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There is so much power in your voice.<\/p>\n
I am currently working with the Friends of Parkside on their annual health fair.<\/p>\n
While the end result of putting on a health fair for over 200 people is absolutely amazing<\/p>\n
it is a lot of working getting there. Luckily, I made some progress on getting vendors to<\/p>\n
confirm their spots and I am slowly making progress on sponsorship. I am hoping to get<\/p>\n
enough sponsors to cover the whole event. *Fingers Crossed* If this is able to occur<\/p>\n
it would be the first time in the organization’s\u00a0history that the health fair is completely<\/p>\n
paid for through sponsors.<\/p>\n
This week has been completely dedicated to power. How powerful is one organization in<\/p>\n
the community? How powerful is one voice or only a few voices? How powerful is your<\/p>\n
attitude? Well, to simply answer these questions I would say very powerful. While I believe<\/p>\n
that there is \u00a0power in numbers (large companies), the Friends of Parkside remind me of<\/p>\n
how powerful non-profit organizations are.\u00a0They relate to the community and their<\/p>\n
needs and most\u00a0of all they provide a space that community members feel comfortable in. I<\/p>\n
was especially \u00a0able to see the importance of this organization when I watched people line<\/p>\n
up to receive food from their food pantry on Wednesday. Or when people called \u00a0to inquire<\/p>\n
about the \u00a0numerous projects that they have going on throughout the week. THIS IS<\/p>\n
POWERFUL AND\u00a0IMPORTANT.<\/p>\n
Finally, how does music influence us? As I rode to work today I was able to<\/p>\n
hear a song from Chance the Rapper’s Album. This song was titled\u00a0How Great<\/em>. As we pulled<\/p>\n out of the parking lot I heard a song that was familiar to me. It was the song that had been<\/p>\n sung in my childhood church and many churches with predominately black congregations<\/p>\n in my area. “How great is our God, sing with me , how great is our God…”\u00a0<\/em>I thought it was<\/p>\n strange that we were listening to the song, not because I did not like it but because<\/p>\n I had NEVER heard anyone listen to this song who was not a Christian. After about two<\/p>\n minutes, Chance began to rap and I noticed that it was not the song I originally thought it<\/p>\n was, rather it was a song created from past\u00a0experience and emotion that reflected a<\/p>\n current\u00a0state.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Who would have thought a song from neighborhood churches would reach<\/p>\n diverse communities across the world through the lyrics of Chance the Rapper?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There is so much power in your voice. I am currently working with the Friends of Parkside on their annual health fair. While the end result of putting on a health fair for over 200 people is absolutely amazing it is a lot of working getting there. 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