Get Involved: Form a Circle of Service

A Circle of Service is a group of 12 thoughtful citizens who agree to commit their time and money to participate in 12 self-selected projects over a three-year period. Each group member is responsible for selecting, organizing, and managing one “doable” project that requires one day (at most) of group effort and a dollar contribution from each group member. In our circle, each member brings $50 to each project. We do one project every three months.

Our first and only formal meeting was at my house after our first project. At this meeting, we assigned each member of the circle the responsibility for leadership of one project over the next three years. We discussed the types of projects we are interested in, but specific projects were not chosen at that time. In theory, on each project day, the next project will be announced by the responsible circle member, allowing us about three months to clear our calendars.

Do you want to form your own circle?
It is really simple to start.

Do you have 11 friends, or would you like 11 new friends?
Each member has equal responsibility to plan one project over the three-year commitment. There is no leader – just one instigator.

There can’t be an easier way for any group, any age, to self organize to do some good.

Twelve days, Twelve projects over Three Years.

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Jim Pokorney 507 663 6170

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world;indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
Margaret Mead