25 YEARS AFTER 9/11

Volunteers pack Glendale stadium to prepare meals on 9/11 Day

Volunteers for Valley Starbucks stores pack meals for local food banks Sept. 11, 2026 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale as park of a 9/11 Day event.

(Independent Newsmedia/Richard Smith)

Volunteers line the concourse of State Farm Stadium in Glendale Sept, 11, 2026. The meal packing event was one of 50 nationwide led by the non-profit 9/11 Day. These events are expected to provide 17 million meals to those in need nationwide.

(Independent Newsmedia/Richard Smith)

Packing meals for people in need Friday afternoon at State Farm Stadium in Glendale was fulfilling for Dress For Success Arizona CEO Tamala McBath.

It also brought the leader of the Phoenix-based nonprofit back 25 years. On Sept. 11, 2001, McBath was meeting in a Virginia Beach, Va. conference center with fellow employees of a healthcare company.

Everyone walked out and their pagers started buzzing for minutes. Their hospital was prepped for a role in caring for victims of the 9/11 attacks.

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