The 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance, established in 2009 under bipartisan federal law, was designed to create a permanent and forward-looking way for Americans to remember and pay tribute to 9/11 victims, survivors and the many who rose in service in response to the terrorist attacks.

In observance of this important day, 9/11 nonprofit MyGoodDeed and HandsOn Network, the volunteer activation division of Points of Light Institute, will mobilize more than one million volunteers across the country on the 10^th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, equip partners with tools, train volunteer leaders and establish funds to create important service projects that help address challenges in communities across the country.

An important part of honoring these individuals and this historic moment is paying tribute. Please join us by posting your tribute and sharing your reflections on http://911day.org/post-tribute (and www.facebook.com/911day). Please also encourage others to join the movement through Facebook and Twitter (#IWill).

To reach our goal of one million acts of service, HandsOn Network affiliates are providing expertise in volunteer mobilization to help address challenges in communities across the country. Four leadership cities are expected to engage nearly 20,000 volunteers in various projects including:

• Boston: Boston Cares will lead volunteers in the preparation of care packages for active duty service members and their families, blood drives to engage new donors and the assembly of cots and other supplies for use at emergency evacuation shelters
• New York City: New York Cares will focus its efforts on the Lower East Side, including the revitalization of P.S. 140, preparation of emergency preparedness kits for neighborhood residents, planting a neighborhood garden and providing services to local seniors and immigrants
• San Francisco: HandsOn Bay Area is partnering with the local American Legion of San Francisco and the office of the mayor to engage volunteers in citywide projects such as urban farming, disaster preparedness training and renovations of homeless shelters
• Washington, D.C.: HandsOn Greater DC Cares will host a citywide volunteer recruitment and service event in Freedom Park that will allow volunteers to engage in "mobile service projects" and sign up for long-term commitments to local nonprofits' efforts

Additionally, HandsOn Network affiliates will lead service projects in 18 signature sites, each expected to engage 1,000 or more volunteers.

We hope you will join this historic observance and help us create a permanent and positive legacy rekindling the spirit of unity that existed immediately after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.