- Had great time cleaning and painting at Cabrini Green Legal Aid yesterday. #cgla #
- My dad came along and helped at #CGLA too which was really cool! ^_^ #
- Cabrini Green Legal Aid provides legal aid for the poor, including criminal cases and record expunging. #CGLA #
- One of the #CGLA volunteers was a lovely black British woman from U of Birmingham with an awesome accent! I love British accents! <3 XD #
- Erin, the aforementioned British lady, said that Americans are more willing to do volunteer work than Brits. Encouraging words! #CGLA #
- LOL, still can't get over that accent! ^_^ #CGLA #
- Since I'm tweeting so much about it, here's a link to Cabrini Green Legal Aid. http://www.cgla.net/ #CGLA #
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2 replies on “Twitter Updates for 2010-10-03”
Thanks for cleaning our office this weekend! This kind act of volunteerism means more than you know.
Your observation of the difference in volunteering between USA and Great Britian is steeped in history. Alexis de Tocqueville wrote about it in 1834 in Democracy in America: “Americans of all ages, all conditions, and all dispositions constantly form (volunteer) associations. *** The English often perform great things singly, whereas Americans form associations for the smallest undertakings. *** Whereever at the head of some new undertaking you see the government in France, or a man of rank in England, in the United States you will be sure find a (volunteer) association.”
A big thanks to your dad too!
Best, Rob Acton
You’re very welcome! It was a lot of fun. ^_^