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A New Year: Making a Difference
Yeah, it’s a cliche….making a difference….
Everyone says it, but few people really mean it.
I spent most of my holiday break watching college football, my favorite tv shows, and talking to many family and friends on the phone. Yes, my favorite teams did win; my tv shows were the same; and yes, I loved catching up with family and friends.
But the new year should always being a new me, a new you, and a new year to make a difference.
As you begin a new year, I hope you take the time to discover ways in which you can be a positive influence in this world and make a difference. It doesn’t matter where you work, but what you do to make a difference.
For me, I will make a difference through my job with the Chamber. I plan to be a strong advocate for reading and literacy through our One Book, One Waco program. Please pick up a copy of Same Kind of Different as Me at local bookstores. Also, I plan to be active in the schools as I participate in our Business Leadership in Schools program. This program will enable business leaders to share their careers with some classes at Waco High, LaVega High, and Rapoport High.
In addition, I will continue to participate in our LEAD program where I will be mentoring students from WISD. Please let me know of any other ways I can make a difference in Waco. I am open.
Hopefully, I can be a role model. Hopefully, I can encourage reading, and hopefully I can make a difference.
So what will you do? How can you make a difference? You can get engaged with some of our projects or you can create your own projects. You can provide our school districts some assistance with your time, support, and enthusiasm or you can find other areas to support our community and provide a WE DO spirit.
So, making a difference is being an active and engaged citizen of Waco - being engaged in several fields to make positive and effective change.
Yes, college football is still on and my favorite tv shows will reappear. But, for me and hopefully for you, we will make a difference.
It’s more than a cliche. It’s an action. We do.
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