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Thet as kt hecut t er swer eas s i gnedwasat edi ous one.Theyhadt obecar ef ulwhencut t i ngt heout l i ness ot hatt heywer en' tt oobi gort oos mal l .Not onl yt hat ,butal s omaki ngs ur et hatt heydi dn' tr ui n t hemat er i alei t her .Thi swasat hr eeper s onj ob.I n or dert owor kwi t ht hef abr i c,i thadt obes t r et ched enoughs ot hatt hes ci s s or swoul dbeabl et ocut t hr ought hem.Thi swasdonebyhavi ng2peopl eon ei t hers i desoft hef abr i ct owher et heycoul dpul l t hem.Whi l et hati sbei ngdone,t het hi r dper s on woul dcutal ongt hes ket choft hedol l .Si ncewe di dn' twantt owas t et hemat er i al swehad,t hi st as k wasdones l owl yandcar ef ul l y.

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Thi spr ogr am pr ovi dest heoppor t uni t yt omake newf r i endsandbui l ds el f con dence.Theyoper at e t hr ougha“ buddy”s ys t em wher eeachat hl et ei s pai r edwi t hanabl ebodi edpeert hatencour ages t hem andpr ovi desanyas s i s t ancet hatt heymay needi nt hedur at i onoft hes ebas ket bal lgames .I r eal l yenj oyedbei nga“ buddy”wi t hagi r lmyown agenamedZoe!Shewasext r emel ys weetandencour agi nghert hr oughoutt heeventwasaj oy!We s t ar t edoutbywar mi ngupbydoi ngs omes t r et ches andt henconcl udedwi t hl apsar oundt hegymnas i um.Wet henpr oceededt opas s i ng.Iwoul das s i s t Zoecat cht hebal landt hr owpas s est oanot her f el l owKeyCl ubber ,Mor gan.I twass ohumbl i ngt o s eeZoehavi ngf unwhi l es i mul t aneous l ybei ngs ucces s f ul !Nextwemovedont obal lhandl i ng.I twas chal l engi ngi ni t i al l y,butl i keanyobs t acl e,wewer e abl et oover comei t !Af t ers omepr act i ce,Zoewasa nat ur alandevencr os s edMor ganup!Fi nal l y,weadvancedt opr act i ci ngs hoot i ngt hebas ket bal l .Thi s

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I ni t i al l y,myAPLanguageand Compos i t i ont eacherannouncedt o t hecl as st hatwes houl ds t ar tavol unt eerpr oj ectt oenr i chourl i ves beyondj us tl ear ni ngi nacl as s r oom s et t i ng.Mypeer sandIbr ai ns t or medi deasofpr oj ect st hatcoul d becr eat edi nor dert ogi vebackt o ourOkl ahomancommuni t y.Byt he endoft hatper i odwehadawhol e l i s tofpos s i bi l i t i est ochoos ef r om; t hevol unt eeroppor t uni t i esr anged f r om gi vi ngat t ent i ont oani mal sata s hel t ert ovi s i t i ngar et i r ementhome obaki nggoodsf orei t hert he r et menorl ocals hopsuni queal ong J enksMai nSt r eet .I nt heend,my Engl i s hcl as sandanot hert eamedup t ovol unt eert wodi ffer entpr oj ect s .

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Event hought hi swasapr oj ect s peci al i zedf orourEngl i s hcl as s ,one t hi ngr eal l ys t oodout :Al mos tever y per s ont hatvol unt eeratBous eFur Hous ewasaKeyCl ubmember .Key Cl ubhasi ns t i l l edpas s i onf orvol unt eer i ngi neachandever yoneofi t s member s ,whi chmadet hi spr oj ect s ucces s f ul .Themos tpr omi nent t hi ngaboutKeyCl ubi st hedi ffer encei thasmadei nourl i ves ;becaus ewewoul dr at hervol unt eerour t i me,s ot hatwecoul dmaket he dogshappyandl ovedi nt heab s enceoft hei rowner s ,t hanpar t ake i not heract i vi t i esf oraSat ur day mor ni ng.Notonl ywasi tt he peopl ewhovol unt eer edt hatwer e KeyCl ubber s ,butal mos tever y per s onbel ongedt oKeyCl ubwho t ookt hei ni t i at i vet ocal lvar i ous pl acest os eei ft heywer ei nt er es t ed i nvol unt eerhel p.Thi sgoest os how t hatt hepeopl eoft hi scl ubhavet he pot ent i alt obegr eatl eader si nanyt hi ngt heydeci det odo.

