9/11 Events
Join 2026 9/11 Day of Service programming as we honor the 25th anniversary through remembrance, service, and community connection. Throughout this year’s events, volunteers and community members will come together to honor the lives lost and recognize the spirit of unity and service that emerged in the days that followed. Interested in helping bring these events to life? We are currently seeking Event Coordinating Volunteers to assist with planning, organizing, and supporting this year’s programming. to get involved and help make a meaningful impact in our community.
Signing up for each event is not required but is greatly appreciated. Signing up for these events ensures that we have enough supplies for everyone to participate. Please sign up for the blood drive as that is the only way to secure your time slot. The Red Cross does accept walk-ins depending on availability.
This programming is made possible through support from the Idaho September 11th Day of Service and Remembrance Program (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s 9/11 Day of Service) AmeriCorps initiative and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s Rise in Remembrance 9/11 Day of Service grant.
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Pocatello Events |
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Event Description |
Volunteer Sign Up Link |
Participant Sign Up Link |
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9/8/26 |
Quad outside of Graveley Hall |
9/11 Week Kick Off |
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's 9/11 Day of Service Kickoff Event brings students, staff, and community members together to launch a week of service and remembrance activities honoring those impacted by September 11, 2001. Participants engage in hands-on service projects, including making thank you cards for first responders, assembling appreciation kits, painting rocks for food insecurity programming, creating art for the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, and donating blood through an on-site blood drive. The event also includes a Memorial Moment featuring a short presentation, moment of silence, and flag placement ceremony to honor the lives lost and those who served. |
Volunteer Sign Up (TBA) (the fastest way to find our event is to type in your zip code and then refine your search by date, 9/8/26). |
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Sept 1-Sept 24 |
Benny's Pantry Garden |
Benny's Garden Buddies for 9/11 Day |
Supporting Benny’s Pantry's new community garden. Volunteers will be recruited to help with harvesting produce, preparing produce for distribution in the pantry, weeding garden beds, collecting and storing seeds, and preparing the garden area for winter. |
TBA |
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9/9/26 |
TBA |
Microgreens Class |
Are you ready to dive into the world of Microgreens? Join Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's 9/11 Day in learning all about planting, growing, and using your very own Microgreens!, Microgreen Maestros: Discover the magic of microgreens! Grow these nutrient-packed powerhouses and contribute to healthy eating initiatives in our community. Every participant will leave with the supplies and knowledge to grow their own microgreens at home. This course is great for teens and young adults!
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9/11/26 |
TBA |
Pocatello Memorial Stair Climb |
Each year on September 11, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s 9/11 Day of Service AmeriCorps program hosts the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb to honor the lives lost and heroes who served during the events of 9/11. Community members are invited to participate by climbing the stairs in tribute, taking part in hands-on service projects, or cheering on climbers as we come together in remembrance, service, and community spirit. |
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Sept 15 from 11am to 1pm |
Heritage Room in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Student Union Building |
Benny's Pantry Meal Kit Assembly for 9/11 Day |
Preparing meal kits for Benny’s Pantry. The pantry needs shelf-stable food items for meals and simple birthday kits. Volunteers will work together to organize and prepare meal kits, including a recipe for distribution by the pantry. The meal kits will include simple meals such as a can of chili, a can of corn, rice, and cornbread mix. The birthday kits may include a recipe, cake mix, frosting, a can of soda, and an uplifting card made by volunteers. |
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9/18/26 |
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ SUB |
Pocatello Community Preparedness Fair Set Up |
During this event, volunteers will be setting up presentation tables, laying out décor, posting signs, and moving supplies from storage rooms in the Business building to the Student Union Building (SUB). |
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9/19/26 |
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ SUB |
Pocatello Community Preparedness Fair |
Community members will have the opportunity to learn about emergency preparedness, mitigation, and recovery from local organizations. The first one hundred community members will receive a 72-hour kit (one per family) as well as instructions to help build a more robust emergency preparedness kit for their family. All attendees will receive instructions on how to build a robust emergency kit. |
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Boise Events |
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9/11/26 |
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Boise Memorial Stair Climb and Community Preparedness Fair |
Each year Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s 9/11 Day of Service AmeriCorps program hosts the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb to honor the lives lost and heroes who served during the events of 9/11. Community members are invited to participate by climbing the stairs in tribute, taking part in hands-on service projects, or cheering on climbers as we come together in remembrance, service, and community spirit. |
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North Idaho Events |
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9/9/26 |
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9/10/26 |
TBA |
Community Preparedness Kit Assembly |
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9/11/26 |
TBA |
9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and Community Preparedness Booth |
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ partners with Shoshone County Fire District 1 to host a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb to honor the lives lost and heroes who served during the events of 9/11. Community members are invited to participate by climbing the stairs in tribute, taking part in hands-on service projects, or cheering on climbers as we come together in remembrance, service, and community spirit. This event will include a Community Preparedness Booth. |
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