Tuesday, October 15, during the city council meeting, mayor Rick Norby announced that Sidney would begin celebrating Extra Mile Day. According to their official website, extramileamerica.org, Extra Mile Day is a national event that celebrates the capacity we each have to create amazing and positive change in ourselves, our families, our organizations and our communities when we “go the extra mile. “It is a day to clap hard for those individuals and organizations who are “going the extra mile” in volunteerism and service in order to make a positive difference in the world. Sidney, Montana is now one of only six cities in the state that honor their volunteers in this way. In 2009, founder Shawn Anderson pedaled 4,000 miles on an ocean-to-ocean bike tour to encourage city leaders to honor volunteers that go the extra mile and November 1 was declared Extra Mile Day…[Read more…]
