PAULIE’S PUSH
ONE MAN’S JOURNEY TO HONOR & REMEMBER THE ‘FIRST, FIRST RESPONDERS’ OF 9/11 - THE FLIGHT CREWS
Next year is 25 Years.
This next Push is everyone’s Push.
Paulie’s Push is the effort of a retired United flight attendant to honor the ‘first, first responders’ of September 11 - the flight crews of American 11, United 175, American 77, and United 93. From 2021 through 2024 Paulie pushed an airline beverage cart along routes designed to simulate the flight paths of each of these aircraft. Between two Pushes between Boston-Logan and Ground Zero, a Push from Washington-Dulles to the Pentagon, and a Push from Newark-Liberty to Stoystown, PA, Paulie’s cart has traveled more than 750 miles in honor of these heroes.
In 2026, to mark 25 years since the hijackings, Paulie’s cart will be pushed from Boston to Manhattan one last time. When the cart reaches Ground Zero on September 11, 2026 it will have traveled more than one thousand miles. What’s more, for 2026, four additional carts have been donated - one for each of the four flights. This last Push is Everyone’s Push - and while it will continue honor the flight crews of 9/11, we plan also to honor all those who died that day. We’ll be featuring the spirit and tenacity of those who survived, who continue to grieve, and continue to honor those who were lost in helping keep our promise to #NeverForget.
THANK YOU, SPONSORS!
Without the support of our generous sponsors, Paulie’s Push wouldn’t be possible. We thank them from the bottom of our hearts. [Become a premier sponsor of Paulie’s Push for 25 Years - click here for more info].
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Retired United Capt. Bob Minarik & Debra Minarik
Northeast Sportscard Expo
A1 Battery | Quincy, MA
Jay Patel & Passport Inn | Chaplin, CT
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[2024]
Paulie’s Push 4: American 11
On August 18, 2024 Paulie embarked on his fourth Push, in honor and memory of the heroes of American Flight 11, the first aircraft to be hijacked on September 11, 2001. He departed from Boston’s Public Garden 9/11 Memorial before pushing his airline beverage cart 225 miles to the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum, Ground Zero.
Announcement video, Paulie's Push 4: American 11.
[2023]
Paulie’s Push 3: Flight 93
The third Push was the longest, as Paulie’s cart traveled more than 300 miles from Newark-Liberty International Airport to the National Flight 93 Memorial in Stoystown, PA.
Announcement video, above.
Recap video, below.
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Paulie is a dynamic speaker who simultaneously educates and entertains audiences of every type. Whether speaking before school groups, treatment centers, or even a local D.A.R.E. summer program, listeners report walking away inspired every time.
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[2022]
Paulie’s Push II: The Pentagon
In 2022 Paulie pushed his cart from Washington-Dulles International Airport to the Pentagon to honor and remember the ‘first, first responders’ of American Flight 77.
[2021]
Paulie’s Push to Ground Zero
Paulie’s Push all began in 2021, one man’s effort to honor and remember the ‘first, first responders’ of September 11: the flight crews. He pushed an airline beverage cart 225 miles along the flight path of United Flight 175, the aircraft he’d worked the day before 9/11, and the one that his friends and colleagues were working on that fateful day.
The NBC New York Emmy Award-Winning Video…
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Paulie’s Push, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization registered in the State of Massachusetts. EIN #: 88-2359689
P R E S S
Members of the media interested in covering Paulie’s Push for 25 Years are invited to VISIT OUR MEDIA PAGE or to contact Chris at PRESS@PAULIEPUSH.COM.
PAULIE IN THE NEWS
Push to Ground Zero - 2021
Push to the Pentagon - 2022
Push to Shanksville - 2023
Push to Ground Zero - 2024
And a special congratulations to the team at NBC NY for their Emmy-Nominated Piece on Paulie’s Push 2021!
MAKE A DONATION
Paulie pushed his cart more than 750 miles between 2021 and 2024, along routes simulating the flight paths of each of the aircraft hijacked on 9/11. In 2026, to mark the 25th year since the attacks, he’ll invite everyone to push with him. To make this possible, Paulie needs our support.
Any amount helps.
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Paulie’s Push, Inc. is a 501c3 Non Profit Organization registered in the State of Massachusetts.
EIN #: 88-2359689
Purpose: To remember, promote awareness of, and educate the public about the sacrifices and losses of the flight crews on September 11, 2001; to provide financial and other assistance to the families of the flight crews; and to carry out any other activity in support of and to benefit the aforementioned purposes as may be carried on by an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and by a corporation organized under Chapter 180 of the Massachusetts General Laws.
Never Forget
American Airlines 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 Airlines 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 Airlines Flight 77
Captain Charles Burlingame, First Officer David Charlebois, Flight attendants Michele Heidenberger, Jennifer Lewis, Kenneth Lewis, and Renee May. United Airlines Flight 93
Captain Jason Dahl, First Officer LeRoy Homer Jr., Flight attendants Lorraine Bay, Sandra Bradshaw, Wanda Green, CeeCee Lyles, and Deborah Welsh.
NEVER FORGET…
When Paulie’s airline beverage cart reaches Ground Zero on September 11, 2026 it will have traveled more than 1,000 miles on its journey to honor and remember the ‘first, first responders’ of 9/11. Join us, won’t you?
Ground Zero. September 11th, 2021