In this Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009 photo, a passerby takes a picture of a tree uprooted in Central Park after a fast-moving storm in New York, Americans planned beach cleanups, packages for soldiers and save-the-tree fundraisers along with familiar remembrances in three cities to mark eight years since the attacks of Sept. 11, the first time the anniversary was named a national day of service. Sue Katz, a tour bus guide in New York City, planned a walking tour in Central Park to raise money for the hundreds of century-old trees toppled by a recent storm. (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)AP – Drawing on the spirit that spurred volunteers to rush to the burning World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans looked for ways to help each other on a day better known for mourning the thousands of people killed in the nation’s worst terrorist attack.



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