Gregg Zink

By: Tanner

For the last quarter our English class has been studying people and how some help the community. We were sent out to do an interview on someone that helps the community in someway and doesn’t get directly paid for it. This could be like being on committees trying to get people to move to our community.

I interviewed Gregg Zink. He doesn’t do real major things. He does simple things like teach Sunday school at his church and help with the little kids' flag football. He also volunteers at the soap box derby events. He does a lot for his community. People may not realize how much this can touch kids. He said “I lived in a smaller community, and as kids we didn’t have all these opportunities.” Gregg says that a community is "a group of people or volunteers coming together for a cause.” He also said that the organization that he is involved with that has the most positive influence for kids is probably Voyagers or Sunday school. But soapbox and flag football teach them how to represent themselves and their community. Gregg said that “these programs help get kids headed into the right direction. and so that less kids will end up on the streets and in trouble.” He said “I would probably move here again because Ogallala gives the small town feel, but it is big enough to offer more things for kids to do.” Most of the time we hear about the negatives in this small community, but here are some positives. So it should make you thankful for what you have.