Zoua, a health information service support representative at the St.
Paul Heart Clinic in St. Paul, said getting financial pledge support from family and friends before the event and looking forward to a Saturday morning outdoors show her son that supporting a cause to help others is important. “Plus, it’s lots of fun to be together,” she says just before setting off on the trail along the Mississippi River. “We not only get exercise in the fresh air, but it’s also a way for him to meet the people I work with every day. The little things we do like this make me feel joyful as a mom.” We all know service to others helps make our community and our world a better place. But what do kids learn from the service they do Consider penciling in a “giving back” time to volunteer or participate in a fundraising activity your family can do during less structured, longer summer days. It’s not only good for others but also good for you and your family. It’s not hard. This should be a place where people want to read and contribute — a place for spirited exchanges of opinion. So those who persist with racist, defamatory or abusive postings risk losing the privilege to post at all.