Now, when I take my own children to a Darfur rally, or to New Orleans to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina either through advocacy events in the lower Ninth Ward or rebuilding houses in St. Raise money for Darfur, who will enter a book- writing competition and ask her friends to sponsor her for each word written and then give the proceeds to an orphanage in Kenya, and who will plan a fund-raiser for a local food bank to help pay off their mortgage so that they can focus on putting more food on the shelves. Now that I am an adult, this makes perfect sense to me because I have a mother who will get on a bike and ride from Washington, DC, to North Carolina to raise money for HIV/AIDS awareness and funding, who will plan a yoga-thon to Though, like every child, I only really knew what it was like to be in my own family, I did have a sense that I was being exposed to politics and service in a way that was special and slightly different from other kids I knew. There was the thrill of getting to go somewhere with my mother, who would talk to me beforehand about the jour-ney we were going to take for the day, whether it was a rally, a meet-ing with a nonprofit, or a door-to-door canvass for a candidate she was supporting. Instead, I re-member what it felt like to be exposed to service and to be taught about volunteering. What I remember most from my childhood is not so much specific issues, concepts, or causes-those came later. My mother is an activist from way back-she must have gotten her interest in politics and world events from her mother, who was a voracious reader and writer, and she clearly decided to pass both an interest in politics and a commitment to service down to me. Spreading the Seeds: The Power of the Mediađ89īuilding the Village: Even More Resources and Ideas to Help You on Your WayĒ71Īs far back as I can remember, I’ve been engaged in some kind of service, activism, or volunteer activity, and that without a doubt is thanks to my mother, Gayle Fleming. When Catastrophe Strikes: Finding Strength and Confronting Challengesđ24 When a Cause Finds You: One Person at a Time Changing the Worldę2 Me to We: Finding Myself by Serving OthersĔ0 The Glorious Adventure of a Life in Serviceđ
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