{"id":156080,"date":"2021-02-23T10:04:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T15:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/?p=156080"},"modified":"2021-02-25T11:55:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T16:55:08","slug":"umwtogether-contributing-to-the-community-and-looking-out-for-each-other-be-the-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/2021\/02\/23\/umwtogether-contributing-to-the-community-and-looking-out-for-each-other-be-the-change\/","title":{"rendered":"#UMWTogether – Contributing to the community and looking out for each other, Be the change"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UMW student Yamila Merida spreads mulch for Tree Fredericksburg at Into the Streets last fall. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cCivic engagement is very important. We all live here together and we need to look out for one another.\u201d \u2013 Elizabeth Goreham<\/span><\/p>\n

Why is it so important to find a cause you love and volunteer your time? Spending time enriching your community is a great way to broaden your perceptions of the world. By immersing yourself in a community and surrounding yourself with people who are dedicated to bettering the world, you can learn so much about how the world works. You gain a unique sense of purpose by serving those around you, one which often manifests in other areas of your life. Giving back to the place you call home helps to unite the community and bridge some of the social, economic and political gaps.<\/span><\/p>\n

Volunteering:\u00a0 How helping <\/b>others helps you<\/b><\/p>\n

https:\/\/bigfuture.collegeboard.org\/get-started\/outside-the-classroom\/volunteering-how-helping-others-helps-you<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

5 Benefits for giving back to the community<\/b><\/p>\n

https:\/\/borgenproject.org\/5-benefits-giving-back-community\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

10 Ways You Can Make a Difference in Your Community<\/b><\/p>\n

https:\/\/medium.com\/the-whole-family-happiness-project\/10-ways-you-can-make-a-difference-in-your-community-26f699a6a4bd<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

UMW\u2019s Community Engagement webpage<\/b><\/p>\n

https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/communityengagement\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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In fall 2019, prior to the pandemic, CCE\u2019s Faculty Director Leslie Martin works with UMW first-years to stock the Eagle Resource Closet, a food pantry on the fifth floor of Lee Hall. Photo by Suzanne Rossi.<\/p><\/div>\n

Historically, times of devastation have often proven that people, communities and, on a larger spectrum, the world has what it takes to work together for the greater good of humanity. For example, people from all over, domestically and abroad, came together to provide aid to the citizens of Louisiana, Texas, and adjacent regions that were tremendously impacted by the destruction of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Or, what greater display of \u201crepresentation matters\u201d is there than the Olympics, where countries set aside differences in order to come together to celebrate one of the world\u2019s greatest competitions. So, as we, in 2021, move deeper into the midst of a global pandemic and social unrest, it is hopeful that we all can agree that \u201cworking together\u201d to recover society should be an avid part of our communal and personal action-plans this year. Therefore, let us all ponder the question \u201cWhat steps can I take today, tomorrow, and in the near future to rebuild hope, stability, and peace within myself, my community, and the world?\u201d And If you have feelings of questioning what impact \u201cU\u201d can have on the world, try to spell unity without it. You matter.<\/p>\n

Here are some resources that may inspire you to keep striving to be the change:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/mIqhl0rH0Wc<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2020\/03\/21\/how-you-can-help-during-coronavirus\/?arc404=true<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/earthjustice.org\/blog\/2020-april\/8-ways-you-can-help-your-community-amid-the-covid-19-crisis<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/covidwise\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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