The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 destroyed many lives and forever changed many more. One of the lives lost was Terence Manning. Terence’s brother, Phil, and his wife Carolyn wanted to find a way to honor his memory and create something positive out of the tragedy that so directly affected their family.
On October 7, 2001, Carolyn saw a photograph in the local news of a political refugee family from Afghanistan now living in Phoenix. Carolyn and Phil realized this family sought the same things they did – safety, housing and a future free of fear for their children. They began collecting donations of household goods and clothing for the Afghan family from their friends, seeking to give meaning to Terence’s death in the survival of this family.
