Meet Miah Checo, Retail greeter volunteer. A high school senior from Brooklyn, Miah was drawn to volunteering because of her father, Nelson Checo, an NYPD Sergeant serving from 1990 to 2011. On September 11, 2001, Nelson was assigned to the Brooklyn South Warrant Squad, out of the 78th Precinct in Park Slope. After retiring from the NYPD, he joined the staff at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
In volunteering, Miah’s goal was to come of her shell by interacting with the thousands of people that visit the Museum every day. One year since she began volunteering here, she says her favorite part is the people. She loves to hear visitors’ stories and work alongside the welcoming and supportive Retail team. Her favorite story to share with visitors is that of paper cranes sent by children around the world to Rescue and Recovery workers and 9/11 families in the aftermath of the attacks.
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