When teen-agers, high-schoolers as well as college students, can show us how savvy and constructive they can be as they engage in practical and useful community service at home and around the world, we have more cause to be hopeful about the future.
What can we do but applaud the Staying Alive campaign organized by a 16 year-old Allyson Brown to raise money to buy mosquito nets at $10 each to protect an African family from malaria.
The aim of Stayin’ Alive, which is run by a group called Malaria No More, is to buy enough bed nets to protect two million children. Allyson, who remains very involved in the program, will have saved more lives as a student than many doctors save in a lifetime.
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A lot of people say that teenagers aren’t thinking about the greater good,” Allyson added, just a hint of protest in her voice. “But when you give teens a chance to help, and they know their contributions will make a difference, then they help a lot.”
Saving the world in Study Hall
The habit of giving starts early.
Posted by Jill Fallon at May 14, 2008 9:09 AM | Permalink