By Marie Brown
Community service involves unpaid work aimed at helping people or improving the local area, such as food drives, environmental cleanups, tutoring young people, and elderly assistance. We applaud all organizations and individuals who stepped up to the plate during the recent ice storms to help people in our community. That list is long; however, the Red Cross, United Way, the faith based community, individuals, municipal and parish workers, just to name a few, were all at the forefront making a difference.
When we take a visual canvas around our community, there are a number of organizations that are busy with community service as well. OIC is providing training for our youth and seniors. They recently purchased the former MLK School building on Nutland Rd. for expansion. The PEEP organization has been around for a number of years and has been educating, empowering, and enriching the lives of individuals, students, senior citizens, and communities in Northeast Louisiana. The Black Tie Guys consist of empowering young Black males to overcome obstacles, reach their full potential, and become catalysts for change within their community. Sororities and Fraternities are consistently providing various services for our community. The NELA Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation does a wonderful job of providing a tremendous amount of support for those who need help.
Some politicians are serious about supporting organizations with funding that comes from various sources. We want to thank some of them as well. The question becomes, who do you trust? We have to decide who is making a difference to help mankind and who is sitting on the sideline making decisions to the detriment of us. Let’s think about who is helping us to Love where we Live and Live where we Love!
