Private sector support for America’s national parks is a tradition as old as the parks themselves. Even before the establishment of the National Park Service in 1916, citizens were stepping forward to protect special places that exemplify the country’s heritage.

Volunteers
The Flight 93 National Memorial already has a rich tradition of citizen involvement. Volunteer “Ambassadors” have been greeting visitors to the temporary memorial since 2001. Other volunteers assist with our oral history project or with caring for the tribute collection.

Flight 93 National Memorial Campaign
The National Memorial is being built through a public-private partnership with approximately half the funds coming from the private sector. The National Park Foundation, the congressionally-charted partner of the National Park Service, is leading a national campaign to raise the necessary private funds. To donate or learn more, please visit www.honorflight93.org or call 202.354.6488.   

Friends of Flight 93
For the long-term, an ambitious group of local residents as well as families of the passengers and crew and interested parties from around the country are joining with the National Park Service to create a new nonprofit organization, the Friends of Flight 93, who will be the National Park Service’s partner as the memorial moves towards completion. Their efforts will ensure grassroots involvement that was invaluable to the planning and design of the memorial, will not end once the memorial  is dedicated.