Fall 2015 Edition of Inspired Magazine.pdf

COMMUNITY
Long Branch Students inspiring to
become Leaders in the Community
Providing Hope, Inc. is a non-profit which
provides community programs that focus
on disease prevention and wellness to
improve the health and quality of life for New
Jersey residents, particularly those facing
significant life challenges.
In May, Students had the opportunity
to apply for enrollment in an upcoming
Leadership Program sponsored by Providing
Hope.
This program is designed to provide a safe
and nurturing environment through which
Kids gain meaningful employment, while
developing agricultural and entrepreneurial
experience. Students accepted into this
program learned about organic gardening
while also learning how to develop their own
business plans and marketing experience
in order to sell produce they have grown at
local Farmers’ Markets.
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The following is a brief intro to some of the stories of our students:
Henry T. – age 16, incoming senior in high school
I practice playing piano, play chess weekly and volunteer in the
garden during the school year. I wanted to be part of Providing
Hope’s Leadership Program so I can learn how to cooperate
within a group: to develop work ethic, to earn money instead of
being given it and to contribute to my community.
I do not quit, I love to learn and I am not discouraged by
discomfort. Additionally, I like to help living things grow; the
outdoors, without distractions helps me work.
As a student leader within this program, I have acquired my first
job. The program makes me feel like I am ready to take on harder
work. The program is light and fresh and all about learning how to
turn seeds into something a consumer would want to put on their
plate.
One of the things I will take with me is the effort of teamwork and
try harder
to be the
best in any
job I take
because
less is not
enough.
Providing
Hope was
my first
chance to
positively
affect my
community. I
appreciated
being able
to be committed to the work that would benefit others. It is illogical
that food insecurity grips so many states when the nation itself is
developed. But through simple maintenance of a few gardens,
my labor of my small group padded food banks and showed up
on dinner tables. I felt satisfied in offering natural, healthy food,
so that they could live their lives more prosperously. Providing
Hope is focused on increasing the quality of life for the public,
and hunger is a lasting problem across the nation, a noble task to
tackle. Therefore, this program gave me pride to work in.
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