2010 census

A few weeks ago, I came to Los Altos in need of a few extra credit points. What I did not realize until after the day progressed was how much good we were doing just by being there. The United States census is an extremely important questionnaire, especially to small communities like Hacienda Heights. Most people do not realize how important it really is. The speakers mentioned that there are particular households who do not list every single person living with them. This poses a definite problem. Apparently, this causes a loss of thousands if not millions of dollars. It is extremely important to count every single person. The census is one of the ways that the government knows how much to fund certain communities. It is a way for them to take a look at who lives where and how they are surviving. That being said, it is extremely important to fill out the census.
Grace Napolitano, who is a House Representative, was one of the speakers on this day. She brilliantly explained how beneficial having a census was. Along with this she also briefed over the job that she has in the House. It was interesting to actually feel connected to someone who works for our government. She seemed to be a warm and friendly lady.
After the speeches made by a few other individuals including Jay Chen, we gathered up our flyers and maps of the streets we were to travel to. Luckily, Edwin and I got his own street. We went door-to-door explaining to people why they should turn in their census. We pressed them to make sure they mail it back as soon as possible. Accomplishing about twenty to thirty homes, we made our way back to Los Altos for a free meal provided by the Buddhist Hsi lai temple. We turned in the remainder of our fliers, and recorded how many houses we got to. We were then free to leave.