Two years ago, I moved to the very small South Carolina town of Pendleton, where something unexpected happened to me. I became a volunteer.
I have found myself scrubbing historic gravestones, picking up roadside litter with my kids, spreading mulch on the nature trail … and I have to wonder how I wound up doing those things. Because I’m not all that civic-minded. Or I wasn’t.
But Pendleton has a culture of people doing things together. They show up, roll up their sleeves, and create things. Historic buildings need preserving. Trails need maintaining. Litter needs to be picked up (so that… Read More in Real Clear Politics