Beginning a new personal challenge on 9/11

Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm new to this so bear with me! Hopefully I will inspire you rather than bore you as I embark on a personal journey and challenge.

As of this Friday, September 11th, a day that President Obama has declared a "National Day of Service and Rememberance" I'm planning to do some type of community service project EVERY DAY for a whole year, meaning for 365 consecutive days.

I am motivated and inspired by:
---President and Mrs. Obama's call to all Americans to be more involved in their communities
---close friends who are involved in so many good causes
---a passion for volunteering and wanting to make a difference in my community
---a desire to be a good role model to my children
---the movie Julie & Julia -- I really like the idea of a yearlong personal goal/journey, even though I could never do it by cooking!

I will relate each day's project to you via this blog. I welcome your comments, ideas and inspirational quotes. Here's one of my favorites, perhaps a good one to start off with, from Mother Teresa: "We can do no great things, only small things with great love." --RK