Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once noted that "Everyone can be great because everybody can serve."
At Canway Youth, we try to honor Dr. King’s spirit through service, exactly as he suggested we all should. In our case, Canway Youth focuses on helping youth with various backgrounds to combat anxiety, depression, and cultural pressures/stigma so they can live healthier and more fulfilling lives.
Part of our work involves motivating youth to be of service to others, which is one of the surest ways to ensure a positive mental state for young people. And so, as we commemorate MLK day, I’d like to highlight the work of our Gunn High School chapter in Palo Alto. Led by Julia Ng, our Gunn H.S. chapter has been working on Music in Action, a program which collects videos of students playing their musical instruments, and compiles them to send to senior homes.
Given the isolation imposed by COVID precautions on many senior citizens, please join me in applauding this effort to brighten the days of local seniors.