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Celebrity Centre New York

Confirm Hittmann address

The City of New York FIRE DEPARTMENT

9 MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11201-3857

Stephen Hittmann, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Fire and Life Safety

December 21, 2001

Lori Alpers
President
Church of Scientology
Celebrity Centre
65 East 82nd Street
New York, NY 10028

Dear Ms. Alpers:

As I have been told, the founder of the religion of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, considered his work only as valuable as it was a help to others.

Your Volunteer Ministers exemplified that philosophy at Ground Zero, and continue to do so in their help to firefighters throughout New York.

Whether it was food, water, equipment, or your own unique spiritual help, you were there working alongside people of many faiths to provide whatever was wanted or needed by the members of the Fire Department and the other rescue forces.

The assistance you provided was vital, and I therefore want to commend once more your members here in New York, and those from across the United States who came to help when help was needed most.

Sincerely,

[signed]

Stephen Hittmann