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Originally posted by brynnapple
And I hate to say it, but one can say that he or she can do community service without the d9, but he or she actually does not, really make an effective difference... Really... At least that's how it works where I live...
I'm not sure where you live, but I'm more than sure there are persons in your area whom are not D9 and actually make a difference in the community. What qualifies as making an "effective difference"? There is no one correct anwser to this question, because there is no way to truly measure how much you've touched someone's life even if you've done something as small as participated in a neighborhood clean-up. I'm now a member of a greek letter organization, but before I wore APO letters, I tutored neighborhood kids each week. No one can say that I didn't make a difference then, and they still can't say it and I'm not a member of a d9 organization.
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You need to do searches on the subject before you speak... You are reading way too much into the comment.
Also there is a quote feature. Use it.
And given that one of the first D9's will be having it's centennial and numerous members made inroads, 100 years ago, in ways that are near to the level of impossibility now, like founding whole ideologies, philosophies and schools of thought, then we can have a better discussion...
Other than that, if you do know about each of the d9's founding principles and the community service they are obligated to do, then the discussion we are having is moot...
Sure, anyone can tutor kids. Anyone can build for habitat for humanity. Nothing is wrong with that.
But I have not seen the similar kinds of action records in various cities across the nation without a d9 organizational involvement. At best most folks who are involved are d9 members also...
I am saying this because I am actively planning a community health forum unlike that seen in my community before. I have procured funds without 501c3 nonprofit status along with several co-sponsors. My committee and I have been tirelessly working to make sure health disparities and health information is disseminated to communities of color, particularly African Americans so that they are better informed. Moreover, many of our African American seniors have not signed up for the medicare prescription drug benefit plan D by the cut off day of May 15th. Meaning that if they don't, they get penalized if they need it in the future...
I just do not see similar kinds of actions in my community even being done by the very organizations whose responsibility it is to make this kind of thing happen. I just do not see it. And why is that? Because I know for my Sorority, we are mandated to make sure we follow through on our commitment to community service as accentuated by what our partnerships that are made at our International Headquarters.
I don't know how other groups do it. But I do know that in my area, most of our bonafide health organizations have poor outreach into our community with the exception of a few African American health professionals...