ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO:
After you watch the video below, be sure to scroll further to read all about next year’s Push, and complete the form if you’d like to get involved!
This next Push is everyone’s Push.
Paulie has pushed an airline beverage cart more than 750 miles along routes symbolizing the flight paths of the four aircraft hijacked on September 11, 2001. In 2021 he pushed from Boston-Logan to Ground Zero in Manhattan. 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. And in 2024 he pushed from the Boston Public Garden 9/11 Contemplative Garden to Ground Zero for American 11.
When the cart reaches Ground Zero by September 11, 2026 it will have been pushed over 1,000 miles in honor of the flight crews - the ‘first, first responders’ that day. But those final miles will see it pushed by the communities that we pass through, and members of the September 11 community who join us along the route.
This one is everyone’s Push, and we hope to meet as many of you, and hear as many of your stories, as possible on this final journey. Join us, won’t you?
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!
Join us between Boston and Manhattan…
We’re in the process of reaching out to officials in each of the following, but invite you to contact us first.
Please note: dates and exact times TBD. Dates subject to change due to weather, traffic, etc.
Track Paulie’s exact location day by day on the map. Get daily stop/start updates via Facebook.
Sendoff: Boston, MA
Tentative: 10 a.m. Saturday, August 15
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
Stop at Draper Community Park
Lunch at Milford Police Department
Tuesday, August 18 - Time TBD
Hopedale, MA
Mendon, MA
New England Steak & Seafood Evening
Tuesday, August 18 - Time TBD
N. Uxbridge
Wednesday, August 19
East Douglas
Wednesday, August 19
Douglas
End at Douglas Fire
Wednesday, August 19 - Time TBD
East Thompson
Day’s End at East Thompson Volunteer Fire
Thursday, August 20 - Time TBD
Thompson
Thompson Town Green
Thursday, August 20 - Time TBD
Mechanicsville
Friday, August 21
Pomfret
Day’s End at Vanilla Bean Cafe
Saturday, August 22 - Time TBD
Pomfret Center
Sunday, August 23
South Chaplin
Days End at Passport Inn & Suites
Monday, August 24 - Time TBD
North Windham
Tuesday, August 25
Willimantic
Radio Interview at Willimantic Radio*
Willimantic Senior Center - Time TBD*
Tuesday, August 25
Lebanon
Tuesday, August 25
Hebron
Amston
Wednesday, August 26
North Westchester
Colchester
East Hampton
911th Mile Celebration - Location TBD
Thursday, August 27
Cobalt
Middle Haddam
Portland
Friday, August 28 - Time TBD
Middletown
Stop at the Widest Main Street in the USA
Saturday, August 29
Durham
Day’s Stop at Durham Town Green
Saturday, August 29 - Time TBD
Northford
Day’s Stop: Northford/North Branford Fire
Sunday, August 30
Quinnipac Meadows
Fair Haven Heights
Fair Haven
Monday, August 31
New Haven
Tuesday, September 1
West Haven
Community Stop at West Haven Fire
Day’s Stop at The Dive Bar - A Tradition
Tuesday, September 1
Woodmont
Wednesday, September 2
Milford CT
Community Stop on the Town Green
Wednesday, September 2 - Time TBD
Devon
Wednesday, September 2/Thursday, September 3
Stratford
Thursday, September 3
Bridgeport
Thursday, September 3
Fairfield
Day’s Stop at Sherman Town Green
Thursday, September 3
Westport
Stop at Westport Fire - Time TBD
Friday, September 4
Norwalk
Darien
Chelsea Piers
Noroton
Stamford
Day’s Stop at the Hotel Stamford
Saturday, September 5 - Time TBD
Greenwich
Port Chester
Day’s Stop at New York Line
Fundraising Dinner at A Dash of Salt - TBD
Sunday, September 6
Rye
Mamaroneck
Larchmont
1,000th Mile Celebration - Location TBD
Monday, September 7 (Labor Day)
New Rochelle
Pelham & Pelham Manor
East Bronx/Little Italy
Tuesday, September 8
Bronx
Lower Manhattan
Manhattan
Wednesday, September 9
Media Day
Thursday, September 10
Email press@pauliespush.com for Details
Arrival: Ground Zero
Friday, September 11
Time TBD
Push With Paulie…
This time, we’re bringing a few extra beverage carts…
Paulie wants to meet as many of you as possible, 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!
YOUR NAME ON THE PAULIE’S PUSH RV?
This year, individuals and families who make a donation to Paulie’s (and Everyone’s) Push in the amount of $200 or greater will have the opportunity to have their name listed on the RV and on the website.We plan to group names by location on the route: cities/towns or segments, depending on the length of the list.(For our supporters from our Dulles-Pentagon or EWR-Stoystown efforts, or for those supporting us from afar, we’ll likely group them by Push).
These donations must be received by mid-summer so that names can be included on the graphics we’ll have printed for the RV. Space is limited.(Once all spaces are filled, we’ll remove the option for the ‘community support network’ donations from the website).
This next Push is Everyone’s Push, and we want to bring as many of you along for it as possible. You can become part of our Community Support Network by making your $200 donation here.
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.