NEW! ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO:
After you watch the video below, be sure to scroll further to read all about this year’s Push. Complete the form below if you’d like to get involved!
This is Paulie’s final Push.
Retired United Airlines flight attendant Paul Veneto pushed an airline beverage cart more than 750 miles along routes symbolizing the flight paths of the four aircraft hijacked on September 11, 2001 - pushed in honor of the flight crews - the ‘first, first responders’ that day.
In 2021 he pushed from Boston-Logan to Ground Zero in Manhattan for United Flight 175.
In 2022 he pushed from Washington-Dulles to the Pentagon for American Flight 77.
In 2023 he pushed from Newark-Liberty to the National Flight 93 Memorial in Stoystown/Shanksville.
When the cart reaches Ground Zero by September 11, 2026 it will have been pushed over 1,000 miles. Those final miles will see it pushed by members of some of the very communities that he’ll pass through, as well as some members of the September 11 community who join him along the route.
Paulie hopes to meet you, and hear your stories, as possible on this final journey. Join us, won’t you?
ITINERARY
Join us on the route, in communities between Boston and Manhattan…
We’re coordinating with town officials, first responder partners, and business leaders in each of the following communities, but invite you to contact us first to help set up events along the way!
NOTICE! Dates and times are dependent on a variety of factors including traffic, weather, event scheduling, routing changes, and more. We appreciate your patience as Paulie navigates his final miles!!
You’ll be able to track Paulie’s exact location day by day by utilizing the GPS-equipped PaulieCam - you can see the route by linking to the map here. We’ll do our best to post daily stop/start updates via Facebook.
Sendoff: Boston, MA
Boston Public Garden 9/11 Memorial
Saturday, August 15 at 10 a.m.
Brookline, MA
Newton, MA
Wellesley, MA
Saturday, August 15
Natick, MA
Sherborn, MA
Holliston, MA
Sunday, August 16
Bragville, MA
Monday, August 17
Milford, MA
Meeting with Chief, Milford Police Department
Tuesday, August 18 - Time TBD
Hopedale, MA
Mendon, MA
Evening at New England Steak & Seafood
N. Uxbridge, MA
Wednesday, August 19
East Douglas, MA
Wednesday, August 19
Douglas, MA
Community Stop at Douglas Fire
Wednesday, August 19 - Time TBD
East Thompson, CT
Day’s End at East Thompson Volunteer Fire
Thursday, August 20 - Time TBD
Thompson, CT
Stop at Thompson Town Green
Thursday, August 20 - Time TBD
Mechanicsville, CT
Friday, August 21
Pomfret, CT
Day’s End at Vanilla Bean Cafe
Saturday, August 22 - Time TBD
Pomfret Center, CT
Sunday, August 23
South Chaplin, CT
Day’s End at North Windham Fire
Monday, August 24 - Time TBD
North Windham, CT
Willimantic, CT
Tuesday, August 25
Lebanon, CT
Evening with Lebanon Fire
Tuesday, August 25 - Time: TBD
Hebron, CT
Amston, CT
Wednesday, August 26
North Westchester, CT
Colchester, CT
East Hampton, CT
Thursday, August 27
Cobalt, CT
Middle Haddam, CT
Friday, August 28
Portland, CT
Community Stop in Portland, CT
Friday, August 28
Middletown, CT
Celebration of Paulie’s 911th Mile - Location TBD
Saturday, August 29
Durham, CT
Patriotic Organ Reception at WSCS
228 Main Street in Durham
Saturday, August 29 - approx. 3:30 p.m.
Departure from the Durham Town Green
Sunday, August 30 - Time TBD
Northford, CT
Community Gathering at Company 2 Fire Station
1370 Middletown Ave, Northford, CT 06472
Sunday, August 30 - Time TBD
Quinnipac Meadows, CT
North Haven, CT
Fair Haven Heights, CT
Fair Haven, CT
Monday, August 31
New Haven, CT
Tuesday, September 1
West Haven, CT
Community Stop at West Haven Fire
Elm Street Fire Station - Time TBD
Tuesday, September 1 - Time TBD
Day’s Stop at The Dive Bar - A Tradition
Tuesday, September 1 - Time TBD
Woodmont
Wednesday, September 2
Milford, CT
Stop on the Town Green
Wednesday, September 2 - Time TBD
Devon, CT
Wednesday, September 2/Thursday, September 3
Stratford, CT
Thursday, September 3
Bridgeport, CT
Thursday, September 3
Fairfield, CT
Day’s Stop at Sherman Town Green - Time TBD
Thursday, September 3
Westport, CT
Day’s Stop at Westport Fire Department
Friday, September 4
Norwalk, CT
Special Speaking Stop: Norwalk Public Schools
Friday, September 4 - Early Morning
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Norwalk Fire Department - Time TBD
Saturday, September 4
Darien, CT
Chelsea Piers, CT
Noroton, CT
Stamford, CT
Day’s Stop at Hotel Stamford
Saturday, September 5 - Time TBD
Greenwich, CT
Port Chester, NY
Day’s Stop at New York Line
Sunday, September 6 - Time TBD
Rye, NY
Mamaroneck, NY
Larchmont, NY
Celebration of Our 1,000 Cumulative Mile - Location TBD
Monday, September 7 (Labor Day)
New Rochelle, NY
Pelham & Pelham Manor, NY
East Bronx/Little Italy, NY
Tuesday, September 8
Bronx, NY
Lower Manhattan, NY
Manhattan, NY
Wednesday, September 9
Media Day / Rest Day
Thursday, September 10
Day’s schedule TBD. Email press@pauliespush.com for details.
