The Boston Globe today posted an interesting article “Finding Ways to Give Where You Work and Live”. Core to the mission of MNA, we aim to increase service where we live, work and learn. The organization in the article, Building Impact, puts this mission into action. They bring service projects and volunteerism right into the heart of office and apartment buildings. How easy is that?
This approach reduces the excuses (maybe that’s what I need anyway). The excuses of “I didn’t know about it”, “I couldn’t get there”, “I don’t have time”. If you barely have to venture outside your apartment to make a difference in your community, why wouldn’t you? I know I’m craving a sense of community and I would love to see this here. Maybe it’s my generation, maybe it’s just me, but service is a way to connect to others and a way of life - nothing like bringing it right home.
Submitted by Allison Treppa
Filed under: Volunteerism | Tagged: home, volunteer, work
