“The founders of 9/11 Day, David Paine and Jay Winuk, helped build momentum in getting the day formally recognized as a national day of service. Along with Martin Luther King Day, it’s now one of only two.”

“What good deeds resonate with you? Do you want to make a donation? Do you want to go visit a nursing home and keep company with some elderly people? Do you want to clean up a local park?” Winuk asked. “Any good deed counts; the point is to take some action . . . ”

CNN op-ed by Jay Winuk, upon meeting with President Obama after the leader of the terrorist attacks was brought to justice:

“In his speech announcing the death of bin Laden, the president spoke of the ‘sense of unity that prevailed on 9/11’ and ‘the greatness of our country and the determination of the American people,’ and he noted ‘that America can do whatever we set our mind to.’ Those words capture how we stood up to evil after the attacks, how we rebuilt our nation, how we prevailed by focusing more on our similarities than on our differences.”