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 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 next Push 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 on the route, in communities between Boston and Manhattan…
We’re coordinating with town officials, first responders, and business leaders in each of the following communities, but invite you to contact us first to help set up events along the way!
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 Sendoff
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
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
Days End at Passport Inn & Suites
Monday, August 24 - Time TBD
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
North Windham, CT
Willimantic, CT
Tuesday, August 25
Lebanon, CT
Community Night at 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
Day’s Stop at Durham Town Green
Saturday, August 29 - 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
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
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
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 (And Everyone’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.