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[Learning to Give
Advocacy and Action]
>>There's no question about it, giving feels good 
and it makes you happy and strong -
physically strong.
It's a fact.
So if you want to be strong and happy, you
learn to give.
That, friends, is what we call philanthropy.
When it comes to time, talent or treasure,
there are lots of different ways to give,
and throughout history, philanthropists have
changed the course of our communities,
our country, and the world.
[John F. Kennedy] And so, my fellow Americans,
ask not what your country can do for you,
ask what you can do for your country.
[Rosa Parks] I try to have as little anger
as possible.
I try to use it to help people who were suffering
and many who were discouraged and did not
have the courage to try to take a stand for
themselves.
[Mahatma Gandhi] There is an indefinable,
mysterious power that pervades everything.
I feel it, though I do not see it.
[Narrator] When you help someone directly,
you are giving, face-to-face, person-to-person,
or maybe person-to-animal.
You do something to address a need.
Cheer on racers at an event.
Maybe you help paint a mural on an old worn-out
building to make a neighborhood look better,
clean up a park, or volunteer to read to animals.
Giving can also be indirect.
You might organize a drive to collect books,
school supplies or toys for children right
in your hometown, or put your amazing jumping
skills to the test and get people to sponsor
your jump-a-thon so you can fund a well in
Haiti.
In these cases, you may never see the people
you help, but you know you made a difference.
Advocacy means supporting a cause and it's
another way to give.
If you want to help people be healthier, you
might make posters showing healthy choices
or host a health fair at your school.
You could hold a meeting to show people why
exercise or participating in team sports is good.
Maybe you think people in your school should
be nicer, so you help create a movement
and show others how they can pay an act 
of kindness forward.
When you advocate, you use your voice to influence
or get people to get on board with a movement.
Another way to give your time is to do research
about an issue or topic.
Maybe you help take water samples from a lake
and then share how good it is or isn't with
your community to get them to act.
You could survey your classmates about safety.
If there is a safety need, propose an idea
or program that can help.
When you do research and
share your findings, you become the teacher
and help educate and bring issues to life
in your community.
As you can see, there are many ways to give
and every one of them is important.
When you give, it's contagious - in a good
way.
The people you help and those who see you
are inspired to give, too.
Giving your time, talent or treasure while
taking action for the common good
is good for all.
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[Learning to Give - learningtogive.org]
