Starry Night: A Luminescent Eulogy Honors Ground Zero Victims

n the evening of September 11, 2003 the tenants and property management staffs of One Broadway and the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House at One Bowling Green will honor the memories of the NYPD and Port Authority Police Officers and the FDNY Firefighters that perished on 9-11 at Ground Zero by placing strobe lights in the windows of their buildings to create Starry Night: A 9-11 Light Tribute. The lights will be turned on at 5:00pm and become visible at dusk. The all volunteer project has been made possible by contributions from individuals and businesses throughout the United States.

Starry Night is a light tribute created in remembrance of the lives lost at Ground Zero.
Starry Night 2003 will honor the 23 NYPD and 37 Port Authority Police Officers and the 343 Firemen who lost their lives on September 11,
2001. Funding has not yet been secured for the costs of the civilians lights this year.

The project organizers hope to eventually have 2,819 battery powered strobe lights in the windows of the skyscrapers facing Battery Park. The lights
will randomly twinkle, creating a galaxy of shimmering light. Each strobe light will represent a person that perished in New York City on September
11th. The lights will become visible at dusk and, as night falls, the tip of Manhattan will be transformed into a celestial sanctuary for reflecting upon
what was lost and to affirm the unity and community of an enduring people.

The conception of Starry Night was developed by The Night/Light Fund, a community service organization with headquarters on Wall Street. The
luminescent eulogy was inspired by a letter from Vincent Van Gogh to his brother in which he alludes to the human spirit ascending to a star upon
death. Van Gogh also painted a nightscape by the same title.

Starry Night will be created by the efforts and generosity of the tenants, property management community, and building owners of Downtown Lower
Manhattan and by the heartfelt kindness of numerous people throughout the United States. Most of the materials for the light assemblies have been
donated. Fifty percent of the mirrors have been donated by K-10 Enterprises of Mission, Texas. Empire Industries, Inc. of Manchester, Connecticut has
donated 3,000 copper clamps. The strobe lights, which are powered by alkaline batteries, will be suspended on the windows by suction cups.
Suction Cups, Inc. of New Hyde Park, New York has contributed 6,000 suction cups and Energizer of St. Louis, Missouri has supplied 3,000 batteries.
Do-It Corporation of South Haven, Michigan donated 3,000 plastic hanging tabs. Moore Push-Pin Company of Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania provided the metal
hooks at cost. Johnson & Sons of Racine, Wisconsin has donated 3,000 Ziplock bags for storing the light assembly parts. 3M's Tape and Adhesives Division
provided the tape for adhering photographs of the victims onto the mirrors.
The photographs of the Ground Zero victims have been downloaded from the Internet by Jing Yu Deng, an Intern at the Pace University School of
Computer Science & Information and Staples provided the supplies for his strenuous task. Staples, in Manhattan, will also contribute the boxes and
necessary supplies for transporting the lights. Funds for purchasing the strobes lights came from the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire. Police and
Fire Departments, the Boy Scouts of America and individuals contributed to the Monadnock Region: Gathering of Lights fund raising campaign to remember
those lost at Ground Zero.
Media and Families Contact: Ava Barzvi : cell# 917-912-0752
E-mail: Starrynightpr@yahoo.com
The Night/Light Fund phone # 212-592-9062
website: http://www.nightlightfund.org/starrynight03.html

For further information visit:
http://www.nightlightfund.org
Photo of Strobe Light http://www.nightlightfund.org/strobe.prototype.html
Donors and Volunteers http://www.nightlightfund.org/monadnockdonors.html