Good morning, Greenville.

Today, ECU Police and local first responders will climb the stairs at Dowdy Ficklen Stadium at 8 a.m. to honor the 25th anniversary of 9/11+ A community pep rally featuring an honor guard and musical performance is set for 5:30 p.m. at Five Points Plaza.

Saving Graces 4 Felines seeks new homes for rescued cats including Princess, a sweet, playful cat saved from a community colony, and her three siblings.

Adopters must pay a $95 fee (the cats are spayed, vaccinated, microchipped and tested for viruses).

St. Gabriel International Festival will take place on Oct.

3 at 3250 Dickinson Avenue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring food booths representing 15 nationalities & dancing and games for children in a volunteer-run event.

Twenty ECU students worked over 300 hours this summer through the SECU Public Fellows Internship Program (sponsored by SECU Foundation), giving local groups hands-on support in eastern communities.

The paid program allowed students like William Sauls and Ananya Chatterjee to apply classroom lessons in real-world settings.

ECU professor Jason Pudlo, a Fulbright Scholar, will spend five months in Canada studying how churches and local groups assist in disaster recovery + his work aims to strengthen community response efforts for future emergencies.