That is a most wonderful sentence for any Optimist Club member. Someone has taken notice. Someone cares. Someone gets us. For this story that someone is Emma Despain, a high school journalist writing for her high school newspaper and blog in Jackson, Missouri. The Squawler may be read in full here.
When our children take notice of community development efforts, projects and programs that make a community a better place to live, we know that we are making an impact. I'm often told that the younger generation doesn't care or they just take things for granted. Statements like the one above allow me to disagree with proof.
I also appreciate that the young journalist has grasped the concept of time. Broad sweeping change isn't going to happen quickly. Real change that matters does take place one step - one project - at a time.