LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 2015

“HOW TO BECOME KNOWN

IN YOUR COMMUNITY”

HOW TO BECOME KNOWN IN YOUR COMMUNITY

“Everyone can be great,

because everyone can

serve”Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Find a cause & believe in it

• Give, Give, GIVE!!! (Volunteering)

• Make a difference in someone’s life

• Do NOT over-commit

HOW TO BECOME KNOWN IN YOUR COMMUNITY

FIND A CAUSE AND BELIEVE IN IT

• SLD’s service project is “hunger in our communities”

• Food banks, food pantries, churches, schools, etc.

• 1 out 6 children go to bed hunger EVERY night!

• http://www.foodbankcny.org/

• www.feedingamerica.org

FACTS ON HUNGER IN AMERICA

• In 2013, 45.3 million people (14.5 percent) were in poverty

• In 2013, 14.7 million (19.9 percent) children under the age of 18 were in poverty.

• In 2013, 14 percent of households (17.5 million households) were food insecure

• In 2013, households with children reported food insecurity at a significantly

higher rate than those without children, 20 percent compared to 12 percent

• In 2011, 4.8 million seniors (over age 60), or 8 percent of all seniors were food

insecure

• Food insecurity exists in every county in America, ranging from a low of 4 percent

in Slope County, ND to a high of 33 percent in Humphreys County, MS

GIVE, GIVE, GIVE!!!

• Giving is very easy – WARM feeling!

• It costs us nothing except time and energy

• Enhances ones sense of purpose & belonging

• Improves self-competence and self-confidence!

• What is our “gift” besides caring? (SINGING!)

MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE’S LIFE

• WHO needs us? (*children, adults, *seniors)• Helping makes our communities stronger and makes US

feel better as well

• The most basic human emotion is to be wanted and needed

• Volunteering improves the likelihood those around you (especially children!) will volunteer later in life

DO NOT OVER-COMMIT

• As hard as it is, do not “bite off more than you can chew!”

• Why? Everyone suffers! Creates resentment!

• There are (or will be) plenty of help needed for many years to come

• Choose the most immediate need(s)

• Work WITH the local food bank people – form alliances, these people can open doors for you – use their resources

WHAT CAN YOU LEARN FROM VOLUNTEERING?

• How much time it takes – commitment levels

• Elevates your senses

• Educates you in community problems

• (Your work) Creates awareness throughout community

• Meeting needs (true needs!) is the right thing to do

SHOW / EXPLAIN

“WE SING TO FEED THEM ALL”

PROGRAM