Help pleaze …
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
I was directed to a website  where this question was asked …
I was wondering how a 17 year old highschool student can get involved volunteering in local politics? I would love to volunteer, but i have no idea where to start.
thanks.
This was my response …
I would suggest reading the free ebook “Why Your City Council Makes Dumb Decisions and What You Can Do About It.†It can be found at http://www.AcademyOfLocalPolitics.Com. Totally free. Really.
Then start attending city council, and committee meetings. Let the Mayor know of your interest in being appointed as a citizen to a committee. Learn by going and doing. Volunteer opportunities will appear the more meetings you attend.
Good Luck!
It’s true. Anyone interested in learning about “local politics” just has to start going to meetings. That’s it. It’s that easy. Â That’s how new Council members (or whatever office) learn. They start going to meetings.
What advice would you give to this student?
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August 23rd, 2010 at 8:20 pm
Tell the student to run for a position! Tell them to pay attention, find the issues he/she is passionate about, and go for it! It’s never to early and your are never to young/old to make a difference in your local community.