Every year since September 11, 2001 my family has taken homemade cookies to our local firefighters.  It’s our way of saying, “We appreciate you.”  I see it as an opportunity for us to teach our children about the terrorist attacks, about the importance of saying Thank you, and about the American spirit.  Some years we tour the station and sometimes we just drop off our homemade cookies and cards.  It’s become a tradition for us. 

Last year our homeschool support group participated with us and we delivered cookies to stations in three different Memphis suburbs.  This year we’d like to invite all of you to join us.  On September 11^th, this year and every year from now on, make a plate of your favorite cookies with your children then deliver them to the fire station nearest your home.  Let them know that we haven’t forgotten the bravery and the sacrifice of their fellow firefighters in New York.  We’ll never forget.