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The Obamas Give Back To Their Community

President Barack Obama helps fill backpacks with items to give to homeless children while participating in a service project at The Inspired Teaching School

First Lady Michelle Obama helps fill backpacks with items to give to homeless children

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6th grader at school: "I thought it was going to be Beyonce." (long pause) "Then I realized it was going to be you and it's even better."

— Angela Greiling Keane (@agreilingkeane) September 11, 2014

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President Barack Obama uses a ratchet wrench as he helps build a playground while participating in a service project at the Inspired Teaching School, a high-performing public charter school in northeast Washington, DC, to commemorate the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance

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The Inspired Teaching playground is ready for some presidential help. pic.twitter.com/szzfQVvhqW

— Angela Greiling Keane (@agreilingkeane) September 11, 2014

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The first couple meet their service partners at Inspired Teaching charter school in DC. pic.twitter.com/IUDmfPNhPV

— Angela Greiling Keane (@agreilingkeane) September 11, 2014

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Backpacks the first couple will be filling will go to homeless kids in DC. In partnership with #Kaboom, they're "play packs."

— Angela Greiling Keane (@agreilingkeane) September 11, 2014

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Backpacks being filled by POTUS include a book about playgrounds, notes from kids at Inspired Teaching, a frisbee, ball and Play Doh.

— Angela Greiling Keane (@agreilingkeane) September 11, 2014

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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama help build a playground

A family waits on their front porch for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama to depart from the Inspired Teaching School

Kids ♥ The Obamas

First Lady Michelle Obama hugs a child during a Drink Up event on the South Lawn of the White House, July 22, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

President Barack Obama talks with a little girl at the Charcoal Pit restaurant in Wilmington, Del., July 17, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama holds the baby daughter of former staff members Darienne Page Rakestraw and London Rakestraw in the Ground Floor Corridor of the White House, July 1, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets a young girl after he delivered remarks on the economy at Cheesman Park in Denver, Colo., July 9, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama talks with a young girl as he and the First Lady greeted military personnel and their families during the Fourth of July celebration on the South Lawn of the White House, July 4, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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New behind-the-scenes photos from July, now posted on Flickr: http://t.co/7Mgsx94kaj

— petesouza (archived) (@PeteSouza44) September 11, 2014

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President Barack Obama talks with three-year-old Holden Fossum and his sisters Ayla, 8, and Alexandria, 4, during a greet with wounded warriors and their families in the East Room of the White House, July 14, 2014. Holden, Ayla, and Alexandria are the children of Staff Sergeant Brendan Fossum and wife Dana of Woodbine, Md. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets a young boy on the street in Denver, Colo., July 8, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets Make-A-Wish recipient Mariah Rivera, age 10, and her family in the Oval Office, July 29, 2014. Rivera brought the President a birthday card she made for him. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets Emmitt and Pat Smith and family, and Team 22 on the Rose Garden steps of the White House, July 29, 2104. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets the family of departing staff member Archana Snyder, Council of Economic Advisers, in the Outer Oval Office, July 3, 2014.

The Obama White House Through The Lens Of Pete Souza

President Barack Obama holds the baby daughter of former staff members Darienne Page Rakestraw and London Rakestraw in the Ground Floor Corridor of the White House, July 1, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama hugs Braeden Mannering, the 2013 Kids’ State Dinner winner from Delaware, after he introduced her at the Kids’ State Dinner in the East Room of the White House, July 18, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

President Barack Obama greets audience members after he delivered remarks on the economy at the Georgetown Waterfront Park in Washington, D.C., July 1, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama talk with Ken Burns as part of an interview for a PBS documentary about Jackie Robinson, in the White House Library, July 3, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

President Barack Obama greets Airman First Class Karen Mae Manalo with other citizenship candidates in the Blue Room prior to a naturalization ceremony for active duty military, military dependents, reservists and veterans at the White House, July 4, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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New behind-the-scenes photos from July, now posted on Flickr: http://t.co/7Mgsx94kaj

