MLK Day Service Project. Officially the 1st all Team 2012 planned and executed Service Project. Our team is made up of over 30 members. The director has seen best to divide the team in to 3 different SP teams. Each team is responsible for 1 service project throughout the year. I think this is brilliant. Much different then the way it was done my first year where the whole team planned each event. I was lead on the MLK service project my first year :::shivers::: It was not the most pleasant experience, but I can honestly say that for the few on the team who stood up and took a part in helping with it...they were amazing!!!
Back to this year. My SP team chose the MLK day SP. As per what I said at the beginning of the year, I have played the smallest, most inconsequential role possible for my AmeriCorps team. Well, at one point I did speak up and sway the team from repeating an exact duplicate of the MLK service project I did my first year! Lol. It is a great idea, but not for AmeriCorps. The successful execution of such a project is beyond the scope of 'AmeriCorps members.
And yet the SP drama that happens, is still happening. And as it was happening this last Friday night I sat at the end of the table absolutely removed from it! Slightly in awe that I was not a part of it. So much in awe I laughed a bit when it was all over and my director commented on it and said...”It's nice not to be a part of it, isn't it?”. Lol. Yes, well it is.
However, I can tell just from certain things that were being said that some how....I'm going to be a part of it here soon. Uggg.....
But on to the project tomorrow. My AmeriCorps team have simply become glorified janitors. Sign up to change the community and end up changing the garbage can liner. Yup...that should be the motto.
Eeerrr....some day I need to come up with enough energy to really bang out a nice, non-cynical blog entry that explains my attitude on AmeriCorps and how it wasn't always “this way”. But for now, I'll just let anyone who reads this come to the same conclusion I probably would if I were reading this without much back story. Simply put....”What a bitch!”. Lol.
Let me state once again, my 3rd year of AmeriCorps is all about fulfilling the AmeriCorps contractual obligations completely by putting forth the most minimal effort possible while giving my host site all the enthusiasm, energy and heart that I have to give.
Show me a job worth doing. Inspire me to find something that needs built or changed...or improved. I'll do it!!
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