COMMUNITY

While there continues to be discussion over what actually defines a community, for many people it is a sense of cohesiveness among a group of people. For generations, an individual’s community served a vital role in terms of offering camaraderie and acting as a support system. 

With our society moving at a faster and more detached manner due to technology, busy schedules and the 

frequency at which we change jobs, homes and locations, it makes it harder and harder to feel any sense of 

community. It is too easy to become isolated in our homes and yet isolation tends to beget a sense of

loneliness and depression not to mention the breakdown that can occur in communities due to a detachment from others—increased violence, substance abuse, mental 

illness and so forth.

The idea of community may simply come down to supporting and interacting positively with other individuals who share a vested interest. Whether your vested interest is in the well-being of your neighborhood or extends to the well-being of your global community, you may consider: 

• Participating in random acts of kindness. 

 • Acknowledging a passerby in your neighborhood or 

 at work.

• Attending community events.

• Volunteering.

• Meeting your neighbors.

• Buying from local merchants.

• Making an extra effort to talk with someone who may 

 have a different background or perspective than your 

 own.

• Supporting schools, which tend to be cornerstones in 

 a thriving community.

• Organizing or attending a neighborhood or 

 community party.

• Spending less time on the internet or watching 

 television and more time outside.

• Joining a club or other social organization.

• Personally greeting newcomers to your community.

A strong community benefits the individual, the community as well as the greater society. People of all 

ages who feel a sense of belonging tend to lead happier and healthier lives, and strong communities create a more stable and supportive society.

GROUPMATES

Ryan Matthew Melliza

Josh Rabb Tabion
Justin Seo
Lean Granflor
Carmelo Totanes