Today's featured NCCC team member is Jenna Nystrom.
Jenna Nystrom
Hometown: Hoffman Estates, IL
1. What does LIVE UNITED mean to you?
‘LIVE UNITED’ means that we should all work together to build stronger, more self-sufficient communities.
2. What are you passionate about?
I’m passionate about helping people, making a difference in someone’s life and hearing the stories of other people.
3. When did you start volunteering and/or giving back to your community?
I started volunteering when I was 13-14 years old. I did service projects in impoverished communities like community cleanups and serving at a soup kitchen.
4. How are you involved in the community?
I have been volunteering in my community for 8-9 years.
5. What have you learned from volunteering and being a part of your community?
That one person can make a difference, no matter how small.
6. What community issues are you most concerned about?
Shelter, education
7. Why do you think it is important to give back to your community?
Because we are in the community and it’s important to take care of it.
8. Do you have any particular memory from giving back to the community or volunteering?
I have volunteered with the Appalachia Service Project (ASP) each summer for nine years and I have met so many new people and touched so many lives by fixing up their homes and spending time with them.
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