SPECIAL GUEST IN STUDIO. NEVER FORGET, IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE, BUT THE 23RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS. >> IS APPROACHING AND TO COMMEMORATE THE NATIONAL 9.11, DAY OF SERVICE. MORE THAN 1200 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL GATHER AT THE HOUSTON NATIONAL CEMETERY TO PARTICIPATE AND A LARGE-SCALE CLEANUP EFFORT. I MEAN, THE BIGGEST OF ITS KIND AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE 2 VERY SPECIAL GUESTS WITH THEM THINK JUST YOURSELF. MY NAME IS MARY MERCADO AND I'M THE MEDIA DIRECTOR FOR THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS AND JUST ALL RIGHT. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS I'M WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON. I AM THE CHIEF SERVICE OFFICER AND I MANAGED THE VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM THAT'S IN THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> WE ARE REMEMBER MOST OF US WHERE WE WERE ON 9.11 AND I DON'T WANT TO EVER FORGET THAT DAY. NOW TODAY TO GET BACK TALKS ABOUT HOW WE CAN PARTICIPATE. >> OKAY. SO ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, WE WE PARTICIPATED THROUGH JUST SERVE, DOT ORG IN A NUMBER OF PROJECTS AROUND TOWN. BUT WE GOT THIS IDEA TO PARTNER WITH THE HOUSTON NATIONAL CEMETERY AND THE CITY OF HOUSTON TO DO THIS MASSIVE CLEANUP, MAINLY BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY GO TO A PLACE AND REVERENCE AND RESPECT THOSE WHO'VE GONE BEFORE US. THOSE WHO SERVE THOSE WHO SACRIFICED. AND SO WHAT WE DO SATURDAY MORNING AT 08:00AM WE START WITH A BIG CLEANUP? WE BRUSH HEADSTONES. WE WE RE A LINE. HEADSTONES. WE CLEANING UP DEBRIS? AND AND IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL FAMILY, A PROJECT THAT YOU CAN BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY TO. WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL OPENING CEREMONY WITH PATRIOTIC MUSIC WITH AN INTERFAITH CHOIR. WE HAVE A FLYOVER FROM HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, FOX. WE HAVE SOME GREAT SPEAKERS ARE NEW FIRE CHIEF THOMAS MUNOZ IS GOING TO BE SPEAKING TO US. AND ALEXANDRA. IT'S OKAY THAT YEAH, I'LL BE THERE. THERE'S YEAH. FROM AND HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS FOR THE CITY TO GET INVOLVED WITH? >> IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. I ACTUALLY STARTED OFF WITH THE INAUGURAL 9.11, DAY OF SERVICE, WHICH SERVE. AND SO THEY THEY JUST SORT OF FOR YEARS PROVIDED PLENTY OF SUPPORT FOR CITY OF HOUSTON VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS WHETHER IT'S DISASTER RECOVERY COMMUNITY CLEANUPS. BUT THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN U.S. AND I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH HOW GREAT IT IS. HOW MUCH OF A JOINT TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THEM ON SUCH A? AMAZING INITIATIVE? IT REALLY IS. AND IT REALLY SHOWS THAT WE'RE NOT FORGETTING THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN BEFORE US AND >> IT THE SYMBOLISM BEHIND IT MEANS SO MUCH. AND YOU TOLD ME THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY STILL PARTICIPATE THEIR SPOTS UP AND TALK GET INVOLVED. YES, ABSOLUTELY. YOU CAN GO TO WE HAVE A WEB SITE, TINY YOU OR URL DOT COM FLASH HOUSTON, 9.11, DAY AND YOU CAN SIGN-UP. CAN GO TO JUST SERVE, DOT ORG AND SEARCH 9.11, DAY. YOU CAN FIND OUR PROJECT. WE WELCOME ALL VOLUNTEERS. WE'VE GOT MORE THAN 3 DOZEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE JOINED FROM THE AMERICAN RED CROSS CARRY THE LOAD. A VETERANS ORGANIZATION, THE ASTROS FOUNDATION TARGET FOUNDATION ONCE THEY HEAR ABOUT IT, THEY WANT TO BE A PART OF IT BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A SPECIAL FEELING THERE AND IT'S A WAY TO HELP US AND OUR CHILDREN REMEMBER, YES, THAT'S YEAH. SEE, I HAVE A LITTLE ONE AND I'M THINKING SHE WE HAVE TO TEACH HER ABOUT JESSICA YELLIN YEAR. THERE'S A WHOLE NEW GENERATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO. AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LINK