9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance

9/11 Day Project options and ideas

This year, everyone is invited to participate “virtually,” through a special program called “9/11 Day At Home,” and to do so also in remembrance of the many people lost to COVID-19.

Here is a list of some Good Deeds you and your family can part take in for 9/11 Day of Service

VIRTUAL PROJECT OPTIONS

VIRTUAL CARDS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS

• Appropriate for volunteers ages 4+
• 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on Zoom
• Volunteers will create electronic cards including pictures and inspirational quotes to let First Responders know their work is noticed and greatly appreciated.
• Deadline to register: Thursday, September 9th
• Click HERE to sign up today!

VIRTUAL THANK YOU VIDEO CREATION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS

• Appropriate for volunteers ages 16+
• 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on Zoom
• Volunteers will create personalized video recordings to thank First Responders across the state.
• Deadline to register: Thursday, September 9th
• Click HERE to sign up today!

Donate books to Operation Paperback. This nonprofit puts books in the hands of active-duty military members and veterans.
https://operationpaperback.org/

Interview a grandparent or elderly friend. Find out what they did for fun when they were
young, and how it is the same and different than you. Follow your phone or video interview
with a card in the mail.
https://www.learningtogive.org/resources/conversations-grandparents

Get in touch with your local animal shelter. Find an animal in need of a home to foster or adopt.
https://www.aspca.org/adopt-pet/find-shelter

Help to Keep America Beautiful. Clean up a park, beach or neighborhood near you as a
family and share a photo of your project with Keep America Beautiful and on social media with
#DoBeautifulThings #911day.
https://kab.org/dobeautifulthings

Lift your neighborhood spirits. Leave kind messages and art in your windows and on
sidewalks for passersby to see.
https://www.learningtogive.org/resources/boosting-happiness-neighborhood-art