More than 600 volunteers in San Jose will participate in the San Jose Meal Pack on Sept. 11 at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds to pack over 160,000 healthy, nonperishable meals for donation to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley. The event is the second annual local effort and one of 24 large-scale projects organized nationally by 9/11 Day, with more than 30,000 volunteers expected nationwide to assemble over nine million meals. The program is sponsored by AmeriCorps. Cleanup Day Bay Area Older Adults will host a Guadalupe River Cleanup on Sept. 18 with supplies, transportation and meals provided.
More than 600 volunteers are set to mark Sept. 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance with a project at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Now in its second year, the San Jose Meal Pack for 9/11 Day is one of 24 large-scale volunteer service projects being organized throughout the nation by the nonprofit 9/11 Day. Across the U.S., more than 30,000 individuals are expected to volunteer at 9/11 Day's Meal Pack events, assembling more than nine million nonperishable meals for food-insecure Americans.
The 9/11 Day Meal Pack Program is sponsored by the federal agency AmeriCorps, which oversees national service programs throughout the United States. Cleanup Day Bay Area Older Adults is hosting a Guadalupe River Cleanup Day Sept. 18, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Volunteers should be prepared to be standing up for the duration of the event. Supplies and tools will be provided in addition to snacks, lunch and a bottle of water.
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