In response to my previous post I’ve been asked by a few people what is civic involvement. The best answer to me is people working together to enhance their local communities. Examples include volunteering for the fire department or ambulance, coaching local (not AAU) sports, or putting together community celebrations.
An example of community service, rather than civic involvement, would be helping others as either an individual or as outreach by the fortunate to the less fortunate. In contrast to a soup kitchen, the potluck dinners I’m encouraging across the country are an expression of civic involvement. People share their bounty and culinary talents with each other as one collaborative effort, without particular care for who is more or less fortunate so much as “we are all in this together.”
