Wednesday, November 27, 2013
I'd like to teach the world to sing . . .
A man gets up and speaks to a huge room full of people. He speaks carefully in heavily accented English, but I can understand him perfectly. He tells how he brought his family here from the Congo. He tells everyone that they were educated there -- in French. Here, in the United States, it was difficult for his children.
His words are simple, but the message is clear. Unity does amazing work helping children assimilate into their community. It doesn't matter whether the hurdles are language, school work, or finding useful interests, Unity helps children become the leaders of tomorrow instead of latch key kids lost in a confusing world.
Unity is what happens when a community is willing to work together. A few qualified paid employees work with a whole town full of volunteers and everyone begins to sing -- in tune.
If you'd like to read more about it, here is a link:
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/lmw/unity/991.html
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