Our country is currently electing public officials to look after
the common good.
It isn’t only people in elected office, however, who provide
important public service.
Every town is blessed with persons who serve their community by volunteering to
provide transportation to a doctor’s office, tutor a student, work in a food
bank, serve on non-profit Board of Directors, coach a soccer team, raise money
for an animal shelter, the list goes on and on.
As a member of the Board of Directors of the Columbia Basin
Dispute Resolution Center, I invite you to learn about the opportunities our
non-profit, community service organization offers you to contribute to the
health of our community.
We provide MEDIATION services for divorcing couples who don’t
agree on a parenting plan, neighbors upset with each other, co-workers not
getting along in the workplace, adult children disagreeing on elder care
for their parent, etc. One of our most important community services is
training school personnel to help students deal responsibly with their hurtful
conflicts. One of the most important community services we offer is
called “Restorative Justice”, training school personnel to help students
confront and resolve conflict in their relationships.
If you believe our training and mediation services contribute to
the health and wellbeing of our community, please contact us to learn how you,
as a volunteer, can become part of our work. Call us at: 509-760-0706 and watch
at www.cbdrc.org
Leo Haemmelmann, President,
Board of Directors, Columbia Basis Dispute Resolution Center
