U.S. NAVY
Electronics Technician 2nd Class Sam
HerediaPerez greets his 7-year-old
daughter during a special reunion at
Dinsmore Elementary School in
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 23, 2009, after
returning from a nine-month deploy-
ment in Afghanistan as an Individual
Augmentee. A number of Navy
League councils have gotten involved
with community service efforts to
support returning service members,
wounded warriors and their families.
dorff, a retired Navy captain, is
chairman.
Community service efforts can
be large or small, depending on the
resources a council can dedicate to
planning, organizing and supporting them. The key, according to the
workshop guide, is to work on
events, projects or activities that
will in some way promote the Navy
League’s goals of educating elected
leaders and citizens, supporting
the men and women of the sea
services, providing assistance to
sea service families and supporting
youth programs.
If that still seems daunting, part-
nering or collaborating with other
groups or organizations can help
ease the burden, especially for larg-
er projects. Partnering offers coun-
cils the opportunity to share
resources, manpower and core com-
petencies, improve public aware-
ness and increase the prospects for
participation.
For additional information on the “Your
Council in Community Service” workshop, contact William Waylett, senior
director of Regional Activities, by phone
at (800) 356-5760, ext. 1593, or via
e-mail at wwaylett@navyleague.org
