Article: 9/11 NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE PROJECTS TAKING PLACE IN ALL 50 STATES

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10-- The Corporation for National & Community Service issued the following press release:

The first officially-designated September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance will be marked by service projects in all 50 states, with tens of thousands of volunteers expected to turn out to paint and refurbish homes, run food drives, spruce up schools, reclaim neighborhoods, and support and honor veterans and first responders.

"I call upon all Americans to join in service and honor the lives we lost, the heroes who responded in our hour of need, and the brave men and women in uniform who continue to protect our country at home and abroad," said President Obama in a ...

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