Workers are allowed to take off from paid employment time to do volunteering, such as working in one of seven adopted public schools. Last Saturday, a group repaired a home for an elderly woman and built a wheelchair ramp. All 20 Shell service stations collect clothing for poor kids, which will be sorted by volunteers and donated to 21 agencies who will distribute it. It's not altruism or anything else. It's a simple, practical matter that something is fundamentally wrong with the country.
Fundamental change happens one person at a time.
They might go to the pet store together, plant a garden, ride mountain bikes, or visit a miniature horse farm. One day they drove to Gettysburg where they talked about what the Civil War was about while walking at battle sites. In the evening, Tim fixes Junior dinner and they read together, taking turns. Now he is a lot more open. To Tim's surprise, it is a lot more rewarding than expected.