Get Involved! Expo

Join our event which serves as a follow up to the film screening Join or Die, the story of America’s “civic unraveling” over the past 50 years as perceived by legendary social scientist Robert Putnam, who contends that joining a club, volunteering and participating in civic life has a powerful positive effect on individual personal wellbeing and on community health. Learn about different opportunities in Franklin County—and meet vendors and organizations that help us to…

Get Outside! — Outdoor recreating, gardening, nature
Help! — Charity, volunteering, mutual aid, service
Make!— Building, crafting, journalism
Play! — Sports, games
Lead! — Local government, non-profit boards, foundations
Learn! — Adult education, arts centers
Hang Out! — Social clubs, Stone Soup café, RLCs
Mentor! — Scouts, BBBS, 4H, etc.
Perform! — Theater, singing

Free food and activities for all participants! RSVP requested.