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DESCRIPTION:In observance of the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and the 
 federally-recognized September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, 
 known widely as “9/11 Day”, more than 1,000 volunteers from throughout 
 the Bay Area will join together on September 11 at Non Plus Ultra’s SVN 
 West (10 South Van Ness Ave., San Francisco), with the goal of packing over 
 275,000 meals for people in need. \n\nThe San Francisco Meal Pack for 9/11 
 Day, now in its second year, is being co-hosted by HandsOn Bay Area and The 
 San Francisco Marin Food Bank, in partnership with the nonprofit 9/11 Day 
 organization.  The project, one of many being held across the nation, on 
 9/11 Day, pays tribute to the 9/11 victims, first responders, recovery 
 workers, military personnel, and others who rose in service in response to 
 the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America. All of the meals 
 being packed will be donated to and distributed by The San Francisco Marin 
 Food Bank to assist people in the Bay Area who are food insecure. 
 Nationwide, 9/11 Day said it expects volunteers to pack more than 3,000,000 
 meals for people in need.\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 Program Delivery, HandsOn Bay Area, one of the 
 co-hosts of the project.\n \n“9/11 is a time for all of us to come 
 together for the common good, by volunteering and working together to 
 tackle a pervasive problem like hunger” says Paul Ash, Executive Director 
 of the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank.  “We were glad to team up with 
 ‘9/11 Day’ and ‘Hands On Bay Area’ to pack meals during last 
 year’s event, and look forward another spirited effort this time 
 around.”\n \n9/11 Day was founded in 2002 by the 9/11 community with the 
 goal of transforming the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist 
 attacks from a day of tragedy to a day of doing good in the spirit of 
 national unity and peace. In 2009, the U.S. Congress and President formally 
 recognized 9/11 Day under bipartisan federal law as a National Day of 
 Service and Remembrance.\n \nTurning a day of tragedy into a day of doing 
 good\n \n“Our goal with 9/11 Day is to make sure that something positive 
 comes from the loss of so many innocent people in such a terrible way,” 
 said 9/11 Day co-founder Jay Winuk, who on 9/11 lost his younger brother 
 Glenn Winuk, an attorney and volunteer firefighter who died in the line of 
 duty during the rescue effort in New York City. “We didn’t want the 
 terrorists to have the last word or determine for generations to come how 
 our nation would remember and observe the anniversary of the terrorist 
 attacks.” \n \nOther 9/11 Day project locations in 2019 include New York 
 City, Boston, Chicago, Phoenix, Dallas, Atlanta, St. Louis, and Los 
 Angeles. For more information please visit 911day.org. Television and radio 
 PSAs are available by contacting rachel.mcmahan@911day.org or by calling 
 949-344-8011.\n \n9/11 Day is partnering with The Outreach Program to 
 manage the food packing operations for the San Francisco Meal Pack for 9/11 
 Day. Other organizations from the Bay Area that are helping to support 
 include HandsOn Bay Area, the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, the San 
 Francisco Interfaith Council, the San Francisco Veteran Affairs Commission, 
 and sf.citi. Principal funding to support the project is being provided by 
 Wells Fargo, LinkedIn, and the Corporation for National & Community 
 Service, a federal agency that oversees the national service programs 
 Americorps and Senior Corps. Additional funding is being provided by City 
 National Bank, Okta, Protiviti, Union Bank, Turner Construction Company, 
 Salesforce, Sandler O'Neill + Partners, Vodafone, Keysight, AppDynamics, 
 Non Plus Ultra, iHeartRadio, and Twitter.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/23/18825639.php
SUMMARY:San Francisco Meal Pack for 9/11 Day
LOCATION:San Francisco Marin Food Bank\n900 Pennsylvania Ave, San Francisco, CA 
 94107
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/23/18825639.php
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