the past few weekends i have been volunteering a lot. yesterday i volunteered at the CIS Food Distribution that gives lunches to elementary students of low economic status. it was great to go to the school and see all the kids' eyes get big when they saw the "big kids" walking through the school.
today i went to the louisville lake aquatic research center and reserve (a 2,000 acre reserve) to help return the land to it's natural state before it was destroyed by vegetation that was brought over from europe during the 1700's and 1800's. we worked for 3 hours in a forest area removing the alien brush.
it was almost meditative- it was so completely quiet.
no cars, loud talking, or cell phones ringing), just the birds happily chirping and the sound of the wind rustling through the trees. the weather was chilly at first, but the rest of the time it was in the 50's and 60's. and working in the shade of the trees kept us cool. i absolutely loved it. not only were the coordinators completely passionate about the restoration, but the hard manual labor made me feel like i was actually making a big difference. like building a house or something. and when we were done, we could see how much we had cleared and it was very satisfying (and totally tiring). i was glad i could return the land to the state it belonged in. i plan on working with them again.
so i guess my question for the reader is:
what have YOU done to serve your community lately?
have you been taking time to help others, or have you maybe been a little too wrapped up in your own agenda? i ask that you take a little time out of this coming week to serve your community and make the world a better place. i enjoy working on helping the environment because the environment can't speak for itself- it can't cry or ask for help. and helping the environment helps EVERYONE- the birds, the trees, people, children, animals- everything.
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