Serving and Connecting with Others to Find a Sense of Purpose and Fulfillment: Five Videos Celebrating Palo Alto High School Students' Volunteer Work

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Many heartfelt thanks to Paly parent Carolina Moraes-Liu at Documentario.com and to Paly student filmmaker Sophia Pino for their work with me over the past year to make these five incredible videos celebrating the good work of students at Palo Alto High School. Click and Enjoy!

Palo Alto Online : VIDEO: VolunTEENS, Part 1

Palo Alto Online : VIDEO: VolunTEENS, Part 2

Palo Alto Online : VIDEO: VolunTEENS, Part 3

Palo Alto Online : VIDEO: VolunTEENS, Part 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHo4wRnOFEI&feature=youtu.be

Work Together Holidays

Veteran's Day: November 11
MLK National Day of Service: 3rd Monday in January
Cesar Chavez Day: March 31
Earth Day: April
Global Youth Service Day: April (www.gysd.org)
Natinal Rebuilding Together Day: April (www.rebuildingtogether.org)
National River Clean-up Day: May
"Stamp Out Hunger" National Letter Carriers Food Drive: May
CA Coastal Cleanup Day: September
9/11 Tribute Movement/One Million Acts of Service: September 11 (911.org)
"Helping Hands for America's Lands," National Public Lands Day: September
Be the Change Day: October (Hands On Bay Area, www.bethechangeday.org)
Make A Difference Day: October (USA Weekend)

GOOD to READ

The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back, by Kevin Salwen and Hannah Salwen. 2010, Houghton Mifflen Harcourt.
"Do Something: A Handbook for Young Activists," by Nancy Lublin. 2010, Workman Publishing.
"How to Make a Difference: Over 1,000 ways to serve at home, in your community, and in the world," by Catherine E. Poelman. 2002, Shadow Mountain.
160 Ways to Help the World: Community Service Projects for Young People," by Linda Leeb Duper. 1996.
"Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul," by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen. 2002, Health Communications, Inc.
"Giving is Living: 101 Ways to Practice Effortless Generosity," by Marnie & Tisha Howard. 2009, Hatherleigh.
"Make a Difference: America's Guide to Volunteering and Community Service," by Arthur I. Blaustein. 2003, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
"Take Action! A Guide to Active Citizenship," by Marc Kielburger, Craig Kielburger. 2002, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
"The Idealist.org Handbook to Building a Better World," Idealist.org with Stephanie Land. 2009, Action Without Borders.
"Volunteering: The Ultimate Teen Guide," by Kathleen Gay. 2004, Scarecrow Press.

Words that Work

Mercy, n. 1. kindness in excess of what may be expected or demanded by fairness; forbearance and compassion 2.) the power to forgive or be kind. Syn. tolerance, favor, compassion.

"All of us want to do well. But if we do not do good, too, then doing well will never be enough."
~Anna Quindlen, A Short Guide to a Happy Life.

"I know not what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be truly happy are those who have sought and found how to serve."
~Albert Schweitzer, quoted in The 8th Habit by Steven Covey.

Slog, vi. 1. to make one's way with great effort; plod 2. to work hard at something; toil.
~New World Dictionary

How to do Good Works:

1.) In the World: Write letters to anyone(!) serving in the military, organize or participate in a blood drive, write letters and emails to elected officials to vote for specific environmental initiatives.
2.) In the Community: Gather new socks and underwear for a nearby homeless shelter or resource center, gather non-perishable food (especially during summer months) for a food bank, offer to sing and/or play an instrument at a convalescent home.
3.) In the Neighborhood: Offer to rake your neighbor's leaves, collect trash at nearby park, bake a special cake for a friend when it's not their birthday!

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Five Videos Celebrating Palo Alto High School Students' Volunteer Work

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Five Videos Celebrating Palo Alto High School Students' Volunteer Work

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Tweet Good Works in Palo Alto!

Good Works Matching Organizations

Work Together Holidays

Past Cause-Related Marketing: Purchasing Power with a Purpose!

Apply for Community Service/Volunteering Awards, Grants, Programs

Good Works Pages and Links

My Blog List

Click Here for Good Works Tools: Helpful Volunteering Resources

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Make a Difference...

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Local Good Works Organizations: Silicon Valley

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