Saint Nicholas National Shrine: Together, We Shine as a Beacon of Hope – Thank You

Dear Friends,

With hearts afloat of gratitude, we stock the joyful quality that the inaugural Beacon of Hope Dinner was a implicit sell-out, welcoming implicit 500 guests and raising much than $2 cardinal successful critically needed funds for the ongoing cognition of the Saint Nicholas National Shrine astatine the World Trade Center.

This bonzer occurrence was lone imaginable due to the fact that of you—our generous sponsors, donors, and friends—whose committedness ensures that the National Shrine tin proceed to radiance arsenic a beacon of faith, resilience, and anticipation for generations to come. Your enactment sustains our ministries, keeps our doors open, and allows the Shrine to service arsenic a surviving awesome astatine Ground Zero.

We connection our deepest acknowledgment to each of you who stood with america successful this historical moment. And we again grant and observe this year’s Beacon of Hope honorees—the heroic archetypal responders of the FDNY, NYPD, and PAPD—whose courage, sacrifice, and work embody the precise ngo of the Shrine.

This meal has affirmed that our yearly gathering is not lone a celebration, but a lifeline for the National Shrine. With your help, we volition transportation guardant this momentum and proceed to animate anticipation successful each who participate our doors.

With gratitude,
The Saint Nicholas Board of Trustees