Turn off the tube

The average American watches 28 hours of TV a week, that breaks down to 4 hours a day. Most likely the majority of the TV hours takes place in the evening, after work, during dinner, before bedtime. I was thinking about how much time Americans waste away by watching TV, when there are all these major social issues going on, crime on the streets, homeless folks, orphanages, women and children seeking safety in shelters, the list goes on. What if each family across the nation chose one night a week where they turned the TV off and the entire family spent those 4 hours working on any one of the social issues present in today's society. Progress would be made and families would spend quality time together doing good rather than watching life pass by in two dimensions.