# Commemorative Tree Poems The 9/11 Survivor Tree is Part of a Social Anniversary Campaign By Alyson Wyers | Published 2014-09-11 | Social Media Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/911-survivor-tree References: [fastcocreate](http://www.fastcocreate.com/3035502/new-yorks-survivor-tree-anchors-socially-driven-9-11-anniversary-campaign) & [tweet.911memorial.org](http://tweet.911memorial.org) With the anniversary of September 11th upon us, the 9/11 Survivor Tree is an artistic and beautiful way to remember the tragic event that took place 13 years ago. [BBDO](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snowfall) created a memorial campaign driven by [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-art-of-trending) to not only pay tribute to the victims of September 11th, but to also mark the opening of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Narrated by EGOT-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg, the 9/11 Survivor Tree is an [animated children's poem](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/poem-booth) telling the tree's story and enabling parents to have discussions with their kids. Serving as the centerpiece of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum and anchor of the anniversary campaign, the remarkable tree will have a corresponding ebook. Meanwhile the social media fundraising initiative asks people to donate via tweet to support the national organization. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.0/10 - Popularity: 56% | Activity: 87% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialmedia) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Artistic Memorial Campaigns:** Creating artistic and beautiful campaigns to commemorate tragic events like September 11th and engage people in honoring the victims. - **Animated Children's Poems:** Using animated poems to tell stories that allow parents to have discussions with their kids about sensitive topics like tragic events. - **Social Media Fundraising Initiatives:** Using social media platforms like Twitter to encourage people to donate via tweets and support national organizations. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Advertising and Marketing:** Creating memorial campaigns that use artistic elements to engage people and honor victims can be a disruptive innovation opportunity in the advertising and marketing industry. - **Publishing:** Creating ebooks and other storytelling mediums like animated poems can be a disruptive innovation opportunity in the publishing industry. - **Nonprofit and Philanthropy:** Using social media fundraising initiatives can be a disruptive innovation opportunity for nonprofit organizations to raise funds and mobilize support. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Tree-Integrated Mysterious Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tree-mural.md) - [Air-Purifying Tree Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/treeone.md) - [Playable Oak Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funeral-for-a-tree.md) - [Indigenous Garden Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/honouring-memories-planting-dreams.md) - [Digital Poppy Fundraisers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-poppy-fundraiser.md) - [Space-Traveling Poetic Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/message-in-a-bottle-1.md) - [Memory-Based Virtual Museums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/museum-of-memories.md) - [Cancer-Supporting Run Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/terry-fox-foundation.md) - [Healing Memorial Monument Parks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/et302-memorial.md)