re: #644 Dan G.

What exactly is meant by a day of service?

All kinds of things that everyone should support:

Across the country today, tens of thousands of Americans are honoring the memory of the victims and heroes of 9/11 by engaging in service in their communities. The idea of making 9/11 a day of service and remembrance started with 9/11 family members seven years ago, and this year was enacted into legislation. Projects are taking place in all 50 states, and many are focused on supporting veterans, soldiers, and first responders.

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Projects are taking place in every state — here are a few examples — In Boston, hundreds of volunteers will fill care packages and write letters to military personnel serving overseas. Volunteers in New Hampshire will collect and bag 7,000 dental supply kits for Manchester school children. More than 9,000 volunteers are expected to turn out today for projects in Seattle including habitat restoration and neighborhood cleanups and renovating a child care center.

Of course, some will persist in seeing this as ‘fuzzy bunny’ stufff, and tell those surviving family members of the dead on 9-11 that they don’t understand the true meaning of 9-11.