— petesouza (archived) (@PeteSouza44) September 11, 2014

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President Barack Obama greets a young girl after he delivered remarks on the economy at Cheesman Park in Denver, Colo., July 9, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama discusses Millennium Development Goals with students during a visit to Global Kids, Inc. in New York, N.Y., July 10, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

President Barack Obama jokes with Mattina Falco, 19-year-old Make-A-Wish recipient from Worchester, Mass., as she sits at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, July 17, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

First Lady Michelle Obama and Jennifer Lopez pose for a selfie before the 85th Annual League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Convention and Exposition in New York, N.Y., July 10, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

Vice President Joe Biden talks with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough in the Oval Office, July 2, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets audience members after he delivers remarks on the economy at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, July 10, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets patrons at the Charcoal Pit restaurant in Wilmington, Del., July 17, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama joins the cast of Disney’s “The Lion King” onstage after their performance at the Kids’ State Dinner in the East Room of the White House, July 18, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

President Barack Obama greets patrons at Canter’s Delicatessen in Los Angeles, Calif., July 24, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets HUD staff following remarks at the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C., July 31, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden share a laugh in the Oval Office July 21, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Honoring Those We Lost

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Vice President Joe Biden observe a moment of silence on the 13th anniversary of 9/11.

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"It has now been thirteen years. Thirteen years since the peace of an American morning was broken." —President Obama #911Anniversary

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 11, 2014

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"Your love is the ultimate rebuke to the hatred of those who attacked us that bright, blue morning." —Obama to families of 9/11 victims

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 11, 2014

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"Thirteen years after small and hateful minds conspired to break us, America stands tall and proud." —President Obama #911Anniversary

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 11, 2014

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"We carry on, because, as Americans, we do not give in to fear." —President Obama #911Anniversary

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 11, 2014

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President Barack Obama pauses during a moment of silence at the Pentagon in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks

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"Today, we honor all who have made the ultimate sacrifice these 13 years—more than 6,800 American patriots." —Obama #911Anniversary

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 11, 2014

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Pres Obama, Def Sec Hagel, and Joint Chiefs Chrman Dempsey at Pentagon for 9/11 remembrance pic.twitter.com/KnITs7SoQn

— petesouza (archived) (@PeteSouza44) September 11, 2014

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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama observe a moment of silence on the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the White House in Washington.

President Barack Obama, flanked by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and Joint Chefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, speaks at the Pentagon, to mark the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

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President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey bow their heads during a moment of silence at the Pentagon

Rise and Shine

On This Day: President Barack Obama greets guests at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today (all times Eastern)

8:45 AM: President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama observe a moment of silence to mark the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, South Lawn

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9:30 AM: The President and First Lady attend the September 11th Observance Ceremony, The Pentagon Memorial

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5:20: The President and First Lady participate in a service project, Washington, DC Area

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On This Day

President Obama listens during an economic policy meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Sept. 11, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama and President Obama meet with the Crown Prince and Princess of the Netherlands in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2009 (Photo by Samantha Appleton)

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama gather on the South Lawn of the White House to observe a moment of silence marking the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Sept. 11, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama pauses during a moment of silence in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House at 8:46AM, Sept. 11, 2010, in remembrance of the time that the first plane hit the World Trade Center in 2001 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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First Lady Michelle Obama signs a program for children at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama greets a woman following a ceremony to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama talks with guests following a ceremony to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

Following the ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial, the President and First Lady pause as they view the crash site. Sept. 11, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama greets an attendee after signing his invitation during the September 11th Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 11, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visit Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Sept. 11, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden pause for a moment of silence on the 12th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, September 11, 2013

 

President Obama greets children at the September 11th Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 11, 2013 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama greets volunteers at Food & Friends during a service project to commemorate the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance, in Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2013 (Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama talks with children at the USO Warrior and Family Center in Fort Belvoir, Va., Sept. 11, 2013. The center supports wounded, ill and injured troops, their families and caregivers, as well as local active duty troops (Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

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Early Bird Chat

Pete Souza: “We were at the Pentagon to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. After the formal ceremony, the President stopped to shake hands with family members of victims attending the event. Here he is holding hands with a little girl.” Sept. 11, 2010

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Moooooorning everyone!