The timing of this objective is oddly convenient. I am a coach of a high school athletic team and have been trying to figure out ways to teach citizenship to my players this season. I have decided to have a food drive on the team. I still need to work out the logistics and find a way to reward the boys that reinforces the idea that investment in those in your community that are in need gives them direct benefits.
Today is our first practice and I plan on approaching the head of our program with the idea and the possibility of taking this to the Athletic Director and creating a friendly competition with the other sports programs to donate more to the local food shelves.
This is a great opportunity to demonstrate the connecting of investing in your teammates to make the team stronger just as investing in members of your community makes your community stronger. That is what citizenship is to me, recognizing that I am a member of this larger team and that if I want it to prosper then I need to invest in it myself.
Actually I think I will email him right now (practice isn't for another 3 and a half hours!!!)
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