[Community-service] Dream Foundation and our Community Service Group

[Mary Ann Mendez]

This morning, I was perusing my Facebook feed and I came across something
that really struck me. A celebrity is winning an award for service and
donation to an organization called the Dream Foundation. I investigated.
This foundation makes dreams comes true for those who are in their last year
of life due to illness. According to dreamfoundation.org, "The mission of
Dream Foundation is to enhance the quality of life for individuals and their
families facing a life-threatening illness by fulfilling a heart's final
wish." These dreams range from helping someone to receive a refrigerator or
stove, helping them to have a last trip with their family, meet a celebrity,
or even to see their child go to a circus. This organization is located in
Santa Barbra, California. 

 

Looking at the site really touched me. That got me thinking about our
community service group. 

 

For us to be motivated to serve, maybe each of us must be touched somehow in
that special way. Something must occur to us or strike that chord in our
heart. 

 

The investigation of the Dream Foundation lead me to articles and blog posts
from someone who gave up his career to serve others. He started his life
change by committing to doing 30 service projects in 30 days. For your
viewing and inspiration-educing pleasure, each day, I will be sharing his
written accounts of each of his 30 days of service. After all, we can't
produce fruit if we don't first plant the seeds.

 

Today's post will be an article that really hit me. It offered something
that helped me understand what makes service important. Maybe each of us can
find and share an article or experience that has touched us in the way that
makes us want to be in this group and to serve others in communities. 

 

Stay tuned for the first article in my series.

 

Mary Ann 

 

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