OCE’s "I SERVE" PROJECTS, in celebration of National Days of Service, are one-day volunteer opportunities throughout San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. All participants will be provided with a CSUSB Volunteer t-shirt and a rewarding experience.
Pledge To Honor 9/11 Day?
No matter how you choose to serve, the best way to increase the number of people who give back through volunteer service is to post it on social media and invite friends, family and co-workers to join you!
Take the pledge and tell us how you plan to spend 9/11 Day! And don't forget to tag us and use the hashtag #911Day #neverforget #engageCSUSB
Not Sure What To Pledge?
Here are some ideas to consider:
- Pledge to pay it forward, buy a meal/drink for someone.
- Pledge to make a donation to a local nonprofit organization.
- Pledge to leave a thank you note and a snack for your Postal/Delivery Courier.
- Pledge to exercise your rights by registering to vote.
- Pledge to VOTE!
- Pledge to challenge your family, friends and classmates/co-workers to DO GOOD in honor of 9/11.
- Pledge to do a moment of silence in honor of 9/11.
- Pledge to become a civically engaged citizen.
- Please to write thank you letters to first responders, health care heroes, veterans, and/or deployed troops. (https://www.operationgratitude.com/express-your-thanks-virtual-business/write-letters-virtual/)
- Pledge to shop local during the pandemic.
- Pledge to support local restaurants.
Tool Kit
Use either of the two options in the tool kit, you can either download and print at home or you can open the file and screenshot your pledge! Don't forget the final step, upload to your social media account.
Please note: If you have a private social media account, we are unable to see you tag us! If you would like us to see your participation you will need to temporarily update your privacy setting to public.
Virtual Engagement Resources for 9/11 Day
- 9/11 Memorial Museum
- Oral History Collection (9/11 Memorial Museum)
- 9/11 Digital Archive
- 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
- Pentagon Memorial Audio Tour
- FDNY Memorial Wall Story
- Flight 93 National Memorial
Youtube Videos
- 9/11 Spirit of Unity
- Children Born on 9/11
- TSA: 9/11 As Events Unfold
- National Geographic: When the Towers Fell
- About 9/11 Day Movement
9/11 Movies
- World Trade Center (2006)
- Reign Over Me (2007)
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
- Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Additional Resources
- Visit 9/11day.org to find ways to help turn a day of tragedy into a day of unity and doing good.