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T hr oughoutt heyear ,KeyCl ubber ss er vepr act i cal l yever yevent t hatneedsvol unt eer s .Dur i ngt he hol i dayst hough,i ti snor mal l y mor edi f f i cul tt of i ndmember st o wor kduet obei ngoutoft ownor wi t hf ami l y.Wi t ht hati nmi nd,i ti s vi t al t os t r es st hei mpor t anceof s er vi ngdur i ngt hehol i days .

T heChr i s t mass eas onof f er smany oppor t uni t i esf orKeyCl ubber s .F or ex ampl e,i nt hehomel es scommuni t y,S omeOt herPl acet akescar e oft hehomel es speopl ebyf eedi ngt hehomel es s ,handi ngcoat s andbl anket sout ,andbes tofal l hear i ngwhywer eal l ycel ebr at e Chr i s t mas .F oral l oft hatt ooccur t hough,t heyhavet ohavevol unt eer st ohel pt hem outwi t hpr epar i ngandcooki ngt hef ood, cl eani ngt hef aci l i t yaf t ercooki ng, andhandi ngoutpaperbagsf i l l ed wi t hs nacksandameal .S ome Ot herPl aceal s ol et speopl e comei nwheni ti schi l l yout s i det o

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haveawar m meal .Abi gpr oj ect dur i ngt heChr i s t mass eas oni st he S omeOt herPl acegi vi ngs t or e wher epeopl edonat ef oodt o gi vet ot hehomel es s .

Anot herr eas onwhyi ti si mpor t ant t os er vedur i ngt hehol i daysi st he Gi vi ngF i el d.T heGi vi ngF i el di sa nonpr of i tor gani z at i ont hatgr ows or gani cf r ui t s ,her bs ,andveget abl esandwor kswi t hS omeOt her Pl acet ohel pf eedt hehomel es s .

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Manypeopl ei nneedar epus hed as i dedur i ngt hehol i daysand needpeopl et ohel pt hem s o s t ayi ngi nvol veds houl dbeapr i or i t y.

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Aper s on’ sc ul t ur e does n’ ts ol el yha v et obet hei ret hni c i t y , buta l s owhot heyi dent i f yt hems el v es wi t h.

Wi t hi nac ul t ur e , t her ei sas etof beha v i or a l nor mst ha tpeopl ewi t hi n t ha tgr oupwi l l bef a mi l i a r i z edwi t hov er pr ol ongede x pos ur e .

T hi sc a nof t enbe wha tdeneswhoaper s oni sbec a us e t heywi l l of t enbr i ngt hes ebeha v i or s outt ot hepubl i cwher et heywi l l be j udgedf orwhot heya r ea saper s ona s t hes ebeha v i or sa r eof t enar epr es ent a t i onofwhot heya r ea saper s on.

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I nt hi s , agr oupwi l l of t enf a c eha r ds hi p a ndgr owt oget her , s ot heywi l l begi nt o r ea c tt os i t ua t i onsi ns i mi l a rwa y s . nawa y , aKeyCl ubha sac er t a i nc ul t ur e I ofi t sownt ha tr el i esons er v i c ea sa ba s i sf ort hewa yt ha tt heyc onduc t bus i nes s .

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Dur i ngev ent s , t her ei sof t ena c er t a i nwa yt ha tac l ubwi l l per f or mc er t a i nt a s k s , ba s edbot hont hedec i s i ons ma debyt heoffic er sa ndt hea c t i ons t ha tt hemember sha v ec a r r i edouti n t hepa s t .

T hi swi l l of t enbewha tma k es orbr ea k sac l ubwi t ht hec ul t ur ewi t hi n t hec l ubbei ngt hes ol edr i v ef orr egul a r v ol unt eer sf orev ent sonac ons i s t ent ba s i s .

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l eader s hi p Whati sl eader s hi p?Manypeopl ehave manydi ffer enti nt er pr et at i onsoft hi swor d, andnoneoft hem ar ewr ong,butt hatdoes notmeant hatt heyar er i ghtei t her .Ever yonei sal eader ,meani nganyonecanbet he capt ai nofas hi pands ai lacr os st hes even s eas .butnotever yonei scour ageousand out goi ng.Somepeopl ear eact ual l ys hyand qui et ,butanyonecans t epup,anddot he r i ghtt hi ng,i ft heyar eabl et oi nt er nal i zea mes s aget hats par kst he r ewi t hi n.

Her ei nKeyCl ub,wehaveourver yown capt ai n,Mr .Cas t añeda.Hei sagr eatl eader andhedoeshi sbes tt os however yonehow t obeanevenbet t erl eadert hanhi m.I cannoti magi net hatt her ei sabet t eradvi s ort hatIwoul das kf or ,becaus ewhati s bet t ert hant hebes t ?Mr .Chass hownmei n obeal eaderandhas manywayshowt al waysencour agedmet ol eadbyexampl e.

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