JustServe inspires unity with local opportunities for 9/11 Day of Service

Rockwall, TX (September 4, 2025) — On Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, and throughout the month, communities across the country and around DFW will mark the National Day of Service and Remembrance by volunteering together — 24 years after the 2001 attacks. Neighbors, schools, companies, and civic groups will join forces to lift one another and honor lives lost by doing what strengthens us most: serving side by side.

JustServe.org makes it simple to find local or remote projects, connecting volunteers with more than 16,000+ nonprofits, schools, and community groups worldwide.

“Serving together anytime strengthens our communities, and especially on a nationally recognized day of service reminding us of the unity that we felt in the days and weeks after September 11,” said Kerri Zimmerman, DFW JustServe Director. “Serving locally reminds us that everyone can make a difference and when we come together to serve, we can make an even bigger difference. JustServe is proud to be a coalition partner with 911day.org and JustServe North Texas promoting local service opportunities in DFW.”

Community members are invited to volunteer across the community. A few local opportunities include:

• North Texas Food Bank Peanut Butter Drive – Throughout September: Join in the fight against hunger by donating a jar of peanut butter at Rockwall Helping Hands Food Pantry, Our Daily Bread Royse City, Hunt County Shared Ministries, or other participating food pantries.
• Feed The City – Sat, Sept 6^th from 8:30am-10:30am: Prepare meals for people in need at Smoke Sessions BBQ on the first Saturday of each month.
• American Red Cross Blood Drive or Fate Blood Drive– Saturday, Sept 20^th: Save a life by donating blood at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Meetinghouse located at 6819 South Farm to Market 549, Rockwall, Texas, United States, 75032 or the City of Fate Community Center.
• Zion Baptist Church Wellness Fair – Sat, Sept 13th from 10am-2pm: Support Zion Baptist Church’s Community Fair in Rowlett by signing up to volunteer for a shift.
• Hope For You in Greenville – Sat, Sept 20th from 9am-12pm: Help unbox pallets, sort, inventory, and shelve donated food for distribution at Hope for You in Greenville.
• Celebrate Fate – Sat, Sept 20th beginning at 5pm: Bring the community together by helping at Celebrate Fate.
• Empower7 Deep in the Heart Fundraiser – Sept 27^th at 5:30pm: Support vulnerable youth in our area by participating in a fun night of dinner, auction, games, and a live music performance.

More opportunities can be found through JustServe.org, a volunteer-matching platform sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

This September, create positive change and unity as you honor, remember, and JustServe.

Press release by Sara Gividen, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, edited for publication in Blue Ribbon News. 

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