Hey everyone:
Thank you for getting registered on here. We still have about eight more at this point, but we're getting there.
I want to initiate some participation by asking you to post your own blog entries that answer a few questions. Please answer the following by our next meeting (Monday, October 8th -- 5:00 PM):
1.) Knowing what you do about Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath of the storm (after listening to the two Red Cross volunteers, seeing the slideshow, watching the TV coverage yourself), what surprised/surprises you the most about what happened?
2.) At this point, whether you're going on the trip or not, what do you want to hear more about with regard to Katrina and the aftermath?
3.) Christa just posted a quote from Edmund Burke on the blog: "Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little." Interpret this -- what does this mean to you? How do you think this relates to the service-learning floor?
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1. After listening to our speakers, I was surprised to hear that so much effort had to be put into controlling the media's access to the shelter residents. I know that the media had a job to do too -- I just would have expected them to be more respectful to these victims.
2. I want to hear more about the reconstruction plans for the towns. I'm interested to see if they take the opportunity to go "bigger and better" or if they want to focus their energies on reclaiming what they lost.
3. To me, that quote means that every little bit helps. It's too easy to get overwhelmed by the size of a problem but it would be a mistake not to do what little you can. Your efforts will add up and you never know when you might inspire someone else to contribute too!
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