September 11 National Day Of Service
Subscribe to the Blog RSS FeedThe September 11 National Day Of Service is fast becoming one of the most important and inspiring annual service days in America. The powerful idea behind it is to honor the memory of 9/11 with the most fundamental acts of citizenship possible: volunteering time to serve one another.
ServiceNation, of course, is doing everything it can to make sure that this year more Americans than ever turn out to serve on 9/11. You can get started by checking out the 911DayOfService website, exploring causes to support, and creating your own service event.
Here's what ServiceNation Executive Director Greg Propper wrote in an e-mail to the ServiceNation community:
The September 11 National Day of Service is fast approaching.
This annual event is an important opportunity to honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks by giving back to our communities.
You can start taking part by picking a charitable cause to adopt and support for 9/11 this year. Visit the 9/11 National Day of Service website to learn more:
You can also search for grassroots service events at the ServiceNation website:
This year, September 11 is on a Saturday, so it's easy to spend your day helping causes you care about. The opportunities to help and serve are endless.
You can volunteer with a local community center, help build homes for needy families, or give away gently used clothing. Or you can spend time helping clean up a nearby park, sign up to volunteer at an animal shelter, or go online and adopt a cause that really matters to you. If you live in Southern California, you can even go scuba diving with wounded veterans!
How you help on 9/11 is up to you -- what matters most is that we join our fellow Americans in giving back to our community on this important day of service and remembrance.
There's no doubt this will be an incredible day of community, hope, and idealism. Hope you can join us, and serve.
Alice Hoagland, the mother of a 9/11 victim, explains why it matters at last year's 9/11 Day Of Service And Remembrance commemoration:
