OUR MISSION

THE TOM COLLINS/CHRIS PANATIER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION WAS FOUNDED IN THE SPRING OF 2003 IN HONOR OF OUR DEAR FRIENDS TOM & CHRIS.

THEY ARE REMEMBERED FOR THEIR LOVE OF FRIENDS, FAMILY, HUMOR AND HARD WORK.  AS WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THEY WERE TAKEN FROM US WAY BEFORE THEIR TIME ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.

IN THEIR MEMORY THE FOUNDATION WAS FORMED AS A MEANS TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY WHERE ALL OF US BECAME FRIENDS.  IT IS OUR INTENTION TO COLLECTIVELY PERSUE PROJECTS WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AND ENHANCE AREAS THAT WILL RECOGNIZE AND CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF BOTH OF THESE MEN.

TO DATE, THE FOUNDATION HAS  CONSTRUCTED A MEMORIAL GARDEN ON THE GROUNDS OF HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL EAST IN DIX HILLS, NEW YORK, AS WELL AS AWARDED MULTIPLE SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS CURRENTLY ATTENDING HALF HOLLOW HILLS HS EAST  IN BOTH OF THEIR NAMES . OUR EFFORTS ARE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE HELP OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF TOM AND CHRIS.  AS WE GROW WE PLAN TO HELP THOSE LESS FORTUNATE THAN US AND ESTABLISH OURSELVES AS A BENEVOLENT AND ILLUMINATING PART OF THE COMMUNITY IN THEIR HONOR.

WE CHOSE TO DO THIS AS THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY TO REMEMBER OUR FRIENDS AND WE SINCERELY THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND EFFORT IN GETTING US TO THIS POINT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY YEARS OF SUCCESS.

WARM REGARDS,