Brian Gardner
By: Rick Landers
When Rohnert Park, California, resident Brian Gardner heard President Obama calling for citizens to get involved in volunteerism, Brian, a school bus driver and performer in the Bay Area decided to start a campaign to answer the call by the President and to celebrate his 40 years in the performing arts. His campaign is a unique way of encouraging citizens to get involved in their communities.
“I’ve started this campaign to encourage people to invest in their communities by devoting at least 1-hour of their personal time to some type of volunteer activity. It’s called: The 1- Hour – A – Week – Campaign for Community Betterment. Everyone can devote at least 1 hour a week towards the variety of actions that come under the heading of volunteerism. One can read to a child, visit a retirement home resident, or just be a friendly companion to a senior citizen. When taking a walk, one can bring a bag along and pick up trash. People are always needed to do a variety of tasks for community service organizations. Pick the one you would like to volunteer for, give them a call. I am sure they will gladly take your 1 hour a week of donated time! The “list” of things that people can do is virtually endless.” said Gardner.
“With the population for the greater Bay Area about 7.1 million people, what gets me excited is that if only 1 percent of Bay Area residents start volunteering 1- hour a week, that would represent thousand of hours of volunteerism that were not done last week, that were done this week. With that level of activity, our communities would be totally different places to live in, to work in and to raise families in. I am aware that many people are already doing much more than 1 hour a week. The people I am trying to reach with this campaign are those that aren’t doing any. I firmly believe that everyone can donate 1 hour a week to such activities – no matter how old one is, no matter what religion, race or creed one follows. This is a campaign that everyone can be a part of!” said Gardner. Gardner performs at retirement homes, volunteers at his church and does talks at community groups and radio interviews to get the message out about his 1 – Hour – A – Week Campaign for Community Betterment.
“If only a small percentage of those that hear about my campaign start to do their 1 hour a week – it will mean that as an individual, as a performer, I was able to make a positive difference! I believe that everyone can do the same. And it starts with doing just…1 hour a week.” Gardner said.
To contact Brian Gardner:
The 1 – Hour – A – Week campaign, P.O. Box 503, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
707-586-1032 ~ 2323bgardner@comcast.net
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