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  • *denotes Executive Board

    TRANSFORMATION

    INSPIRINGINCREDIBLE

    HEARTFELTCOMMUNITY AMAZINGMackenzie Martinez*

    The Center School, 12th GradeAli Dickstein*

    Mercer Island HS, 11th GradeHannah Wahl

    Roosevelt HS, 11th Grade

    WELCOMINGHannah Morris,* President

    Seattle Academy, 11th Grade

    REWARDINGMicah Gonchar

    Seattle Academy, 11th Grade

    EXCEPTIONALNoah Cape

    The Bush School, 10th Grade

    Drew CohenIssaquah HS, 10th Grade

    LOVEElana Levitan*

    Seattle Academy, 11th Grade

    Clare SpiegelIssaquah HS, 11th Grade

    What word would you use to describe Friendship Circle?

    Sam CastellanosMercer Island HS, 11th Grade

    Ballard High • Bellevue College • Bellevue High School • Bush School Cascade Parent Partnership • Eastlake High School • Eckstein Middle School French American School • Hamilton International Middle School • Inglemoor High School • Ingraham High School • Interlake High School • Islander Middle School • Issaquah High School • Issaquah Middle School • Jewish Day School Juanita High School • Lake Washington High School • Liberty High School Mercer Island High School • MMSC Day School • Nathan Hale High School Newport High School • NYHS • North Seattle Community College • Open Window School • Overlake School • Pine Lake Middle School • Redmond High School • Redmond Middle School • Roosevelt High School • Seattle Academy of the Arts & Sciences • Seattle Girls’ School • SHA • The Center School

    University Prep • University of Washington • Woodinville High School

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    FRIENDS@HOMEFriends @ Home gives children with special needs the chance to bond with teen volunteers in their own home. Volunteers and children get together regularly to play games, read, bake cookies or just have fun. Having a friend over to play—an activity taken for granted by most children—creates feelings of belonging and self-worth in a child with special needs.

    SUNDAY CIRCLESunday Circle enables children with special needs to come together in a supportive environment for positive social interactions while receiving one on one attention from a teen volunteer. Participants are paired up with a buddy and enjoy activities such as art, music and Kung Fu. The children develop important life skills while moms and dads get a much needed respite. The experience also transforms our teen volunteers into advocates as they develop the values, sensitivity and skills to become tomorrow’s leaders.

    BIRTHDAY CLUBChildren with special needs are often excluded from birthday parties and miss out on opportunities to socialize. The Friendship Circle brings kids together to eat cake, celebrate, and see their friends. The agency hosts bi-monthly birthday and holiday celebrations for children with special needs and their families.

    LEADERSHIP BOARDSeveral outstanding Friendship Circle teen volunteers are chosen to be on the Leadership Board each year. As members, they commit to weekly volunteering and participate in special projects related to community organizing and fundraising. The teens help recruit new volunteers and gain valuable leadership, communication and job skills.

    SUMMER CAMPSummer Camp provides a chance for children to participate in fun and educational activities that build social, emotional and physical skills in a supportive environment. The sense of inclusion, importance, and participation in a loving community of peers is a unique opportunity for participants.

    SIB CIRCLESib Circle provides a safe space where siblings of children with special needs can discuss their feelings and receive support and attention. Each workshop is designed to encourage discussion and communication. Sib Circle also enables children with similar experiences to form friendships of their own.

    TEEN SCENETeen Scene bridges the gap between typical teens and teens with special needs by enabling them to enjoy fun and meaningful experiences together. Teen Scene helps participants develop life skills such as banking, grocery shopping, or applying for jobs.

    MOM’S NIGHT OUTMom’s Night Out gives mothers an opportunity to support each other while enjoying an activity such as yoga, painting or spa night. This support group of women is a much needed moment of respite and is imperative to maintaining positive mental health while raising a child with special needs.

    TEEN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSGeneral hands-on sensitivity training for teens on a range of topics.

    MVP - MITZVAH VOLUNTEER PROGRAMThe Friendship Circle Mitzvah Volunteer Program (MVP) engages 12 and 13 year olds in volunteerism and community involvement in a hands-on way. Volunteering with the Friendship Circle is a serious, year-long commitment, one that younger teens are often not ready to make. The MVP program enables these youth to be positively involved in their community, but requires less of a commitment. MVP youth receive sensitivity and general volunteer training, preparing them to become active community members & FC volunteers.

