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DESCRIPTION:In observance of the 17th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks 
 and the federally-recognized 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance 
 (“9/11 Day”), prominent Bay Area nonprofits are teaming up with the 
 nonprofit MyGoodDeed, which began and is the national organizer of 9/11 
 Day, to stage the First Annual San Francisco Meal Pack for 9/11 Day, to be 
 held at Pier 35 on The Embarcadero, between Bay Street and North Point 
 Street, on Tuesday, September 11, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  \n\nLeading 
 the 9/11 Day initiative in the San Francisco Bay Area are: 9/11 Day, 
 HandsOn Bay Area, San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, sf.citi, SF Interfaith 
 Council, SF Veterans Affairs Commission, Project Homeless Connect and The 
 Outreach Program.\n\nMore than 1,000 volunteers are expected to help pack 
 up to 300,000 meals throughout the day to support Bay Area individuals, 
 families and veterans who are food insecure.  San Francisco-Marin Food Bank 
 will oversee the distribution of these meals to communities and individuals 
 in need. \n\nSigning Up to Volunteer\n\nMembers of the public who wish to 
 participate as lead volunteers at the San Francisco Meal Pack for 9/11 Day 
 may sign up at: https://www.picatic.com/911dayBayAreaVolunteers. Space is 
 very limited, and walk-ins cannot be accommodated. Volunteers will either 
 work as table captains/supervisors or help pack meals for approximately two 
 hours during one of four designated volunteer work shifts during the day. 
 \n\nPrincipal funding for the Bay Area project is provided by Citi 
 Foundation, Corporation for National & Community Service, American Express, 
 LinkedIn, Wells Fargo, Okta, Union Bank, Turner Construction, \nVisa, 
 Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Pixar, First American Title Insurance 
 Company and Sandler O'Neill + Partners.\n\n“The San Francisco Meal Pack 
 for 9/11 Day is a powerful and inspiring demonstration of this 
 community’s ongoing commitment to remembering the 9/11 victims, and 
 paying special tribute to members of our military, veterans and their 
 families, who continue to give so much, including in the aftermath of the 
 9/11 attacks,” said Liz Upchurch, director of Programs, HandsOn Bay Area, 
 one of the co-hosts of the project.\n\n“The spirit of 9/11 Day is 
 something we subscribe to every day – working tirelessly to make a 
 difference and strengthen our community.  Working with partners like 
 MyGoodDeed and and HandsOn Bay Area on a meal-packing event certainly moves 
 the needle on hunger in our community; where 1 in 4 residents doesn’t 
 make enough money to feed his or her family on a daily basis,” says Paul 
 Ash, executive director of the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank.\n\nNation’s 
 Largest Day of Service:  Transforming a Day of Tragedy into a Day of Doing 
 Good\n\n9/11 Day was originally created in 2002 by the nonprofit 
 MyGoodDeed, with the support of families of 9/11 victims throughout the 
 nation. In 2009, the U.S. Congress joined with President Barack Obama in a 
 bipartisan effort to formally recognize the anniversary of 9/11 as a 
 National Day of Service and Remembrance under federal law.  Since then, 
 9/11 Day has grown to become the nation’s largest annual day of 
 charitable engagement, with more than 30 million participants.\n\n“Our 
 mission from the beginning has been for Americans to take back the day, to 
 transform 9/11 from a day of tragedy into a national day of doing good as a 
 lasting in tribute to the 9/11 victims and all those who rose in service in 
 response to the attacks,” said Jay S. Winuk, co-founder and executive 
 vice president of MyGoodDeed and 9/11 Day.  Winuk lost his brother, Glenn 
 J. Winuk, an attorney and volunteer firefighter and EMT who died in the 
 line of duty in the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11. “We are 
 honored to work with the communities of the San Francisco Bay Area to 
 support the launch of the First Annual San Francisco Meal Pack for 9/11 
 Day.”  \n\nThe San Francisco Meal Pack for 9/11 Day is one of four major 
 meal packing projects now being organized by MyGoodDeed for 9/11 Day this 
 year.  The others are in New York City, Los Angeles and Arizona. MyGoodDeed 
 is partnering with The Outreach Program, based in Iowa, to manage the food 
 packing operations for these major projects. MyGoodDeed is also working to 
 support a large meal packing project in Washington, DC, organized and lead 
 by AARP, and a military care package project in Boston, organized and lead 
 by the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund. \n\nAltogether, MyGoodDeed’s 
 meal packing events are expected to generate as many as 1.7 million 
 non-perishable meals this 9/11 Day for people in need.  MyGoodDeed plans to 
 establish as many as 20 Meal Packs for 9/11 Day in cities across the nation 
 for the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in 2021.\n\nFor More 
 Information\n\nMyGoodDeed invites those interested in 9/11 Day to visit the 
 organization’s website, 911day.org. The website includes a searchable 
 database of volunteer opportunities, along with many other free resources, 
 including lesson plans, photos, videos, and other toolkits for individuals, 
 parents, teachers and organizations.  Media and the public are also 
 encouraged to share the message of support for 9/11 Day on social media 
 channels, using the hashtag #911day.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/07/18817346.php
SUMMARY:First Annual San Francisco Meal Pack for 9/11 Day
LOCATION:Pier 35 on The Embarcadero, between Bay Street and North Point Street
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/07/18817346.php
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