Liberty HealthShare CEO Dorsey Morrow: We want to give back to community
We have all read the news stories. Violent assaults have significantly increased. Hate crimes continue to rise. Log on to your favorite social media site and view the seemingly endless stream of videos that show we have lost our ability to be civil to one another, to engage in rational discourse.
It is discouraging to see so many more interested in creating a video to capture an assault or disagreement than to put the phone down and prevent a problem or injury.
As a society, we seem to have been captured by the subtle glow of our smartphones, leading to less engagement with the real world, and particularly with one another.
Do you know the name of your next-door neighbor? How about the postal carrier that delivers your mail? Have you spoken to either of them this year?
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Society is built upon a sense of community. We need each other, more than we may recognize. We need to do more than just be familiar with each other. We need to have some level of investment in each other while being able to express compassion and concern for our fellow man.
In my relatively brief time here at Liberty HealthShare, we have provided the gift of time and talent with the Northeast Ohio community.
We have collected food for the Stark County Food Pantry, donated T-shirts to the Refuge of Hope, collected school supplies for teachers, and donated and raised money for worthy causes. I am proud to say that we have made a difference in people’s lives through our community service projects.
The famous theologian and humanitarian Albert Schweitzer once told an audience, “I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you that will really be happy are those who sought and found how to serve.”
Those are profound remarks and serve as inspiration for me in thinking about ways that Liberty HealthShare can contribute to the betterment of life for all those who live, work, and study in our community.
Consider this an invitation. An invitation to partner with our organization of approximately 220 employees to think about ways that together we can bring love, peace, and light to those who need it the most among us.
Activities that reignite a spirit of service once described by President John F. Kennedy this way: “This is a great country and requires a good deal of all of us, so I can imagine nothing more important than for all of you to continue to work in public affairs, and be interested in them, not only to bring up a family, but also give part of your time to community, your state, and your country.”
As a Christian, healthsharing ministry, we attract employees who naturally have empathy for others. That characteristic is best demonstrated in the way my colleagues go about completing their professional responsibilities to serve our members. But it is also reflected in the way my team members interact with others in their neighborhoods, in their churches, and as customers for your businesses.
It is my goal to better leverage the collective strengths of our organization. I am interested in talking with you about what we can achieve together, as partners, with a single focus on helping others.
Like all businesses and organizations, there will be limits on what we can do because of time and resources. Our priorities will always remain focused on our members. However, let’s dream about what like-minded organizations can achieve together.
Start this conversation by emailing me at service@libertyhealthshare.org. I look forward to talking with you about the region’s most pressing needs and thinking creatively about ways we can respond.
We can shape the future of our choosing.
Dorsey Morrow is CEO of Liberty HealthShare.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Liberty HealthShare CEO: We want to give back to community