Arrival: Ground Zero
Friday, September 11
Time TBD / Details TBA
TRACK PAULIE ON GPS!
We’ll have the GPS tracker working so you can find Paulie easily every day - special thanks to Jeff at ReSport!
Push With Paulie…
This time, we’re bringing a few extra beverage carts…
Paulie hopes to meet some of you, and hear your stories on this next Push. In many communities we’ll have an extra beverage cart (or four) on hand so that you can join him in the Push.
Want to get involved? Fill out the form below…
GET INVOLVED
Paulie pushes his cart to honor and remember the ‘first, first responders’of 9/11 - the flight crews. What he’s done these past four years has taken on an even bigger meaning for so many of the people who have followed him. We hope we’ll get to meet as many of you as possible along the way, and we’re hoping that some of you will want to be involved in this final Push.
If you’d like to be involved in Paulie’s Push to Remember 25 Years, please complete the form below, and a member of our team will reach out to you. You may also email us. We look forward to hearing from you!
THANK YOU, SPONSORS!
Sponsor the Push | Sponsorship Tiers
FIRST CLASS
Thomas J. Gunning Fund
ECONOMY CLASS
Power Forward
The Collins Family in Remembrance of Christopher Collins AA5342
Webster Timber Lanes
John O’Malley
STAND-BY
John Deady
Healing Heroes Foundation, Inc.
Dropkick Murphy’s Claddagh Fund
The VERVE Hotel Boston Natick, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
The Stamford Hotel | Stamford, CT
SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS
A-1 Battery / Compel Pictures / Weiner & Rice, LLC Certified Public Accountants - Darren LaPlame / Retired United Capt. Bob Minarik & Debra Minarik / Northeast Sportscard Expo / UniBank
COMMUNITY SUPPORT NETWORK
This year, individuals and families who made a donation to Paulie’s Push in the amount of $200 or greater had the opportunity to have their name listed on the RV and on the website.
This next Push is Paulie’s final Push, and we wanted to bring as many of you along for it as possible. Thank you for your generous donations and support.
The Collins Family
In Remembrance of Christopher Collins AA5342
Jessica Jacobs | Cambridge, MA
Barbara Fiore
Auntie Ruthie Fiore loved you to the moon and back. So Proud of you.
Thomas Poplawski | @tjs_pickles - Pomphret Center, CT
Roxanne Scheidt | Stamford, CT
The Mann Family | East Hampton, CT
Nan Garland Trenholm
In Loving Memory of Stephen Anthony Garland F38
Al DiGuideo & Saugutuck Sweets | Fairfield, CT
Max Freeman | Westlake Village, CA
Lions Matthew Richardson & Anthony Baliola | Boston, MA
Hintz Family | East Hampton, CT
Melissa Ziobron | East Hampton, CT
Pat Graham | UAL@ SFO
CALL FOR SPONSORS
We are looking for sponsors. Whether you represent a business, a community organization, a hotel or lodging proprietor, or are an individual seeking to make a donation, we’d love to hear from you. Please email press@pauliespush.com or visit this page.
Your support is needed and appreciated…
American Flight 11
Captain John Ogonowski, First Officer Thomas McGuinness, Barbara Arestegui, Jeffrey Collman, Sara Low, Karen Martin, Kathleen Nicosia, Betty Ong, Jean Roger, Dianne Snyder, Amy Sweeney. Also: Renee Newell.
United Flight 175
Captain Victor Saracini, First Officer Michael Horrocks, Flight attendants Robert Fangman, Amy Jarret, Amy King, Kathryn Laborie, Alfred Marchand, Michael Tarrou, and Alicia Titus. Also: Marianne McFarlane, Jesus Sanchez.
American Flight 77
Captain Charles Burlingame, First Officer David Charlebois, Flight attendants Michele Heidenberger, Jennifer Lewis, Kenneth Lewis, and Renee May.
United Flight 93
Captain Jason Dahl, First Officer LeRoy Homer Jr., Flight attendants Lorraine Bay, Sandra Bradshaw, Wanda Green, CeeCee Lyles, and Deborah Welsh.