Nearly 400 volunteers gathered at JUMP in downtown Boise Friday to pack 115,500 meals for Idaho neighbors facing food insecurity as part of 9/11 Day, a national day of service and remembrance.
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Boise marks 9/11 with 100,000-meal pack for Idaho food bank
Boise is one of 51 communities hosting a large-scale meal pack this year, with more than 50,000 volunteers taking part nationwide. The meals packed in Boise will go to the Idaho Foodbank to help families across the state.
9/11 Day was founded in 2002 after co-founder Jay Winuk lost his brother, Glenn — an attorney and volunteer firefighter — in the September 11th attacks. The founders wanted to preserve the sense of unity and compassion that emerged in the days that followed…