Volunteer Memphis will host its annual 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance on Friday, Sept. 11. It will begin with a Commemoration Rally at 11 a.m. at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, located at 3030 Poplar Avenue.
As part of this year’s commemoration, more than 200 volunteers will deliver meals to nearly 780 first responders at more than 36 fire stations and battalions across the greater Memphis area, as a show of gratitude to the men and women who dedicate their lives to keeping Memphis safe.
Supporting restaurants include:
- Amerigo/Char
- Brookhaven Pub and Grill
- BABALU Memphis East and Overton Square
- Central BBQ Downtown
- Corkys BBQ
- Draper’s Catering of Memphis
- Exline’s Best Pizza in Town Bartlett
- Heart and Soul Catering
- Huey’s
- Perkins Restaurant
- Riko’s Kickin Chicken
- Tacos 4 Life Collierville
- Taste of Heaven
- Trinise Christy’s Catering
The 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance is sponsored by Baptist Memorial Health Care, Indian Community Fund for a Greater Memphis, Smith+Nephew, Lehman-Roberts, A Granite Company and Juvenile Court of Memphis & Shelby County.
