Last week I shared an app that encourages community engagement – Purple Patriot. Purple Patriot provides us an easy way to stay informed and active with the issues impacting our community and government. In a single place, we can learn about the issues, engage in conversation on Facebook and Twitter, call our representatives and locate their next town hall meeting, or other gatherings nearby. There is, also, a goal-orientated task list and you can hit certain goals and mark items off your to-do list. This makes it much more personal and makes it more of a responsibility. It makes it easy especially for millennials who have now surpassed baby boomers as the largest voting block, yet continuously turn out lower than the national average year by year.
I might be a little biased since purple is my favorite color, but the reasoning behind why Co-Founders (and sisters) Jean and Christine is pretty awesome. “The name “Purple Patriot” comes from the blending of RED and BLUE and our belief that all people, from liberal conservatives to conservative liberals, need to find common ground to move forward and collectively govern our communities.”
“Empowering Women, and our families, to Shape Government”
Community Engagement for Public Service 