There are thousands of people in our world today that are willing to volunteer their time and help those in need. In a New York Times article that I found, there is a story about a young family who went on a trip to Kenya to help in their community development. Not only did Carolyn Everson go, she decided to take her husband and her 9-year old twins along with her. This family went along with other families under the Me to We company that offered transformatvie trips like this one. Although this trip was very costly averaging about $4,000 a person Everson wanted to take her family on this journey.
While Ms. Everson's family was in Kenya they "carried jugs of water on their backs alongside tribal women, and helped build a school." Everson's children helped out the community but they also learned hundreds of new things while they were there. "This trip was a chance for us, as a family, to play a global role in helping others while also expanding our worldview" Everson explains. It is crucial that he children learned to dedicate their time to helping those in need at a young age. This type of volunteer work is very beneficial to the community in Kenya. This family went above and beyond with helping out those children in need of a better community.
I thought this article was very interesting. I liked how Ms. Everson wanted to broaden her children's view by having them experience what it is like in Africa. They took a trip which they spent helping others. Even though they went and helped out in Africa, I do not think it's necessary to travel to another country to volunteer there. I think volunteering in one's community is better than spending $4000 per person to go to Africa, but what she and her family did was very giving to African people.
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