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Virginia Participates in First Official 9/11 Day of Service (update)

See video and photos of this year's events.

September 11, 2009 marked the first milestone in the United We Serve initiative, President Obama's nationwide initiative to create a sustained, collaborative, and focused effort to meet community needs. The first official September 11 Day of Service and Remembrance was an opportunity for all Americans to recommit to volunteering throughout the year.

Governor Kaine proclaimed September 11, 2009 as a Day of Service and Remembrance in the Commonwealth, and urged citizens to find a way to honor the lives lost in 2001 through volunteer work in their communities. Download the Day of Service and Remembrance proclamation (PDF - 2.7MB).

In Virginia, there were service projects througout the state. Below are project highlights of the day's events sponsored by, or involving, members of the Governor's Advisory Board for National and Community Service and Virginia AmeriCorps.

  • South First Street Neighborhood Walking Trail Project
    Charlottesville, VA
    Volunteers from Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority, the City Department of Parks and Recreation, Virginia AmeriCorps members (Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries, Community Housing Partners, and College Leaders), and the Governor's Advisory Board for National and Community Service cleared the trail along Pollock's Branch Creek of debris and trash and re-painted the local park basketball court. Read more about this project at WVIR NBC 29.
  • Butterfly Garden at Hampton VA Medical Center (VAMC)
    Hampton, VA
    Volunteers from Hampton University, the College of William and Mary, the Governor's Advisory Board for National and Community Service, United Way of the Virginia Peninsula, and the Newport News Office of Human Development planted flowers to create a butterfly garden and held a cookout at the Nursing Home Courtyard of the Hampton VA Medical Center.
  • Powhatan Community Center
    Richmond, VA
    Virginia AmeriCorps members and volunteers served at the Powhatan Community Center in Richmond's Fulton Hill neighborhood and re-painted the blacktop basketball court and attached wood murals to the fence. The project was started this summer by Altria/YRichmond volunteers.
  • Literacy Council of Northern Virginia Training and Service Day Remembrance
    Falls Church, Virginia
    AmeriCorps members of the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia acknowledged Virginia's National Day of Service and Remembrance during their last day of training. Angie Carrera, member of the Governor's Advisory Board on National and Community Service, congratulated the AmeriCorp members who had just completed 28 hours of training as ESOL Classroom teachers and thanked them for their commitment to volunteerism and service.

Published on Wednesday, September 2, 2009

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