On October 30th, Speak Up For Service Day highlights the importance of young people to be actively involved in community service. The good deeds of young people go unnoticed by their families too often. Speak Up For Service Day honors the forgotten. The forgotten are forgotten. It serves as a reminder to others that young people's contributions to their communities are invaluable to their families.
The Speak Up For Service public speaking competition is held each year in conjunction with the North Dakota State Lions Convention. Similar public speaking competitions are offered by several Lions Clubs and Districts around North America. Young people give their take on current events. They also discuss Lions' contributions to making the world a better place.
How to celebrate speak up for service day by speaking up. Service day is approaching
Speak out about service initiatives in your neighborhood. Recognize the youth in your neighborhood for the programs they promote and initiate. Our communities thrive when we give them credit for their hard work. Youth are also encouraged to participate in many organizations. Youth are also encouraged to participate in youth programs. As the young people in your household's life become involved, their confidence will rise as a result. Their positive influence on their families will leave a lasting impression, too.' Be sure to invite others to join you as you celebrate.
To post on social media, use the hashtag #SpeakUpForServiceDay..
Service day is the national speak up for service day events in recent history
In 2014, Mandan Lions Club established National Speak Up For Service Day, which was the first national Speak Up For Service Day.
The Speak Up For Service Project's history began in 2003. In honor of Laura Christensen Espejo, the Fargo, ND, Lions Club launched a public speaking competition for area high school students. Laura dedicated her life to improving the health care services available to the less fortunate in Fargo and Peru, Lucho's home country.. Lion Robert Littlefield supervised the competition on the local level. When serving as District Governor from 2010-2011, he announced it as a statewide initiative.
The Lions Club's inaugural Lions Speak Up For Service public speaking competition took place in 2010. Contestants appeared at the North Dakota State Lions Convention in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The competition's high school students focused on topics relating to young people and community service. Brent Johnson, a senior at Shanley High School, was the first-ever Speak Up For Service Competition winner.. For their participation in the competition, Johnson and the other contestants were given scholarships.
