Roseville Patch Asks: How Were You Affected by 9/11?

This coming weekend, Americans will pause to remember 2,973 people who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. They will pause to honor friends and family wounded by their losses. And perhaps Americans will stop to reflect on how the attacks changed their lives.

Roseville, we ask ... how were you changed?

Did you begin volunteering? Did you console a family member or friend? Ten years after the attacks, how do you think the calamity changed this country and its people?

In the case of Roseville Patch freelancer Danielle Indovino, she was applying for college in New York City and planned on pursuing the flute.

"The biggest impact on my life is that I had planned on attending the Conservatory at Oberlin for flute,” she said. “But after this, I really just wanted to help people and make a difference.”

Indovino went on to attend the Masters of Public Policy program at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs (University of Minnesota).  She now works for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota and Patch. We will be running Danielle's story again on 9/11 and we'd like to hear your story too.

How did 9/11 affect you?

Please share your thoughts and anecdotes with Local Editor Scott Carlson. Call 651-236-7297 or email scott.carlson@patch.com or the Roseville Patch Patch Facebook page.

This is part of a National Patch project to publish the stories of 911 people around the country whose lives changed—or who changed their lives—because of the terrorist attacks 10 years ago. Check it out at ActionAmerica.com — this is AOL's landing page for the 9/11 Photo Project.

Action America is a joint effort among corporations, individuals and non-profit organizations committed to both honoring those affected by the events of September 11th and unifying the country through positive action. The effort is co-chaired by Marquis Jet Founder Kenny Dichter and AOL CEO Tim Armstrong.. It supports the 9/11 Memorial and New York Says Thank You, guided by KBS+P and MDC Partners, among others.

Thank you for helping us tell the community's story.