Broadway actors from the show "Come From Away" performed while volunteers boxed more than 200,000 meals that will go to city harvest and food banks around New York City.
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"That's something we want to hand off from generation to generation all over the country," 9/11 Day of Service founder Jay Winuk said.
Winuk lost his brother Glenn, an attorney and volunteer firefighter, who would have been 60 today.
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"He helped evacuate his law office then ran into the south tower to evacuate that and died when the south tower collapsed," Winuk said. "If there's one thing I can do for my brother, Glenn would be proud of that."
The day of service has become a yearly tradition for so many and a time to remember all of the lives lost.
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"It's a day of kindness and I'm happy to put all this together," Francis Luga said.
"My son was in kindergarten for the first week of his life -- didn't have to talk them into being here today giving back. So many people have a sacrificed everything," Terri DeMeo said.
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The National Day of Remembrance has become the biggest day of charitable giving across the country, with 30 million Americans participating in 9 different cities from Boston to Los Angeles.
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