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Creatively convening during COVID-19: <\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s possible!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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OLIVIA BURRELL-JACKSON<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Olivia Burrell-Jackson is recent Master of Public Administration graduate in Georgia who is eager to use her education to better her community. She has a passion to work in a larger capacity with local government especially in the areas of community development and growth.<\/p>\n

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In January 2021 I experienced two deaths due to COVID-19; my grandfather passed away and I lost my dream job. My beloved grandfather had lived a full life of 97 years and died in the home he had lived in for over 50 years. My dream job was to be the beginning of the local government career I had always envisioned for myself and not getting it resulted in unexpected levels of grief and disappointment. While grieving those two losses I knew I did not want to stay mired in my sorrow and decided to take the advice in the article \u201cWant to be happier? Try Volunteering, study says\u201d. According to the article, when we help others we experience a \u201cwarm glow\u201d that I hoped would thaw the sadness from my spirit (Hopper, 2020). Serendipitously that same day I received an email newsletter from a local non-profit Georgia STAND-UP<\/a> asking for volunteers to participate in a community clean up day on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. I have always supported STAND-UP\u2019S mission: \u201cSTAND-UP’s mission is to provide information and resources that help create healthy, livable neighborhoods while respecting the right of existing community residents to benefit from new investment, emerging technologies, and workforce opportunities created by innovation and growth\u201d, but never had the time to volunteer with them. I was drawn to the community clean-up day because it was NOT virtual-the thought of doing anything else online brought a feeling of dread to my soul.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When the day came, honestly, I regretted signing up because it was a very chilly day and I would have preferred to stay snug in my bed instead of departing it at 7 AM. Leaving my family laughing at me in our warm home, I joined a group of approximately 40 other people in thick winter wear, masks, hand sanitizers, large black garbage bags, and garbage pickers. We were split into small groups and given a map of an area we were tasked with cleaning. My group was diverse with a mother and her teenage daughter, two ladies in their late 50\u2019s\/ early 60\u2019s, a middle-aged man, and myself. We were all Black and only the man lived in the area that we were cleaning. The mother and daughter were members of the local megachurch that was partnering with STAND-UP for this community clean up project. I remember during my drive there I did not see much trash and started to worry that I would be out there for hours scouring the ground to find something to do. The reality was completely different- we found the most trash in unexpected places like behind a church where the deacon came out and thanked us for our work.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While cleaning we chatted about ourselves, what brought us out this morning, and shared how shocked we were at some of the items we found in the trash. Eventually, we split up further so talking wasn\u2019t an option and I was able to find a good rhythm of picking up trash and stuffing it in the bag without it falling out. Suddenly I realized that I was humming Shawn Mendes\u2019 \u201cIn My Blood\u201d to myself while I cleaned, and I paused. I looked up into the bright cloudless blue sky, gazed at all the people who were also there working on that day off work to make the community a better-looking place and I felt a sense of peace and joy. I felt a resurgence of hope for myself in my chosen career of community development and a stronger belief in the difference everyday people can make when they work together. Several local governments understand the power of community clean-ups and are integral to initiatives such as the Healthy Neighborhoods programs in Baltimore and Milwaukee (Sissman & Russell, 2016).<\/p>\n

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Many government agencies have transitioned to working from home and only see each other during virtual meetings.<\/p>\n

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OLIVIA BURRELL-JACKSON<\/p>\n

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I think during a time like this a COVID-19 safe community clean up is even more important and needed. It is an outside activity that allows people to safely congregate and foster in-person connections that we are sorely missing at this time. Most community gathering spaces such as churches and youth recreation centers are empty as everything has gone virtual. Those spaces are vital for the elderly, youth, and everyone in between to build relationships needed as social beings. While it is unwise to be inside together, I invite these groups to consider arranging community cleanups with their members. Pre-COVID you may have gotten only a few volunteers but as we are now approaching a year apart from each other you may be surprised by how many are eager for any way to safely assemble. Psychologists are constantly preaching on how the COVID-19 isolation is affecting everyone\u2019s mental health- a clean up gives the \u201cwarm glow\u201d of volunteering combined with camaraderie. It even provides an exercise-induced boost of serotonin (I hit my 10,000 step goal before noon that day!). Many government agencies have transitioned to working from home and only see each other during virtual meetings. Why not challenge each department to choose a community to clean up and see who is able to pick up the most trash? Several governments encouraged volunteerism in their staff and others pre and<\/em> post COVID. For example, Florida\u2019s Pinellas County Government logged nearly 400 hours of community service by their employees amongst their departments. As the weather gets warmer, I implore community leaders and government employees to consider a community clean up as a creative, cost-effective, life-affirming activity that will benefit all.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Around noon everyone dropped off their trash bags and cleaning supplies. We said our goodbyes and went our separate ways. Basking in that \u201cwarm glow\u201d I drove home singing the lyrics from \u201cIn My Blood\u201d at the top of my lungs with a renewed purpose, mind, and soul. I will always miss my beloved grandfather. I will always wonder \u201cwhat if\u201d I had been able to get that job. I also now have a few trash grabbers in my Amazon cart ready for another community cleanup day-will you join me?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hopper, E. (2020, July 29). Want to be happier<\/a>? Try volunteering, the study says.<\/em> The Washington Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sissman, M. & Russell, D. (2016) The Healthy Neighborhoods Program: A Middle Neighborhoods Improvement Strategy.<\/a> <\/em>Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.<\/p>\n

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