Using your powers for good
“Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This quote comes from a Washington Post editorial on Martin Luther King, Jr Day and how over time, this is evolving into a day of national service. A noble and fitting tribute to a man who changed the course of our nation’s history.
Seth Godin has a great list of suggestions for things you can do to help out those in need. It’s especially heavy on ideas for the tech savvy (though I have to admit my favorite involves reading The Lorax to a child). For the 10 12 teams participating in the Overnight Website Challenge (we just have a hard time saying thanks, but no thanks to those who want to help) you are a fine, fine example of how web professionals (and marketers, designers, etc.) can use their powers for good.
And if you’re looking for a way to help, you might consider becoming a mentor. Today Wired for 2020, a website about mentoring young people, launched. From their home page:
Wired for 2020 is the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota’s new year long engagement campaign to get more mentors involved with youth in the state of Minnesota. Mentors who are willing to help young people spark their future career interests and expand their possibilities.
You can learn more on their site.
