30 Ways to Build Community
November 27, 2010 · Print This Article
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30 Ways to Build Community
Youth were surveyed and came up with 30 ways to build community at GYV and in their home communities. Everyday at GYV, we strive to build a model of the global community. We remain open to new ideas, assist one another and are flexible when dealing with people from different backgrounds. Let us know what you think and how you build community around you.
- Have mutual respect for everyone
- Strike up a conversation with a stranger
- Carry the “Pay It Forward” attitude
- Offer to help others
- Get to know your neighbor
- Greet others with a smile and kind words
- Establish common goals and values
- Create art together
- Laugh
- Be the one to reach out with a helping hand
- Support your local theater, school, and non-profits
- Share
- Listen with genuine curiosity
- Introduce yourself to someone new
- Volunteer
- Give compliments freely
- Share your dinner table with others
- Hugs
- Connect through music
- Give gifts for no reason
- Smile
- Respect the world around you
- Use friendly dialogue
- Open your mind to new things
- Love
- Be patient
- Celebrate diversity
- Remember the youth need guidance and positive influences
- Coexist
- Make the most you can out of life, now
It’s amazing how if we all just followed what we intuitively know to be good and true, the world would be an easier and better place in which to live. Thanks for sharing.