Doing Good Deeds on 9/11
September 11, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Parenting
People all around the United States are planning on doing something special today. Why? To honor the victims of 9/11 and those that served to help. Will you be doing something special today?
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President Obama will be formally declaring September 11th a National Day of Service and Remembrance. It is true that most remember the day, but to have it declared will be a huge step. Did you know there are some schools that will probably avoid the subject completely?
An organization that calls themselves “MyGoodDeed” has come out with a website where people are actually posting what they will be doing to honor the day. The site is www.911dayofservice.org for those that can’t think of anything to do, this may help inspire you.
Here’s an example of a few good deed pledges:
- Jay S. Winuk & David Paine built “MyGoodDeed” after the death of of Jay’s brother, Glen J. Winuk. Glen had been a volunteer firefighter and EMT who died in the line of duty when the collapse of the World Trade Center happened.
- Stephen Petrovich, from Huron, Ohio plans on calling all the emergency workers and first responders to thank them for their service.
- Jannelle Caulkins Aten plans on donating to her local food bank.
- Salt Lake County will be planting a million trees in honor of September 11th.
- Ellen Carlton will discuss 9/11 with her daughter, both will wear red, white and blue and she will help her 91 year old neighbor in any way she can.
- Another person is filling out their organ donor card, just in case something were to happen to them, someone else could benefit from their life.
These are just a few examples of the good deeds that are planned for today. So far, I’ve stopped both of my oldest to talk about today and make sure they remember what today is, just in case they don’t talk about it in school. My 9-year-old had never heard it discussed in school, hopefully today they will speak about it. After reading some of the “good deeds” my daughter changed clothes and is now wearing red, white and blue.
