9/11 “REMEMBRANCE” POSTER SPREADS MESSAGE OF HOPE AND REBIRTH FROM COAST TO COAST

Greensboro, NC – September 10, 2002 – From firehouses around Ground Zero to the Maury Povich TV Show, the Tower of Lights “Remembrance” poster printed by PSG (Printing Services of Greensboro) is reaching out with a message of hope and rebirth on the anniversary of this nation’s worst terrorist attack.

Since its release on August 13 by PSG, word about the free, 12” x 18” poster, has traveled all around the country. Both PSG and Cliff Wassmann, the California professional photographer who captured the Tower of Lights on film, are finding that this particular image is impacting the hearts of so many people.

“Wassmann shot this image on the last night of the illumination,” explained Teresa Yeager, PSG’s marketing manager, “and as the lights reached toward the sky in the early morning mist, somehow a heart-like figure was created against the clouds overhead. The picture is absolutely beautiful, but perhaps it is the heart that is drawing so many people across America to it.”

When Yeager initially began focusing on an image for the 9/11 anniversary, she wanted to find one that “invoked Americans to pause and remember those who lost their lives at the hands of terrorists.” And being a Navy veteran, Yeager says she was also concerned about the dwindling signs of patriotism and hoped that whatever image she chose, it would impress upon Americans the importance of remembering those men and women still fighting overseas for our freedom.

But neither she nor Wassman ever anticipated just how much of an impact this one particular shot would seemingly have on the entire country.

“From the moment the poster was released, the response was phenomenal,” said Yeager. “We plan to print only 80,000 of the posters at PSG and with all the requests we are receiving from around the country, we hope that other printers across the nation will unite with us and help get this poster into the hands of everyone who so desires to have it.”

According to Yeager, her initial vision was to have printers across America unite and as of now, 23 of the industry’s finest have joined PSG and will be printing the poster.

Yeager says 1,000 posters have been sent to the NYU Downtown Hospital, which was at the center of receiving victims from the towers, for their 9/11 memorial service. Additionally, the Jersey City Fire Department requested hundreds for distribution to firehouses throughout Manhattan.

“Everyone, from the New York State offices to businesses, churches and museums, like The Peace Museum in Chicago, has heard about the poster and wants it for their upcoming services. Towns in California and even the City of Portland have received the posters,” said Yeager, “and we just learned that the Maury Povich show found out about the image and plans to present it in their 9/11 special.”

Although the poster is free, people are encouraged to donate to September’s Mission, which is a non-profit organization founded by Monica Iken, who lost her husband in the tragedy. His body was never found and it’s the goal of September’s Mission to play a key role in the construction of a permanent memorial on the site that takes into consideration the wishes of the victims’ families. For more information on this organization, please visit www.septembersmission.org.

The posters are available at several locations in North Carolina. In Greensboro, you can stop by PSG, located at 2206 N. Church Street; WFMY News 2, located at 1615 Phillips Avenue or The Business Journal at 100 S. Elm St., Suite 400. In Liberty, you may obtain the poster at Endless Tanning Salon, located at 108 W. Swannanoa Avenue.

For additional information or if you would like to request your free posters by mail, please contact Yeager by phone at 336-274-7663 Ext. 224; by e-mail at tyeager@psg4u.com or visit PSG’s website at www.psg4u.com. There is a $5.00 shipping and handling fee, and PSG does accept major credit cards.

To view additional images of the Tower of Lights taken by Wassmann, please visit his website at www.artseek.com/wfa.



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