Character Analysis: Byron Center

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Byron Center- On May 23rd, and eighth grader by the name of Jaydyn Winter decided she wanted to help out her aunt and uncle both. She took the challenge of doing something she never really has done before and cleaned their pool.
Both her aunt and uncle were involved in a motorcycle crash long before she was born, which left them both in wheelchairs. Which meant it was harder to do some more ordinary cleaning task, like taking care of there pool.
While she was pretty tired from her day at school, she helped her aunt and uncle do what they would normally not be able to do.
“She has been such a blessing and I am sincerely glad she was able to come over and help us with our pool” stated her uncle.
It seems that there were pretty excited about

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