Community Service

There has been many questions about my service to the community since I have never served in any function in Spokane City government.  I  believe that each person can have his/her own form of serving the community and many of those functions have nothing to do with government.  The following are the things that I have done that I consider to be service to the community.  Before I graduated from Brewster High School I had joined the local county/city fire department where I served for approx 5 years as a volunteer fireman.  After I moved to Spokane, I considered joining the county volunteer fire department but decided that it would not work with school, work and family since I would not be able to dedicate enough time to the department.  Shortly after that my boys joined cub scouts where I served several different functions.  I served as a den leader for two years and the pack leader for one year before my boys started soccer through the SYSA.  I also worked for the YWCA for one year developing curriculum for teaching homeless and domestic violence victims how to use computers and Microsoft office products.  I also worked directly with homeless and domestic violence victims to find community resources as well as jobs.  I hope that this answers some questions regarding my stance on community.  I have always been and will always be community orientated.  My future plans include working on a few mountain bike trails in the area to prevent erosion and provide an environmentally friendly family activity.  Speaking of mountain biking,  if you have a family with bikes, Riverside State Park is a great place to go ride.  You do not need any special equipment to go ride and have a great family day.  For the more advanced riders, you can ride up and over beacon, through downtown in less than two hours.  Great ride  with beautiful views. 

Christopher Fenton