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<< Back to "Your Voice" Archive“YOUR VOICE”The American Community and Our Volunteer Spirit We live in the greatest country in the world. It is a nation that was built upon the two principles of hard work and community support. Those aspects of being an American need to be heightened and strengthened to ensure that this nation never falters, never fails and never falls to the level of lesser nations. This spirit starts in our community. As we think globally we must ever act locally in everything that we do. It is our personal responsibility to make our communities and our neighborhoods the finest places to live on this earth. The “government” is not going to do this for us. We need to do the work ourselves, together and united in our desire for life. That job gets done by what we do for ourselves and for each other. The key words are “commitment” and “volunteerism.” Whether we practice volunteer efforts through our community centers, our churches or our civic organizations, when we give our time and talents to building a better society, magic happens. Magic happens when we organize our “block watches.” Magic happens when we lead youth groups, magic happens when we perform “random acts of kindness” toward others in our community. And that magic is a power that grows and spreads across the land, giving each of us a better national and a personal stake in the future. The function of government in this arena is to provide encouragement, reduce impediments and then get out of the way. Our National Volunteer Organizations, at every level, in every community need our help and personal attention. They form the true action base in America. We don’t need to ask for government money to make this magic happen, but we do need to have our Congressional Representative stand up for our needs and to bear our standard of commitment throughout the halls of Congress. Make the Future Happen. Vote for Commitment in Congress. Write-In:
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