Taking Charge

Austin Gibbs

7/18/08

TAKING CHARGE

“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” What do these words mean to me?

This quote means that I have to take charge, change what needs to be changed in order to have a brighter tomorrow, not just for me but everyone around me. Ways that I have already been changing my community is my resent community service feeding the homeless, raising money for world vision, and volunteering for habitat for Humanity.

Being part of New Community Church we are dedicated to serving the community around us. As such our youth group went out and made sack lunches, bought propane tanks, and candles to give to the homeless. The people we gave the supplies to were really nice and grateful for our generosity. We talked to them, and I realized how big of an impact a few cans of propane and candles had on these people during the winter. At the same time, our group went without food for 30 hours and we were sponsored for a dollar an hour usually, and I raised $220 for World Vision to help feed the starving kids in third world countries.

Habitat for Humanity is a great program I volunteered for it because we help the community with our hard work. I played a major role in clearing out a huge lawn overrun by sticker bushes. I also removed moss from the elderly mans house and we went around the trailer park killing wasp nests. Most of the lawns we cleaned up and made look attractive were elderly people who couldn’t afford to hire people to do that for them.

In conclusion, I am being the change that I want to see in the world. I am trying to reshape my community for a brighter tomorrow. I am being the best I can be for the benefit of my community.