Hello, I am Christine Sisung and I represent the 4-H Mentor Michigan Initiative on the Michigan’s AmeriCorps Member Council. The 4-H Mentor Michigan Initiative program helps expand, create, develop, and support mentoring programs throughout the state of Michigan. I currently serve at the Clinton County Michigan State University Extension Office coordinating site-based mentoring programs for elementary students in Clinton County public schools.I want to take the chance to fill everyone in on what happened at the Member Council’s first meeting and the great movie we got to watch. During the first meeting on November 18 and 19, we had the chance to get to know each other, learn about what Member Council does, go through a leadership training piece and on writing great stories, work with our leadership teams, and watch “The Story of Sargent Shriver.” Although this was my second time viewing the movie, I got so much more out of it by watching it a second time. The goal of the movie was to provide a history of the birth of service. What was amazing is how many of us had never heard of all the great things Sargent Shriver did.
How many of you knew Sargent Shriver started the Peace Corps, VISTA, Head Start, and a war on poverty? In addition, the movie showed us how in the early 1960s the United States was a country that wanted to serve and had the financial support of the government through different programs. That began to change in the late 1960s and early 1970s as the country got more engaged and showed discontent with the Vietnam War. The documentary provided a look into American History that most people have never seen.
This documentary provides inspiration to “Get Things Done,” just by seeing everything Sargent Shriver did. If one puts their mind to something they can achieve great things. We all can achieve great things if we continue to strive for our goals. I know Sargent Shriver has personally given me the inspiration to stay strong when dealing with frustrating issues that make me just want to give up at times.
So following our first Member Council meeting, how has the Sargent Shriver documentary inspired you? For those who are not on Member Council and are reading this blog, who knew about Sargent Shriver prior to reading this?
For anyone who wants more information on Sargent Shriver check out the following links:
http://www.americanidealistmovie.org/index.htm. http://www.facinghistory.org/resources/units/american-idealist
How many of you knew Sargent Shriver started the Peace Corps, VISTA, Head Start, and a war on poverty? In addition, the movie showed us how in the early 1960s the United States was a country that wanted to serve and had the financial support of the government through different programs. That began to change in the late 1960s and early 1970s as the country got more engaged and showed discontent with the Vietnam War. The documentary provided a look into American History that most people have never seen.
This documentary provides inspiration to “Get Things Done,” just by seeing everything Sargent Shriver did. If one puts their mind to something they can achieve great things. We all can achieve great things if we continue to strive for our goals. I know Sargent Shriver has personally given me the inspiration to stay strong when dealing with frustrating issues that make me just want to give up at times.
So following our first Member Council meeting, how has the Sargent Shriver documentary inspired you? For those who are not on Member Council and are reading this blog, who knew about Sargent Shriver prior to reading this?
For anyone who wants more information on Sargent Shriver check out the following links:
http://www.americanidealistmovie.org/index.htm. http://www.facinghistory.org/resources/units/american-idealist
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