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Originally posted by AKA_Monet
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...
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Thank you for the reminder, but seeing as though what we are discussing goes above and beyond knowing how to use the quote feature...your point is menial
Please don't take my comment as a personal attack..once again this is a message board and what makes it interesting is differences of opinion...so before you go into attack mode and assume I don't know what I'm talking about, check your attitude at the door.
There is no need for me to know about each d9's founding principles or their community service initiatives to assert that there are definitely non-d9 organizations, and persons who are not affiliated with an organization that due very meaningful and effective community service regularly.
For example, Alpha Phi Omega has 17,000 student members at 361 campuses nationwide. In my particular chapter we conduct very effective and meaningful service. For example, this entire school year we have been working with seniors in our city to make sure that their most basic needs are met. It's one thing to make sure someone has signed up for their prescription drug benefit, but their lack goes much deeper when they can't even feed themselves. (disclaimer: I stated this to demonstrate how useless and condescending it is to even place a value on the service someone does. Some service initiatives might be more far-reaching in its impact than others, but that doesn't mean one type of service is better than the other). So, my chapter has founded an undergraduate division of the Emmaus senior services, where we make personal visits each month to seniors homes to socialize with them, to identify whether their basic needs are being met, and to report back to those agencies that have the means of supplying those needs. We're like their advocates.
I understand that you may not see similiar types of service as your organization does occuring in your area, but until you know each and every type of service done by each and every organization across the United States, and until you can vouch for the fact that each and every chapter of your organization has lived up to its mandate, then the statement you made concerning whether someone's service makes an "effective difference" is invalid, and thoughtless. You can't place a value on service.