The September11.org site was set up by Keith West, president of
eGO.com. A board of directors composed of Virginia business leaders
will oversee the fund. Its goal is to see that 100% of collected
funds go directly to victim relief efforts. The American Red Cross
is also inviting donations to help the disaster relief effort.
Donations can be made on-line at
http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-wtc/
A list of businesses which had offices in the World Trade Center
is available at www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/21615.html. Among
these, the offices of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter employed 3,500
staff in the buildings. A message from its chairman is at
www.morganstanley.com.
A statement
from President Bush, issued Tuesday night, is available on the
White House website.
Among the early reports of casualties was news that Daniel
Lewin, aged 31, co-founder and chief technical officer of internet
content distribution company Akamai, was among the 92 people on
board American Airlines flight 11 bound from Boston to LA. It was
one of the two planes which struck and destroyed the World Trade
Center’s twin towers.
Akamai CEO George Conrades said: “Danny was a wonderful human
being”. He continued: "Our thoughts and prayers are with Danny’s
family, friends and colleagues during this time of national tragedy
and personal loss.” Edmund Glazer, 41, Chief financial officer of
network systems company MRV Communications, was also on board the
same plane.
