One of my great joys is having the opportunity to volunteer in my community. I’m especially honored to have been selected to serve on our city’s Multicultural Committee. Below is a short video which explains why the committee was formed, our goals and vision. I am so proud of my fellow-committee members, a few of…
A day of service
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day I participated in a local service project. As I’ve mentioned before, I serve on our city’s Multiculturalism Committee and this was our first event. We partnered with the university’s Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society and the Ada Sunrise Rotary Club to host a city-wide trash…
30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 13
On this 13th “Day of Thankfulness” I’m grateful for the various organizations in my community, our nation, and the world which seek to make this a better place in which to live. And I’m honored to have the opportunity to be a part of some of them. This just happens to be a busy week…
I’m still here…
I knew it had been awhile since I last posted but I didn’t realize exactly HOW LONG. I’ve had meetings and committee work and volunteer activities and charity luncheons and a birthday and…oh, just all sorts of stuff. I do have two partially written posts. One is about my birthday weekend and the other is…
Volunteer work…
I attended a community meeting last night to discuss a plan for dealing with homelessness and poverty. I was stunned and impressed by the turnout. There were well over 100 people in attendance. I’m so excited to see people from various organizations and churches working together to tackle a difficult problem. It’s still in the…
Serving others…
This past Saturday, 9/11, I posted a bit about the National Day of Service and Remembrance on my “Well-Groomed Hippie” blog. The September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance is the culmination of a seven-year effort started by 9/11 family members and support groups to establish the service day as a way to honor…