Middle Class Stereotypes Redefined

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Worcester, MA
United States

Tell Us Your Good Deed

I am a volunteer at a shelter for homeless families; I organize other volunteers, raise money, and act as an evening and overnight host.

Why are you participating?

“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.”

― John Wesley

Auburn, MA
United States

Tell Us Your Good Deed

I am a gay/trans-rights activist, spent high school forming a small private school's first Gay/Straight Alliance, & college canvassing neighborhoods for the HRC. I work hard to make sure my kids don't use/see labels --- which is incredibly difficult in the small, nearly-all-white Protestant town that I live in.

I also spend a few evenings a week working for the United Way & their various fundraisers and volunteering at the various organizations that the United Way supports.

Why are you participating?

I've worked against labels my whole life. I hate that when people see me they assume things. I think it's wonderful that this project is working to make people see beyond what is in front of their face and into the person that lies beneath. Sometimes the labels are right.

Tell Us Your Good Deed

Every summer I decide to dedicate my time to work with special needs children at a hospital. I love making them happy because at the end of the day I go home happy looking forward to waking up and doing it all over again !