# There are other victims besides NYPD, FDNY, and rescue workers... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 23, 2001, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-other-victims-besides-nypd-fdny-and-rescue-workers/83418 "2001-09-23T23:54:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Arjuna34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Arjuna34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arjuna34)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-other-victims-besides-nypd-fdny-and-rescue-workers/83418/21 "2001-09-24T22:30:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KellyM \* > \*\* > There is a fund now for the families of food service workers killed in the attacks, but it’s not getting anywhere near the attention that the firemen and policemen are getting. \*\* Can you post a link or an address to this fund? I’d like to contribute, but couldn’t find it on the web. Arjuna34 ---
**Author:** ![KellyM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/57b2e6/32.png) [@KellyM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyM)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-other-victims-besides-nypd-fdny-and-rescue-workers/83418/22 "2001-09-24T23:25:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Arjuna34 \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by KellyM \* > > \*\* > > There is a fund now for the families of food service workers killed in the attacks, but it’s not getting anywhere near the attention that the firemen and policemen are getting. \*\* > > Can you post a link or an address to this fund? I’d like to contribute, but couldn’t find it on the web.\*\* I just know that it exists; I saw it mentioned in a New York Times article. However, that article did not give contact information, at least not that I recall, and I can’t find it at the moment (I’m at home and I must have looked at the page at work because it’s not in my local browser history). ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-other-victims-besides-nypd-fdny-and-rescue-workers/83418/23 "2001-09-24T23:41:42Z")
Hey! I didn’t post the post i thought I had posted! That’s a REAL good thing. ---
**Author:** ![grayhairedmomma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/47e85d/32.png) [@grayhairedmomma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grayhairedmomma)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-other-victims-besides-nypd-fdny-and-rescue-workers/83418/24 "2001-09-25T18:21:38Z")
There are fundraisers going on in the DC metro area for victims of the pentagon disaster. ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-other-victims-besides-nypd-fdny-and-rescue-workers/83418/25 "2001-09-26T02:44:52Z")
At least 20 members of the SEIU Local (custodians, security guards, elevator operators, etc) are missing in NY, and there may be custodians missing at the Pentagon as well. The International has set up a SEIU September 11 Fund to go to the families of union represented workers who lost their lives, and to aid those union members who are out of jobs because of this destruction. Off hand, I dont’ knwo the International’s website address, but I got this address via e-mail. By mail, send tax-deductible contributions made payable to: SEIU September 11th Relief Fund c/o SEIU 1313 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 As of September 25, the fund raised $921,422, but contributions are still desperately needed.  About 6,000 janitors and other workers are expected to permanently lose their jobs or be displaced for a long period of time.  This is just a small drop in the bucket of what will be needed to help thousands of displaced workers and their families restore their lives. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-other-victims-besides-nypd-fdny-and-rescue-workers/83418.md?page=1)