Here’s how to commemorate 9/11 through acts of service from home
Sep 9, 2020, 11:00 AM | Updated: 12:53 pm
PHOENIX — National nonprofit group 9/11 Day wants to make Americans aware of ways to safely commemorate Friday’s National Day of Service and Remembrance amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“Because of COVID-19, we recognized the need to provide creative, virtual ways for Americans to continue to transform the anniversary of 9/11 from a day of tragedy into a day of doing good, and keep the solemn promise to ‘never forget,'” David Paine, president and co-founder of 9/11 Day, said in a press release.
The group, which worked to establish the federally recognized annual day of service on the date of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has compiled a list of charitable activities as part of its “9/11 Day At Home” initiative.
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The deeds include donating meals to first responders, pledging to perform acts of kindness and donating plasma that can be used for COVID-19 treatments.
Paine and Jay Winuk founded 9/11 Day in 2002, a year after Winuk’s brother was among those killed when terrorists hijacked four airplanes in a coordinated attack on America in 2001. In all, 2,996 men and women died in the attack.
Following the anniversary of 9/11 this year, the 9/11 Day website will become a permanent online learning resource for people of all ages to engage in acts of service in honor of the fallen.
“One of our goals, shared by many other 9/11 family members, is to ensure that our personal and the nation’s loss results in positive expressions of service that honor the innocent souls killed and injured on 9/11,” Winuk said in the release.
