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Old Apr 14, 2008, 06:54 pm   #24 (permalink) (top)
Gods_Mercenary
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I think the idea behind this is to attempt to instill a sense of "responsibility to something outside oneself."

I don't think it's all that effective en masse. I think there are kids who find that charity work is fulfilling, but they most likely would have found this out anyway. I also think this is unfairly biased towards kids who attend church since many youth group activities count towards the hours so those kids have a built-in system to complete their mandated time.
I'm more inclined to think its a college prep type of thing, they like service of some type on your app.


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