How do nonprofit organizations help a community?

• They serve the common good.
• They open clothing stores.
• They ask people to vote.
• They collect money for taxes.

Why is it important for a person to stand up for a cause?

• It is a way to keep things the same.
• People will work hard together.
• It is a way to earn money.
• People can be helped and impacted in a positive way.

• to use the information when raising money for the organization
• to tell students about the dangers of tornadoes
• to warn people about future rain storms
• to plan how to help people and send supplies

Minnie’s Food Pantry is a nonprofit organization that provides healthy meals and resources to people in need in Collin County.  How is Minnie’s Food Pantry a nonprofit organization?

• It gives food to families in need.
• It sells the food that is collected.
• It keeps the food for events.
• It does not improve the lives of people in the community.

Maria lives in Dallas, Texas. If Maria wants to serve her community, what could she decide to do that would make a difference?

• Buy a ticket for the fair in her town.
• Read a book on the history of her community.
• Volunteer to work with a group that cleans the city park.
• Sell lemonade in her neighborhood.

Which of the following is not an example of a nonprofit organization?

• Habitat for Humanity
• Target
• The American Red Cross
• Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts

As a citizen, it is important to get involved in community service.  Which of the following is the best example of community service in your school?

• Eating a healthy lunch  
• Reading to a younger class
• Coming to school every day
• Making good grades

When you are at the dentist, you notice that the waiting room doesn't have many books for kids.  The ones you do find are old and falling apart.  You see that the kids who are waiting to have their teeth cleaned are feeling scared, and you wonder if having a book to read would make a difference.  You talk to your dentist to see if you could work with your friends to collect some newer books to give to her waiting room.  She thinks it is a great idea.  What would be important to you as you decide what to do next?

• It would be important to make a plan to go back to your dentist's office to check the donated books for damage
• It would be important to sort the collected books and magazines.
• It would be important to talk with your friends about different ideas for collecting books and magazines.
• It would be important to figure out how to deliver the collected books and magazines

Ten years is to a decade as one hundred years is to _____________.

• Millennium
• Century
• Decade
• Fortnight

Kindergarten is part of your past as fifth grade is part of your ________.

• Present
• Future
• Century
• Past