Civic Engagement PCSCOR 325

Coming together and fixing health care

This is an organization that teaches youth to become civically involved. Something maybe they should implement in public schools.

Being physically active is just as important to health as eating right. Children need 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous active play every day to grow up to a healthy weight. If this sounds like a lot, consider that 8-to 18-year-olds devote an average of 7.5 hours watching TV and movies, using computers and cell phones, and playing cell phones.

By Mary Ann Price Dan Cummings enjoyed playing sports as he grew up in Hyde Park, especially football and baseball. He played defensive tackle and was on the kick return team at Xaverian Brothers High School, which won the MIAA Division 1 Super Bowl in 1998.

This is a good site for civic projects for seniors.

I stayed with the theme of this week's chapter of, 'Better Together', that showed different organizations that work withing schools to involve students in community activism.

Everyone coming together for Mayor Menino

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/10/30/ray-flynn-and-others-recall-thomas-menino-boston-longest-serving-mayor-who-died-today/lJYvDqqAey8VjQqzT7dYjO/story.html I chose this small video to share because we have read about advocating or people that cannot advocate that well for them. Tom Menino was an advocate for the entire city. He advocated for everyone regardless of their circumstances. He is someone who truly cared about the well being of his city and the job he did. He was always there lending a hand and getting dirty when it needed to happen. He wanted a better city and he spent 20 years trying to make it the best city around.