The Volunteer's Creed
....to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children;
....to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends;
....to appreciate beauty;
....to find the best in others;
....to give of one's self;
....to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
....to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation;
....to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - this is to have succeeded.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
2005 - Humane Education Committee, Champaign County Humane Society,
1911 East Main, Urbana, IL 61801 USA