Invest four or five hours a week being a Big Brother or Big Sister, or by helping out at the Boys' and Girls' Club of London. There was also a lot of discussion of using DNA testing to find out how our mystery child died. It was a relief when the city decided against spending tax dollars there. I appreciate the romance that surrounds pioneers, but pioneers continue to settle in our community every day. Often it's not the harsh winters they fear so much as the indifference and coldness of people they hoped would be their neighbours in the true sense of the word.
History is important and the person who occupied that tiny six-sided coffin deserved our respect.
So, please, share prayers and tears with this unknown child we've buried, but then make a commitment in volunteer time or money so children living in our community today grow up to be healthy, strong and caring citizens. Helen Connell is executive director of the United Way of London and Middlesex. Her column appears every other Saturday. All rights reserved.