community service

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?

• Making good grades

• Coming to school every day

• Reading to a younger class

• Eating a healthy lunch

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

• Read a book on the history of her community.

• Buy a ticket for the fair in her town.

• Sell lemonade in her neighborhood.

• Volunteer to work with a group that cleans the city park.

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

• It sells the food that is collected.

• It gives food to families in need.

• It keeps the food for events.

• It does not improve the lives of people in the community.

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

• Habitat for Humanity

• American Red Cross

• Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts

• Target or Walmart

What is a volunteer?

• a person in a folktale

• a person who gets paid for helping others

• a person who serves others without being paid

• I don't know.

Who are community helpers?

• People who live in a community

• People who live and work in a community

I pick up the trash in the community, who am I?

• mechanic

• teacher

• trash collector

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What is a community?

• My house and school

• A place where people eat, bath, and laugh

• A place where people live, work, and play

• all of the above

What are some natural characteristics of a community?

• grass and trees

• schools and playgrounds

• stores and banks

• streets and bridges

What is a community helper?

• Anyone who lives in a community.

• Anyone who works to help the community.

• Anyone who sleeps all day.