Unit 3-Community Service

Who is known as the “Angel of the Battlefield” because of the way she took care of wounded soldiers during the Civil War, started the American Red Cross?

• Ruby Bridges

• Harriet Tubman

• Helen Keller

• Clara Barton

Standing up for a cause...

• can help and impact people in a positive way.

• is a way to earn money.

• makes people work together.

• will keep everything the same.

Which of the following is an example of an action the Red Cross would take after a storm severely damaged people's communities and homes?

• warn people about future storms

• make a plan to help the people in the community and send supplies

• teach kids about the dangers of tornadoes

• use the information when raising money for the organization

A nonprofit organization that provides healthy meals to people in need would do which of the following?

• sell the food at a market

• give/donate the food to people in need

• keep the food for themselves

• none of the above

Which is an example of something you could to do serve your community?

• Read a book on the history of the community.

• Buy a ticket to the town fair.

• Sell lemonade in your neighborhood.

• Volunteer with a group to clean the city park.

All of the following are nonprofit organizations except...

• Big Brothers Big Sisters

• American Red Cross

• Girl Scouts

• Walmart

Which of the following is a community service you could do at your school?

• reading to a younger student

• coming to school everyday

• riding the bus to school

• wearing the right shoes for P.E.

Pretend you and your friends are making a plan to donate new books to a dentist office. The dentist gave you permission to collect books. What would be your NEXT step?

• brainstorm the best ways to collect the new books

• brainstorm how to deliver the books to the dentist office

• sort the new books and magazines

• check all the books for damage