Together Tuesday

Donita Coburn-Amadio, Director of Advancement and Special Events
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Meeting ID: 918 1969 4076
Passcode: 303334
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 5pm PDT
 
Join the Verde Valley School Advancement/Alumni Engagement Team to commemorate and discuss the events of 9/11 and how Verde Valley School continues to work towards a better tomorrow!
 
Last week marked the 19th year since the September 11 (9/11) terrorist attacks on the United States. In 2001, on 9/11, there were four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamist terrorist group al-Qaeda. The attacks resulted in 2,977 fatalities, and over 25,000 injuries. 
 
I am certain all of us remember that day and where we were when we heard the news. I was in Canada consulting for a school in Montreal. I recall the confusion and fear that we all felt. We could not get home to families as borders into the U.S. were shut down and all flights cancelled. Ironically, once I knew our families were safe, what I recall the most is the love, support, and generosity of the Canadian people towards us. The world truly came together, as did our nation.
 
While this attack happened in the United States, it is also a reminder of the many VVS families, students, and alumni who live in other countries where terrorism is an everyday occurrence. 
 
Verde Valley School began 73 years ago to be a place for students from all over the world to come together and learn to value one another's cultures, backgrounds, and diversity. Hamilton and Barbara Warren began VVS so that students would learn world citizenship and cultural understanding and to discuss, debate, and even disagree in a classroom, instead of on a battlefield. VVS is a school that counters hate and judgment with respect and acceptance. VVS is a place that promotes inclusion. 
 
Take a moment to be grateful, because the world is waiting for us to step up and create a more peaceful and healthy tomorrow. While 9/11 marks a horrible event from the past, I ask us all to focus on a world that benefits from our values and beliefs that it is possible to work together to create a better world. 
 
Best, 
Paul Amadio
Head of School
 
Let's talk about 9/11 and how it changed your life and the lives of
those you love. Let's hear your personal story. Then, in true
Together Tuesday style, we have a few questions for you...
 
1.) Where were you? Who were you with? What was going on in your head as the news was unfolding?
2.) How do the events and aftermath of 9/11 compare to your experience today?
3.) How should we honor the lives of our fellow human beings when we are faced with crisis - during and after.
 
Every Tuesday in September, 5 pm PDT
 
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Meeting ID: 918 1969 4076
Passcode: 303334
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