comma before 'and' [compound predicate]: like serving... , and being

Ritterbruder

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I have actively participated in volunteer activities like serving as a youth committee leader at the American Red Cross and being a mentor to at-risk juveniles in inner-city Baltimore.

or

I have actively participated in volunteer activities like serving as a youth committee leader at the American Red Cross, and being a mentor to at-risk juveniles in inner-city Baltimore.


Which is better/correct? Thanks
 
  • I would not put it. Additionally, I would put "with the American Red Cross" and not "at the American Red Cross".
     
    You are with the today's trend to eliminate commas. Your first sentence works just fine without the comma. You would not need one unless the result would be a degree of confusion.
     
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