Elsewhere is was suggested that we talk about volunteering to make a difference, primarily in the political arena.
That is something that does not interest me personally other than to say: I volunteer extensively within my neighborhood association, the lowest rung of the political spectrum. To tHose those who know nothing about my environment "neighborhood association" sounds like an HOA. It is not that.
I live in an urban core divided into officially sanctioned geographic areas. "Neighborhood President" is a good first rung on the ladder of political involvement. My neighborhood, one of the strongest in St.Louis,produced aldermen and mayororial candidates from its President rolls.
It is amazing really how little involvement people need to make inroads into having some official role. i remember that my mother who campaiged for one of the local state legislators was asked to be something, cant remember the role, but that was only one year she put in, and she had an official role offered to her. This year my neighbor made a few calls dor the candidate ya'll hate and was voted in as Ward Committeeman. Granted she is the minority party here amd no vote ne much fares what happens to that party i. Our ward, but still. It doesnt take much.
In flyover country here, where we s Nt have a large populati N, I think you can vo to any political gathering 3 times in a row, and after that, you are recognizable zd as a regular.
My point is: if you dnt like it, chamge it. It aint that hard.
