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Student Participant
College of St. Rose
January 2013

"Darn, the van's late again! I really hope it comes soon and I hope nothing has happened." He goes and sits on a bench in the middle of the park with his buddy hoping and wondering abouth the first helping van. "Where is mister Jeff, this man said to be here at 8:30am and it's going on 9am now." Steve sits and listens to his own thoghts wandering back to the day before he met the students and volunteers from the College of St. Rose. He had no idea that when he walked to the van his whole day and possibly his whole world would be transformed from that day forward all because of the girls with the smiles. They were called the dream team but the most unexpected moment of all was meeting the girl from Syracuse. Steve wondered what the heck was she doing all the way out here in this town. This beautiful girl who just couldn't help but to smile and crack jokes with him. She said he looked like the guy from Living Single because of his stlye, his hair and his face. Usually this bothered Steve, but not this time, not in this circumstance. There was something different, something just seemed right because there is no such thing as a coincidence and she felt it too. "Finally there's the van" Steve said. Steve had decided if they were there again he would do what he had to do to make himself look good and not look as helpless and as unmotiveated as he felt. He would give compliments, help out with the packing away of tables and engage in as much normal everyday conversation as he could. He finally got the motivation and drive he needed all because these students decided to use their voice, their talents and their general, not want, but need to make a difference.