The Voice
The Colonnade wants to encourage readers to participate in community service. With the GIVE Center nearby and various organizations on-campus in need of volunteers, the opportunities for service at GCSU are countless.
Viewers of popular television shows might have noticed community service mentioned more than once during primetime this past week. In the CBS show “Numbers,” two characters discussed joining Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, while on “Private Practice” on ABC, doctors volunteered their time to give homeless teens free exams.
The entire cast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” also took a day off this week to build houses for Habitat for Humanity. Even New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter agreed that the team that loses in the World Series will have its city’s mayor travel to the other’s city to participate in a community service activity.
These networks and celebrities, among others, tied the theme of community service into their shows as a part of the iParticipate campaign. The campaign, founded by the Entertainment Industry Foundation, aims to promote community service throughout the country through large media outlets like primetime television.
Though we at The Colonnade have no celebrity promos for it, we want to take our hats off to community service in our area. Big names or not, we at The Colonnade encourage everyone to go into the community and lend a hand.
Whether volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sisters, donating time through a Greek organization or just taking a few hours to donate time to a friend, these little acts of kindness remind us that we all are important members of a global human family.
For those looking to lend a hand, iParticipate offers a search on its Web site that locates local community service opportunities. Offline however, The Colonnade encourages students to take a short walk to the GIVE Center and lend a helping hand. Odds are, you’ll probably find one of our writers or designers volunteering there too.
Please send responses to
ColonnadeLetters@gcsu.edu.
Posted by Colonnade Archives
on Oct 30 2009. Filed under Our Voice.
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