President Promotes Day of Service for 9/11 Anniversary

President Obama used his weekly address Saturday to call on Americans to participate in a national day of service on September 11 and help “reclaim that spirit of unity” that prevailed in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks, CNN and The Hill write.

In the coming days “folks across the country … will come together in their communities and neighborhoods to honor the victims of 9/11 and to reaffirm the strength of our nation with acts of service and charity,” said the president.

“Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost; a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11,” he said.

Mr. Obama cited several planned activities for volunteers, such as restoring a community center in Minneapolis and assembling care packages in Tallahassee, Fla., for the troops. He noted that more opportunities can be found on the government’s Web site on volunteerism.

See more coverage of the 9/11 anniversary in the nonprofit world in The Chronicle of Philanthropy.