August Great Story by Noe Martinez Diaz, 2016-17 Southern California Climate Fellow
We applied our unique abilities
To help municipalities and agencies
Address climate change taking initiative
Each Fellow’s effort always remained inspiring
Even when we felt like the Greek King
Cursed to push the rock up a hill
We managed and mustered the will
To carry projects even when we lacked data access
Like sin and cosine moving along the same axis
We mastered the technique of bobbing for apples in the dark
And left our unique mark as AmeriCorps CivicSpark
A group with hearts as big as the challenges that we face
Who made the decision to tackle these issues with the ambition
Of people who want to see change
With passion in our veins and a good amount of brains
We committed to help communities by any means
I am honored to stand here representing the CivicSpark cohort of 2017.
Lastly, I want to say
View the future with optimism
Because through the journey, you have gained wisdom
You met people who share your passion
Even when the road might seem daunting at first
In your future endeavors know your worth
And don’t settle for anything less
Your actions have left a lot impressed
Know this world is blessed
To have people like you. Thank you.