Pursuing A Community

Transition: It is clear that our local community is in great need, but fortunately there are many ways to solve these problems.

The community can be changed if because of our willingness to literally walk five miles down Mayport Road and clean pick up the trash. Since picking up litter business have started to move in and less garbage is on the road. One change a day can make a world of difference.

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

My proposed solution to this is that school counselors and city mayors can be a major source of inspiration to children who are affected by a challenge like this. They can advise them on how to build themselves with determination to make a difference.

This summer, I received an invitation to stay at my friend’s house on the Rappahannock River. During my stay, we spent the majority of our time outdoors amongst the nature and wildlife. Upon our arrival, we dropped everything and grabbed the canoes. As we set off, I looked at my surroundings. While the water was calm, peaceful, and a comforting shade of dark blue, something else grabbed my attention: the litter. Near the docks, I could not help but notice the bright yellow Lay’s potato chip bag and the six pack rings from someone’s soda. Seeing the trash just floating in the water frustrated me. Here I was in this gorgeous environment, and my eyes cannot stray from a potato chip bag! As I floated away, there was little I could do. However,

While working with Lindley Habilitation Services and Gateway Education Center, I’ve had a lot more successes. I’ve learned how to handle situations that I never thought I would encounter and I’ve learned how to overcome obstacles I didn’t even know existed. I hope to continue my work and education to advance even further in my experience so I’m able to assist my community and beyond in the best way that I can. In today’s society, it can often be very difficult for students to get the education they need to accomplish their

In the situation of a single mom, it would be difficult if not impossible for this parent to financially provide for herself and her child without any financial help. The major components of their survival would be to meet the essential needs of providing shelter, food, clothing, and health insurance. If the parent is working a day job, there would be the necessity for a daycare, an afterschool program, or the child would have to stay with a family member. This parent would require a strong network of stability to overcome the obstacles she might face. In Northeast Florida, Community Connections has made it possible for homeless low-income women, children, and families to meet the ever-changing and multifaceted needs that Community Connections

I have always been a strong advocate for community service and volunteering. One of my most meaningful activities was my participation in the school’s Interact Club. Interact Club is a club dedicated to volunteering and providing help to those who are less fortunate. Based in a suburban neighborhood, it is easy to miss any indications that someone around me is struggling, be it financially or physically. Suburban communities seem to be pretty closed off, and because of this, I joined the club in my school. Many of the activities include donating food through a food drive, fundraising, donating blood, and even cleaning up the environment around us. While it is surprising to see the vast amounts of trash that end up on beaches, it is also devastating

I live in a rural community named Brockton, or as some like to call us “Broketown.” I have lived in Brockton for 12 unconsecutive years. Brockton is a small community, but we are publicly exploited for violence and crime. Brockton is full of influential and hard working people and not everyone gets to see this positive side of Brockton. As someone that lives in Brockton, I know how hard it is to set goals and actually have the support needed to accomplish them. Brockton has a bad reputation because of the negativity that is dispersed about Brockton resident. Brockton kids are tainted with this image that we’re all disrespectful and low achievers. I want to break that mold. I want to diminish the stereotype that Brockton kids don’t amount to great things.

Leaving a positive impact on the community in which I have lived is something I pursue and passionately believe in. In 2012, I spearheaded an initiative called Viable La Crosse. The Mission was to form a collaborative alliance to enhance and grow the community by improving the skills and qualifications of the workforce, while erasing misconceptions about industries, increasing awareness of career requirements and creating strategic partnerships to close the talent shortage skills gaps. Goals were to connect businesses with students, parents, educators and community leaders regarding expectations, requirements and qualifications needed to secure positions at leading companies within the region. Also to erase and dispel misconceptions about

We collected our minds and our project and loaded the bus ready to pour everything we know. We weren’t in the parking lot for more than a few seconds and I already saw more than twenty pieces of trash! Excitement was exploding from me. It seemed like even if you took one step forward on the beach you would miss so much trash. You would think you would be done with one area, yet you look back and it seems like the litter regenerated! A turtle fin, plastic chair and one hundred thirty six more pounds of trash later we were tired and hungry. As I was eating lunch, I examined the twelve bags we just collected. What seemed like nothing was actually everything. There was an absence of words that came from me. Now for the second part of our trip: informing the public. With our brochures and coasters in hand, my group and Mrs. Smith marched right into the first restaurant. We asked to speak to the manager of every store and restaurant we visited. One of us would explain our project goal, another would explain and handout our products. In a period of about twenty minutes we left empty handed. Everybody we had talked to thankfully accepted what we had to offer. Not only did we make a positive impact, we had fun while doing

Throughout my life, I have been privileged to know a strong sense of community. My understanding of community has been carved out and shaped by each community that I have been a part of and the subsequent life experiences that I have had by being a part of these communities. To me, community means a sense of belonging with people who have some capacity of like-mindedness. When you belong to a community, you feel like a piece of a larger puzzle that comes together to create a whole. Each community you belong to both influences you, and is influenced by you. Moreover, your belonging to a community generates a sense of unity and shares a common goal, value, or outlook.

The ‘Community Architecture’ is kind of architectural practice between architects and users. Also, it can be described as architect follow the wish of users or community to design the building fit the requirement by using local materials and helps the residents to build the structure. Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) described ‘Community Architecture’ should follow the idea about "The aim of community architecture is to improve the quality of the environment by involving people in the design and management of the buildings and spaces they inhabit." () In general, architect call ‘Conventional Architecture’ product, nevertheless ‘Community Architecture’ represents the process rather than the product and most proponents claim that the built product of ‘Community Architecture’ is often better than the product of conventional architecture. “Community architecture means that the personal who inhabit it are involved in and may even be instigators of, its creation and its management as well. The inhabitants are the clients; and the architect works for, or at least with them--in contrast to the typical situation where architects and user never meet.” () The ‘ community architecture’ was the newly invented notion that user participation in the environment is more important than any of another architectural concept, especially in contrast to ‘conventional architecture’. The reasons of that could be limited resources, materials and

I wouldn’t really say my community as a whole has an impact on me as a person but people in around me have had a huge impact on me for who I am today. The people who have the biggest impact on me is defiantly my family and friends, I have done so many things with them that made me the person who I am today.

Charles was founded in 2014 and owned by Maggie Hu Eva Joe. Our corporate philosophy is to do our best to make our customers satisfied and help build more meaningful relationships, our environment activities can be traced back to the January 2014, when we launched the "environmental activities of the Preparatory Committee" in order to confirm the current situation. In April of the same year, we began the "green activities of the Commission", and activities on the environment. Now, we will strive to Toronto on undeveloped land to build a new community within the city. And my community will provide their long-term demand for the center which including: