This Sunday is the 10^th anniversary of the September 11^th terrorist attacks. One of the goals of the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance is to create a permanent and positive legacy rekindling the spirit of unity that existed on September 12th, the day after the attacks that changed our nation, and honoring the 9/11 victims, heroes and all those who rose to respond in service.

To accomplish this, HandsOn Network, our volunteer action arm, and our local affiliates have partnered with 9/11 Day nonprofit MyGoodDeed to provide expertise in volunteer mobilization.

Interested in uniting with us in service this weekend?

Four leadership cities are expected to engage nearly 20,000 volunteers in various projects including:

• Boston: Boston Cares
• New York City: New York Cares
• San Francisco: HandsOn Bay Area
• Washington, D.C.: HandsOn Greater DC Cares

Our affiliates will lead service projects in 18 signature sites, each expected to engage 1,000 or more volunteers.  Find a project near you:

• Chicago Cares: Refurbishing schools in low-income areas in partnership with the Chicago White Sox
• Greater Philadelphia Cares: Fireman’s Tribute Walk will honor first responders
• HandsOn Birmingham: Rebuilding homes, reading to children and hosting a family festival for veterans
• HandsOn Central Ohio (Columbus): Organizing “Cops and Kids Day” to provide children of all ages and their families with an opportunity to interact with law enforcement officers
• HandsOn Charlotte: Building a park in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood
• HandsOn Northeast Ohio (Cleveland): Honoring veterans and military and their families by serving meals, organizing blood drives and offering support
• HandsOn Greater Phoenix: Building a community playground
• HandsOn Richmond: Refurbishing five city fire stations and partnering with the Red Cross to provide first aid training
• HandsOn River Region (Montgomery, Ala.): Disaster training and community education
• HandsOn South Alabama (Mobile): Three days of service focused on local first responders and military personnel
• HandsOn Twin Cities: Beautifying memorials to fallen soldiers, creating memorial gardens and supporting those affected by recent natural disasters
• Jersey Cares: Improving and beautifying the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home
• LA Works: Transforming an airplane hangar into a welcome center for Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum
• OneOC (Orange County, Calif.): Renovating veterans’ homes
• United Way of Greater St. Louis: Beautifying and improving East St. Louis High School and the surrounding community
• Volunteer Broward (Florida): Hosting events to clean up neighborhoods, collect food and engage children in service learning
• Volunteer Center of Greensboro: Hosting family-friendly service activities
• Volunteer Macon (Georgia): Designing and  planting a community garden and erecting a flagpole in honor of those lost in the Sept. 11 attacks and first responders

Comment and share with us what you will do this weekend. Or use the hash tag #Iwill to tweet what you do to honor and commemorate victims and heroes of 9/11.  Make this 10th anniversary weekend one filled with reflection and action.