This year, we remembered the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. You can commemorate this anniversary through service and volunteerism, marking the tragic events by rekindling the spirit of hope and community that followed this devastating day. Here is a list of volunteer opportunities for you to research.

• American Red Cross
  • Disaster volunteers
  • Blood Donation
  • Become a certified instructor in CPR, first aid, swimming or babysitting
• Local Food Banks
  • Each week, add a few cans to your family’s grocery list. Make a collection and deliver your donation as a family.
• American Cancer Society
  • Road To Recovery provides transportation to and from treatment.
• Local Homeless or Women’s Shelter and Humane Society
  • Call for a list of items that are needed. Take the family to shop for those items and then drop them off together.
• Locks of Love
  • Donate hair for children with long-term medical hair loss.
• National Breast Cancer Foundation
  • Have everyone in your family wear pink one day to show your support of Breast Cancer research.
  • Odds are that you know someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Have them to dinner and discuss what it means to be a survivor.
• Local Soup Kitchen
  • Volunteer your family to help serve a meal or to organize the pantry.
• VolunteerMatch.com
  • Not sure where to begin? Volunteer Match is a great place to discover what local needs are and where you can help most.
• 5K road race to support a local cause
  • When your family acts as a team with a goal in mind, you become a force to be reckoned with.

How will you show the spirit of good will and volunteerism this year?