{"id":52,"date":"2015-08-12T16:38:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T20:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herkimerblog.wordpress.com\/?p=52"},"modified":"2015-12-13T17:15:15","modified_gmt":"2015-12-13T22:15:15","slug":"time-for-herkimer-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herkimerpost.com\/index.php\/2015\/08\/12\/time-for-herkimer-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Time for Herkimer Makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0The power of one can make an amazing difference.<\/strong> So many times people say \u201cThere\u2019s nothing I can do about it \u2013 there\u2019s only one of me.\u201d But it\u2019s been proven over and over again that with just one person seeing a problem and thinking about a solution, rapid achievements\u00a0 can be made.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herkimerpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/house_oregon_paint_finish.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"54\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/herkimerpost.com\/index.php\/2015\/08\/12\/time-for-herkimer-makeover\/house_oregon_paint_finish\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herkimerpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/house_oregon_paint_finish.jpg?fit=259%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"259,194\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"house_oregon_paint_finish\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herkimerpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/house_oregon_paint_finish.jpg?fit=259%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herkimerpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/house_oregon_paint_finish.jpg?resize=259%2C194&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"house_oregon_paint_finish\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One example <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/good-samaritan-gathers-100-volunteers-paint-elderly-mans\/story?id=32990902\">recently in the news<\/a> is the story of a man in Oregon who transformed an old man\u2019s dilapidated home into a smart looking well maintained residence by doing the following:<\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong> The Problem<\/strong> &#8211; He realized that an old man was unhappy because he did not have the resources to fix his home which was dilapidated and the object of ridicule.<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>The Solution<\/strong> \u2013<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0He realized that he could make a change by recruiting volunteers from social media like Facebook.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0The home makeover could be done free of charge with the help of volunteers and with donations from local home repair stores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>The Result<\/strong> \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Community action and volunteerism leads to quick and substantial improvement at little or no cost.<\/p>\n<p>If you see a problem that you think you can fix &#8211; post it publicly online and discuss it with friends and neighbors to plan a solution. 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If you live in Herkimer Village, NY you can easily enjoy this experience too - at least whenever weather permits. 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