{"id":410758,"date":"2026-09-25T22:50:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T22:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/410758\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T22:50:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T22:50:28","slug":"on-sept-11-anniversary-volunteers-pack-meals-for-jacksonville-needy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/410758\/","title":{"rendered":"On Sept. 11 anniversary, volunteers pack meals for Jacksonville needy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sept. 24, 2026, 10:54 a.m. ET<\/p>\n

\"Volunteers<\/p>\n

Volunteers work at a meal-packing event in Jacksonville for the Feeding Northeast Florida food bank. The 9\/11 nonprofit staged similar events in 50 cities on Sept. 11 to make the anniversary a day of “doing good.”<\/p>\n

Provided By 9\/11 Day\"Volunteers<\/p>\n

Volunteers gathered in the University of North Florida Arena in Jacksonville Sept. 11 for the 9\/11 Day Meal Pack Event. The 9\/11 Day nonprofit, which held similar events in 50 cities, wants to make each anniversary into “America\u2019s largest day of unity and service.”<\/p>\n

Provided By 9\/11 Day\"Jaguars<\/p>\n

Jaguars mascot Jaxson DeVille lends a paw at a 9\/11 Day meal-packing event at the University of North Florida Arena. About 700 volunteers packed meals for the Feeding Northeast Florida food bank.<\/p>\n

Provided By 9\/11 Day\"In<\/p>\n

In assembly-line fashion, volunteers pack meals for the Feeding Northeast Florida food bank on Sept. 11. They were among 50,000 volunteers in 50 cities who packed at least 17 million meals for 9\/11 Day, a nonprofit initiative to make 9\/11 a day of service<\/p>\n

Provided By 9\/11 Day\"Volunteers<\/p>\n

Volunteers grab supplies as they pack meals for the Feeding Northeast Florida food bankon Sept. 11. The national nonprofit 9\/11 Day held simultaneous events in 50 cities across the country to pack at least 17 million meals for the hungry.<\/p>\n

Provided By 9\/11 Day\"A<\/p>\n

A volunteer gets a selfie with Jaguars mascot Jaxson DeVille at a recent 9\/11 Day meal packing event. Jacksonville was one of 50 cities packing at least 17 million meals for Americans at risk of hunger.<\/p>\n

Provided By 9\/11 Day\"On<\/p>\n

On Sept. 11, former Jacksonville Jaguar Ernest Wilford poses with some volunteers who packed meals for the Feeding Northeast Florida food bank. The effort was part of national nonprofit 9\/11 Day’s goal to transform the anniversary into a service day.<\/p>\n

Provided By Bob Self\"A<\/p>\n

A box of packed meals is prepared to be delivered to the Feeding Northeast Florida food bank. On Sept. 11, 719 Jacksonville-area volunteers packed 340,992 meals as part of national nonprofit 9\/11 Day’s goal to transform the anniversary into a day of “doing good.”<\/p>\n

Provided By 9\/11 Day\"On<\/p>\n

On Sept. 11, the 25th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks, 719 Jacksonville-area volunteers packed 340,992 meals for the needy. The effort was part of national nonprofit 9\/11 Day’s goal to transform the anniversary into a day of “doing good.”<\/p>\n

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