How Has Lewistown Influenced Your Life

For the past 17 years, Elk Mound has been my home. When most people drive through the village on highway 12, they glance ahead, not noticing the community around them. The people living, working, or attending school here are not only my friends, but in a way, my family. I have grown up with people who have more in common with my rather than just where we live. There are 66 young adults in my class today, and I have known everyone’s name since first grade. Attending a small high school has given me multiple opportunities to join a variety of clubs. If I am playing a basketball game, running in a meet, or participating at the State Academic Decathlon meet, I see familiar faces from my community. The support of a small community is personal. Since

I’m from a town where everyone knows everyone. My sense of place and connection lies within my hometown. The citizens of Yuba City constitute my community. I was born and raised in this farm town and I love every square mile of it. I identify with the people of Yuba City as my community because we all share love and compassion for this town. To me Yuba City isn’t just a small rural town, but it is the place that forged and crafted me into the person I am today.

Throughout my life, I have often felt that I did not belong to any particular community.  I have attended schools in both Silt and New Castle, and played on their soccer teams, all while living out in the county. Much of my time has been spent in Glenwood Springs, and many of the programs I am involved in have taken me all over the Valley. When I was young, I did not understand what a treasure this community is. Each individual town plays such a unique and important role to craft our community as a unified unit formed of smaller independent parts. As a preadolescent, I could hardly grasp the beautiful harmony that I existed in. When you help low-income parents get an education in Glenwood Springs. Wo/Men in Transition also enabled people to

Growing up in Ellsworth has been a fun experience. I enjoy knowing where everyone lives and knowing almost everybody. Being in a small town has its perks. I think it has made me be a social person because I am not afraid to talk to anyone. I see a lot of the people at my church, school events, or the parade. This encouraging to see because it shows how the community also cares about each other and like coming together. The community also comes together during a crisis. This not only makes me proud to live in a small town but it makes other at ease because they know they have support behind them no matter what happens. Being able to help a friend out with raking their leaves in the summer or singing christmas carols in the winter always bring

The damage was catastrophic and the town was closed to the public for several days. As soon as the roads were opened, I led a group of my teammates on the football team and contacted our coaches to organize a cleanup crew. The following day, most of the football team helped with relief efforts for several hours. Over the following days I made several more trips to this community to provide aid. Through my involvement, I was able to experience the overwhelming gratification that has come from knowing that I have helped several members of my community that were in dire need. This sense of togetherness has remained with me in everything I do and will continue to affect my actions and community involvement for the rest of my

I’m a member of the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry program and the Seasonal Homeless Banquets program. These programs help providing food, hot meals and drink to the hungry and homeless people in New York city. This experience taught me that it is not only about providing hungry people food they need,but also it's about showing them that they are part of a larger community that recognizes them, that cares about them, and respects

Given the diverse nature of my community, I had the opportunity to volunteer with people from a variety of racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. For instance, I mentored a fourth grader who was experiencing behavioral problems in the classroom, having trouble with his schoolwork and

Growing up in the small town of Livingston, Texas where the best thing to do on a Friday night was to watch the football game, or hit a long back road in the middle of nowhere; I learned who I was. In this town, everyone knows everyone and it’s hard to do anything without the whole town knowing. This has molded me into a loving, and spontaneous person who works hard for everything I desire. Livingston has grown so much since I can remember. The people, despite change in population, have always been the same. This community is so positive and kind-hearted and you feel as if you’re friends with just about anyone you meet. The environment I was raised in has always been strict, but in the long run has helped me prioritize what’s important in life.

A few weeks ago, I took part in Community Connections, one of the pre-fall programs that Sacred Heart offers to all incoming freshmen by application. During this five-day week, we did twenty hours of community service around Bridgeport, where we helped out in food pantries, daycares, habitat for humanity, gardens, disability rehab and gave school supplies to children who can’t afford it. One moment stuck out to me the most and still makes me tear up, is when a little girl I got to talk to from a soup kitchen asked me why she wasn’t born white and

I have fond memories in my hometown of Rochester, Michigan. Known as a family-friendly community with excellent schools and a charming downtown, the city thrives on bringing people together. Growing up in Rochester, I felt comforted by the “small town” feel that helped me establish my roots. At the same time, I was surrounded by innovative leaders in the community who inspired me to blossom in Rochester and beyond, and to make a difference in the world.

My hometown is located about twenty miles south of Portland, Oregon. With that said it is assumed that my hometown; Canby would be influenced by the big city. But, it still holds its country setting. Everyone knows each other in Canby. It was a very safe town growing up and still is! The best part of living there is that every August the Clackamas County Fair came into town. Other than the fair they had celebrations for almost every holiday in the center of town. Canby has a lot of restaurants! These restaurants range from Mexican to MacDonalds. Growing up in Canby was always lots of fun and i wouldnt of wanted to grow up anywhwere

First, I will begin with where I live. I will give a few example of what life has been like there for me and I will also talk about the town and give some details and information about it. I was raised and still currently live in Powhatan. Powhatan is a small town with a population of about 60 to 70 people. It isn’t the most exciting town even though small gossip does rile up a few. I have lived in Powhatan since my birth and I will say that I’m thankful for that. Believe it or not, living here has taught me a few things. I’ve learn to appreciate the small things in life, to be especially thankful for the people around ,and to never forget the reason why you’re there. This town has helped form me into who i am and in the next slide I will

During one of our band trips last school year, we had gotten caught up in a sudden blizzard that struck Manitoba and the US/Canadian border. Luckily, we were able to pass the border, but the highways closed indefinitely as we entered the small town of Morris. Considering the size and power of the blizzard, any hopes I had of getting home were dashed. Fortuitously the people of Morris received us with open arms. When we were hungry, a family restaurant went out of their way to serve all 50 of us by opening another section of the restaurant. Moreover, when night fell, the youth club of Morris opened their doors for us and provided us with shelter for the night. I was genuinely touched by the enormous amount of hospitality that the people of Morris

The population of Coudersport is around 2,000 people, so everyone knows or is at least familiar with each other. This has made for both positive and negative experiences. One positive aspect is that the community is very supportive of each other, when something bad happens to one person or one family the entire town will come together to help. For example, one of our volunteer firefighters, who is also my uncle, had recently been diagnosed with cancer and our community had multiple fundraisers in order to raise money to help him receive treatment. We had bake sales, benefit dinners, and bracelets and shirts were sold to support him. This has taught me a lot about being kind and helping others. They showed so much support for my uncle it made me realize how much it means to support others. My town has had a major influence on me being a kind and giving person. Many families who did not even have money

There are numerous citizens throughout Lincoln County that do special things. Some simply bag your groceries at a local store to others who fight for our country. Sometimes people overlook that little things that are done to make Lincoln County a positive place to be. Even schools try to make learning a better experience for all grades. District board members fight for extracurricular programs because they know that not only do the kids enjoy them but it also gives them the chance to branch out and do something fun while also getting a good education. The Troy community has supported our district enough that Troy Middle School and Troy Buchanan High School get to have a phenomenal music program that allows kids to express themselves