"We Are Ellis Island" Not a Bad Idea

"We Are Ellis Island" is a site maintained by Save Ellis Island, Inc., Arrow (that shirt company) and Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation. You know what PVH is, if you're more interested in fashion than I am.

Save Ellis Island is a "non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funding to restore, and put to beneficial reuse, the deteriorated buildings on Ellis Island."

Sounds like a good idea. The site is a fund-raiser, but the photos are well-selected, and they seem to be collecting Ellis Island stories.

With a little poking around, you should be able to find the stories they have already.

Update, September 14, 2007, 11:50 pm Central USA

A comment by Bill W. directed me to "The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc." "that has been raising money and restoring buildings on Ellis Island and also restored the Statue of Liberty in 1986 for the centennial."

Bill W. pointed out that "We are Ellis Island" seems to be in fund-raising competition with The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.

I'm glad that Bill W. wrote. I certainly don't want to slight any worthy organization.

Unhappily, I don't have time to sort this out tonight.

Does anyone have information about organizations which are involved in the restoration of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty?

Thanks in advance.