Serving our fellow citizens is part of
purpose and joy. We have so many people in our community willing to
help when the call is given. Passing this great ethic and virtue on
to the rising generation is an important responsibility for all
adults. I've found that many of our youth who seek opportunities of
community service lack the knowledge as to where to ask or find it.
I advocate an ongoingly publicized
central initiative for youth, whether individually or as an organized
group, to go to and receive ideas and projects to help the community.
We have a few Boy Scout troops in the area. We can offer them ideas
of what we feel the community needs most by way of service. Service
helps them learn and to fulfill advancement requirements.
In addition, it's at my attention that
a certain amount of documented community service hours are required
to be rendered by our High School Seniors. It would be an excellent
idea to give them a place to look for these opportunities.
Community service builds character and
teaches lessons of selfless service toward others. This benefits the
community in countless ways. From a budget perspective community
service can help in that area as well. Most of these opportunities
are accepted without monetary compensation yet are often recognized
in the media. Given that coupled with a group of youth beautifying
or benefitting the community is nothing short of a “win win”
situation for everyone.
Again, I advocate the idea of a
centralized portal where people can go to swiftly and effectively
serve their community. There are few better ways to truly connect
the community to those whom the community elected as their leaders
and councils.
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