Blog post for the month of December
First off, let me start off by saying Happy New Year!! I am excited to begin a new year full of academic achievement as well as personal advancement. I hope whoever reads this blog post is also ready for a new year and has no regrets about the last.
So now, about my mentorship...
I've been thinking about the activity I had the class do for my ten minute presentation a long time ago. What I had the class do was: 1) design a non-profit organization and establish a goal for their non-profit 2) give their non-profit a meaningful and creative name. I never considered partaking in the activity myself, but now, after volunteering at Uncommon Good, I've given the activity some thought and this is what I've come up with...
If I were to create a non-profit organization, it's purpose would be to raise awareness about bored teenagers as well as provide outreach for them. Honestly, I've witnessed this firsthand. When teenagers get bored, they seek excitement in all the wrong things. What my non-profit organization would do would be create a program that enables teenagers to get involved in fun and productive activities outside of school. It would let teenagers plan their own activities and manage their own trips. Providing teenagers with healthy outlets would stimulate them and encourage them to be more productive and involved in school. The name of my organization would be "Adults for the Betterment of Bored Teenagers" or ABBT for short.
This is only one of my ideas. When I finish school, I hope to establish a non-profit with the goal of helping teenagers one way or another.
