Personal Narrative: My Awawim Project

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The activities most meaningful was doing my community service, because through my service learning project I’ve made incredible bonds with very interesting people. The service learning most meaningful was my Awawim project because I got to be apart of the three keys elements in children education. Those three elements are nurturing, preparation, and inspiration it is with these elements we shaped and model the future doctors, lawyers, and teacher. With nurtures we gave applicant middles school student from low-income neighborhoods the opportunities with held from them. Preparation: setting every student on their path to high school, college, and further success. Lastly inspiration, being the role model of success for the next generation, they

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