Volunteering: a lesson from our youth

ArchiveApr 19, 2012

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A 17 year old spearheaded a project that placed "personal emergency dialers" in the homes of nearly 50 senior citizens in his community, to enable them to call for help quickly and easily in case of emergency;
A 12 year old organised an annual carnival and a 5K race that together have raised more than $40,000 over two years for sick and disadvantaged children in Africa;
A 13 year old led a student community service group in a multifaceted project to reduce the adverse environmental impact of discarded consumer electronics-or "e-waste"-through recycling, public education and legislation;
Another 13 year old is waging an extensive, multi-state campaign called ‘Pump 'em Up’ to conserve energy resources and reduce pollution by urging drivers to keep their tires property inflated and thereby burn less gasoline;
And an 18 year old lost nearly all of his possessions when Hurricane Katrina flooded his coastal city, yet devoted himself to distributing emergency supplies to other victims immediately after the storm, and helped many families clean out their homes in the following weeks and months.

Published April 19, 2012