Civic Engagement Letter

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Representative from the Daughters of the American Revolution, I hope this letter finds you well; I would like to extend my appreciation to both yourself and, by extension, your organization for promoting such a positive message and encouraging civic engagement and service. While keeping the theme of selfless work in mind, often I find it tough to present what I dedicate my time towards, as it defeats the purpose of serving the common good by putting one person over a given population. Regardless, below is a brief description of where I direct the majority of my energy, and describes where I hope to go into the future. From a young age, the idea of civic duty and communal engagement has been instilled in every facet of my day to day life, and it follows through in my activities. I always believed in retaining the utmost professionalism and diversification of experience and …show more content…

Working with my fellow officers, this year we have created an unprecedented chapter project: rather than just supporting one organization for a finite amount of time, we have decided to pursue our own Hollis-Brookline community as our goal, working to unify the towns further, improve community spaces, and provide funding to specific groups; for example, some of NHS’ funds are going to the lunch program reform. Along with all of this, the NHS is also providing mentors for the pilot mentorship program. In coordination with an organization I started a few years ago, I designed a peer-to-peer mentorship program designed to inspire intellectual curiosity, social unity and tolerance, and civic engagement through community service called the New Hampshire Union of Students. The framework is designed to be easily adaptable for public educational institutions in New Hampshire. We are currently at planning a pilot program in January at HBHS; further information and updates will be posted at

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