Saturday, March 8, 2008

Greedy Side of Giving

I can’t help but notice that the so-called ‘givers’ in the community have a tendency for having an agenda to promote themselves, their business, and/or their kids. I’ve seen community volunteers who really don’t give a shit about the community, but only want to get their name out to promote their business, put something on a college application to create an admission advantage for their kid(s), or create a tax deduction for themselves. Some of them just want to build their resume.

I wonder how many people would continue to volunteer if they believed they would get nothing more than the joy of giving back to the community?

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