The Untold Story of How America Remembers 9/11 – PART 2

What does it take to create a new American tradition? For years, Jay Winuk and David Paine have been fighting to transform September 11th into a National Day of Service. Now, just when their effort seems stuck, help arrives from an unexpected place. But getting Washington on board is only the beginning. How do you turn an idea into something millions of Americans will actually do year after year? And as more Americans grow up with no firsthand memory of 9/11, can service preserve something important about the way the country responded in its aftermath? In Part 2, host Julie Rose follows the surprising final chapters of an effort to change what 9/11 means on the American calendar and explores what it takes to keep the memory of that day alive for generations who weren't there to experience it. GUESTS Jay Winuk, co-founder of 9/11 Day David Paine, co-founder of 9/11 Day Cindy McGinty, 9/11 widow who played a pivotal role in the effort Fred Dombo, attorney and lobbyist Andrea Sorkin, 9/11 Day event leader Learn more and find opportunities to serve at https://www.911day.org/ Other resources for volunteer and service opportunities: https://www.americorps.gov/serve/volunteer/911-day https://createthegood.aarp.org/ https://www.justserve.org/ CHAPTERS (0:00) Part Two Setup (2:30) 2008 Political Opening (3:25) Serve America Act Push (6:02) Cindy McGinty Story (15:52) Bill Signed into Law (16:33) Ad Break (17:09) Making Service Catch On (19:07) Signature Meal Packing Events (21:26) Scaling for 25th Anniversary (23:45) Teaching the Next Generation (25:33) How to Get Involved (26:19) Closing Credits