LAND O’LAKES, Fla. (WSVN) — It has been 24 years since the September 11 terror attacks, and ahead of the somber anniversary, one community near Tampa is back with a massive project: an annual memorial that doesn’t just honor history, but also teaches a new generation about the day’s meaning.

On a massive patch of grass outside Rosebud Continuum, a sustainability education center and eco-research site located in Land O’Lakes, the names of 2,977 lives lost on September 11 coming back into focus in the form of red, white and blue placards.

Volunteers of all ages, from veterans to children, read their names out loud on Saturday morning, as they work side by side to place each one in sections, forming a massive U.S. flag.

For Kristy Verdi, the founder of the nonprofit Learn and Serve Tampa,

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