AMERICA'S PROMISE

America's promise focuses on five basic promises we must make and deliver to our children.

We promise them a responsible, caring loving adult in their lives to guide them along the right path. Where the family is unable to that, we need to provide mentors.

We promise them safe places in which to learn and grow, protected from the negative influences encountered in too many of our communities.

We promise to try to provide every kid with a healthy start and access to continuing health care.

We promise our kids a good education with marketable skills.

Finally, we promise them an opportunity to serve others so that they grow with the virtue of service embedded in their hearts.

We NEED to do this for the sake of our kids, for the sake of the future of the country we all love, and for the sake of our noblest ideals.

(That was an excerpt from Colin Powell's book- It worked for me..)