For the last 6 months since I set myself some fairly concrete goals of volunteering – I have failed to meet or engage in any of them.
I have tried to be involved with the African Community Center in Denver – but have found it hard to engage other fellow volunteers. In general, I’ve been reluctant to research grants for them in part because when I get home from work the last thing I want to do is spend more time in front of a computer filling out another spreadsheet.
I’ve asked ACC’s volunteer coordinator to get me involved with face to face interactions with the people ACC serves.
As far as getting involved in local politics goes – again I have been reluctant because the local GOP seems highly partisan, and much more conservative than I am. I am a political moderate and most local party reps seem highly idealistic. At least judging from a distance – I don’t actually know any of those people. So I’ve got to get out there and get to know these people already…
