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Challenge One-Time Service and ‘Slacktivism’ By Being a Servant
One-time service is a drop in the proverbial bucket. Being a servant is a steady stream. ______ There is a difference between being a servant and practicing service, yet within our generation there...
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Help from a Stranger is Better than no Help at all
After a week of dragging my butt home each day, feeling a bit smaller and more beaten each day, I needed to change something. Off went the shoes. Walking out to work and arriving home was now strictly...
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Why is He Always Smiling?
View image | gettyimages.com John Trybulec observes a man with a good heart. _______ 3 times a week I watch him push the wide broom across the basketball court. About 15 minutes before my wife does...
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3 Ways to Be A Ray of Sunshine in Your Community
Embed from Getty Images Being socially responsible is not only good for business, but it is also good for your health. ___ Are you a ray of sunshine in your community? Does your personal or corporate...
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5 Ways You Can be WAY Happier — Very, Very Quickly
Embed from Getty Images By Mitzi Bockmann We all just want to be happy. That is the life goal. It’s been proven that when people are happy, their health improves, their skin brightens, their attention...
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Daraja – Raising Chickens and Developing Business Skills
— Arsheen Dhalla is busy doing remarkable work in Zanzibar through the Daraja Foundation. Daraja means bridge in Swahili. During one of her infrequent visits to Calgary, I had the pleasure to sit down...
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Why Environmental Groups Need More Volunteers of Color
Embed from Getty Images By Lindsey McDougle, Rutgers University Newark Earth Day comes right before National Volunteer Week, an annual celebration of North American volunteerism in late April. This...
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Volunteer
Embed from Getty Images — For a couple years I volunteered at the prosthetics center in the south wing of St. Mary’s Memorial. Every Thursday I pushed the lab equipment up against the walls, mopped...
View ArticleA Monumental Calculation: Engineering Our Division
— Please excuse my tin foil hat. Is it on too tight? In the wake of the events in Charlottesville, VA, and Durham, NC I cannot help but withdraw from the pervasive and lopsided traditional media...
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When the Rain Wouldn’t Stop
Embed from Getty Images — There are no words. But I’m going to try to come up with some. Houston, my hometown and current home, along with much of Southeast Texas and parts of Louisiana, have been...
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7 Ways (Other Than Food And Toy Drives) To Help Families This Holiday Season
Embed from Getty Images The holidays are here, and I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling the spirit of love and sharing. If you’re like me, then you’re probably looking for ways to spread the...
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4 Important Reasons Why Men Should Volunteer
The simplest definition of a Volunteer is “to offer to do something without being forced to or without getting paid to do it.” But that does not mean that you can’t take away a few lessons from being...
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A Good Nine Years – A Tribute to Mr Stan Brock
Embed from Getty Images — Stanley Edmund Brock, the founder of Remote Area Medical, Inc, a nonprofit organization in Knoxville, TN, that organizes free medical, dental, and vision clinics worldwide,...
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No Greater Gift
I once heard there is no act that is truly altruistic. Meaning, there is nothing we can do for someone without really gaining something in return. Volunteer work is based on the premise of giving...
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A (Self-Interested) Reason to Be a Good Person
— Why be good? People have spilled a lot of ink on this one. There are countless bad arguments (“God commands it!” or, “Society says so!”), as well as more good arguments than you might guess. Some are...
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A Mud Volcano Might Explode in Trinidad: Are Villagers Prepared?
— by Atiba Rogers The twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago lies outside the hurricane zone, but it faces natural disasters caused by heavy rainfall, widespread flooding, earthquakes and even the...
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Animal Shelter Uses Pokémon Go Craze to Enlist Volunteer Dog Walkers
— They’re called “Pokémon dogs.” No — they’re not virtual Pokémon Go creatures that you can catch with your smart phone — but rather a group of rescued dogs in need of some physical activity. Now, an...
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Practicing Community Stewardship in Times of Crisis
— Our office will be moving to remote-only services. We are not alone in this. As our individual daily routines grind to a halt, our collective is now forced to live with a “new normal.” In isolation,...
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Even at Moment of Social Distancing, It’s ‘Volunteer Month’ and ‘Child Abuse...
While April is officially “Volunteer Month,” it’s always timely to recognize those who give their hours, skills, and thoughts to serve others. Whether mentors or tutors, helping in hospitals or...
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What to Say, When to Say It—Part 1
Just Saying We were on a call with at least 40 people. One of those Friday team calls where you’re encouraged to say and ask anything. It’s leadership’s way of speaking about the elephant in the room....
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