A Heart to Give | Free Book
A Journal of Transformation
In March of 2007, I embarked upon a trip to Louisiana to help rebuild
a community devastated from post Hurricane Rita in 2005. During a week
long service event hosted by United Way, I joined 150 students from
across the country to help in the never ending recovery. During this
very humbling experience, I began to realize how important it was for
me to be involved in my community locally. Upon return to Southeastern
Michigan I felt that Detroit was undergoing an economic downturn that
left many communities crying out for help. When reminiscing about my
Alternative Spring Break experience, I was empowered to get more
students involved in the Metropolitan Detroit area. Talking with
United Way for Southeastern Michigan in a meeting, I dreamed about
bringing Alternative Spring Break to Detroit to help rebuild local
neighborhoods, and community agencies in need. This experience was
very historical to United Way because it was the first time they
hosted an experience outside of a post hurricane devastated area.A
Heart to Give looks inside my thoughts and journals during my
experience in 2007, and documents how empowered I felt upon return to
Detroit, Michigan. Realizing that we all can make a difference, I am
thankful to all the students who gave of their time to help revive the
area of southwest Louisiana. I hope that by my example and the example
of the many other students apart of the ASB experience, that citizens
around the country can notice the importance of being involved in
their own communities.
- Title: A Heart to Give | Free Book
- Author: Steven
- Created at : 2024-10-19 22:28:09
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