE 40 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER WORKING AT ACI-NA MEMBER AIRPORTS AND SERVICE COMPANIES, A CHANCE TO EXPRESS LESSONS THEY LEARN AS THEY PREPARE TO BECOME TOMORROW’S AVIATION LEADERS. THE ESSAY COMPETITION WILL RUN THROUGH THE SUMMER AND CULMINATE IN PRESENTATION OF AWARDS AT ACI-NA'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER IN TORONTO. ERIC CAPLAN, SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT TPA, WON THE ACI-NA/RECLAIMING THE SKY ESSAY COMPETITION LAST YEAR. ERIC WILL BE A FEATURED SPEAKER AT THE MAY 27 PRESENTATION TO TALK ABOUT HOW HE'S BEEN APPLYING THE LESSONS OF THE HEROES. HERE’S A LINK TO A VIDEO SHOWCASING ERIC’S 2024 ACHIEVEMENT: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WRAJ0DAKAT4&T=5S [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WraJ0DAKat4&t=5s] BE SURE TO REGISTER EARLY FOR THE 9/11 PRESENTATION ON MAY 27. ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT TOM MURPHY AT TOM@EDGE4VETS.ORG. FULL DETAILS ON THE RECLAIMING THE SKY PROJECT CAN BE FOUND AT RECLAIMINGTHESKY.COM [http://ReclaimingTheSky.com].