Albert Schweitzer said, “You must give some time to your fellow man, even if it’s a little thing, do something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.”
It is with these words that the Boston Chapter of SIM created its Outreach Program. Our members had risen through the ranks, assumed positions of IT leadership and the field had been good to us. So, it was time – time to ‘give back’, to help others less fortunate than we are.
With this direction, a committee worked defining just what we wanted out of this new Chapter activity. Mission statements, strategies and goals were all laid out so we could measure our success–because we were not to going to fail.
In previous years, we have selected outstanding Outreach Partners. Examples are – Year Up, Teen Voices, Common Impact and Tech Boston. They are different while being similar – they can use our help, expertise, experience, funds and counsel. They need help from not just the leadership of your Chapter; they can use the help of each and every member. A little help from each member would make a big difference to these wonderful organizations.