Columnist Synthesis

Sandy Banks writes her columns about what's happening in her community. She talks about the men and women who contribute to those less fortunate or donate time and money solely because they want to help. By writing columns about the problems of regular people or how regular people do something, that may seem, so small, but is really so significant, Banks is teaching others about serving your community. She tries to display the importance of helping others, even giving a homeless family a winter coat to keep warm when it's cold out, or buying them a meal.