    COOKING CIRCLECooking Circle integrates essential life skills training with the social interaction unique to The Friendship Circle. The activity provides an innovative way for teens with special needs to learn about nutrition. With the support of their teen volunteer buddies and the guidance of trained nutrition professionals, Cooking Circle participants will learn how to plan, shop for, and cook healthy meals.

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    On October 7, more than 700 children, families, sponsors and partners came out to participate in the much anticipated annual “Walk with Friendship”. The walk is a special day to raise awareness around inclusion and to celebrate the fundraising efforts of all of our teams and individuals. Funds raised through sponsorship or event participation helps us serve even more children and families who need our vital programs and support.

    The 11th Annual Heroes Gala, which honored Stacey and Dan Levitan and 150 teen hereos, was the most successful event to date. On May 15th, more than 500 friends and community leaders gathered in support of the Friendship Circle and in celebration of the dedication and hard work of our teen volunteers. The dinner raised over $500,000 for Friendship Circle programs. Funds will enable the organization to serve more children, help create continuing generations of teen leaders and build more inclusive friendships.

    “THE TEEN HEROES WHO DONATE THEIR TIME TO THE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE ARE INSPIRING AND PROVIDE AN INDICATION OF THEIR FUTURE COMMITMENT TO MAKING THE WORLD A MORE ACCEPTING, TOLERANT AND JOYFUL PLACE TO LIVE.”PATTY LAZARUS, EVENT CHAIR

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    FOUNDATIONSIssac Alhadeff FoundationBenaroya Family FoundationBrookshire Green FoundationWhilliam V. Campbell FoundationElizabeth A. Lynn FoundationGreenstein Family FoundationJewish Federaton of Greater SeattleThe Max & Anna Levinson FoundationLevitan Family FoundationThe Loeb Family Charitable FoundationMercer Island Rotary Club FoundationMuckleshoot Charitable FundThe Norcliffe FoundationHerman & Faye Sarkowsky Charitible Foundation

    Samis FoundationSchultz Family FoundationIsador Simon Family FoundationThe Sunbridge FoundationTulalip Tribe Charitable Fund

    DONORSMarco & Molly AbbruzzeseIrwin & Mila AbouafAlan AbramsonTom & Anne AckerSean & Sue AdelmanAmy AdlerJoshua AdlerJoshua & Amy AdlerKate AdlerKatherine AdlerSteve & Nance AdlerDavid & Jennifer AdutJay & Adrien AgoadoYonatan AhdutRon & Noreen AkinsJennifer AlamJim & Catherine AlchinRoly AlhadeffBrett & Ellen AlkanJim & Catherine AllchinEli & Rebecca AlmoJeff & Shari AltchechJerry AnchesClaire AngelSylvia AngelCindy AngeloAnonymous GiftKees ApplebyJay & Rachel AshbergWendy AuerbachIsaac & Elisa AzoseJay & Dana AzosePaul & Tamar AzousRoman & Lilliya BadabzhanovMark & Ruth BalterElizabeth Banse

    Avinoam BaralAvishai BaralSteven BaralJoseph & Karyn BarerMichelle BarnesSheryl BarnesJoel & Sarah BaskinSanjay & Kate BatraJacquie BayleyAurora BearseJulie BeckmanMichael BeersPaula BegounHelene BeharHoward BeharJay & Michelle BeharCraig & Jill BeilinsonTamar Ben-DovAvi & Keren Ben-MenahemRobert & Susan BenardoutLarry & Sherry BenaroyaTamar BendovMichael & Rinah BenolielEric & Gloria BensussenLarry & Shelley BensussenSusan BenyowitzRachel Bernbaum-GoodmanDaniel & Carolyn BernhardJohn & Kelly BernhardAaron & Ruth BernsteinNeal & Leslie BernsteinLouis BerylGeorge & Jane BeyerBrian & Lisa BienstockFleet Foundation BishopDiana BlackPerry & Sandra BlochDavid & Vivian BlumBruce & Ann BlumeRodney BlumensteinEileen Bocci CampbellElazar & Esther BogomilskySamuel & Yehudis BogomilskyYitzy & Etty BogomilskyRobert & Jacqueline BollenDavid & Jennifer BolnickMary Ann BolteMichael & Marianne BondBruce & Tina BorrusHarvey & Kimberly BowenKathy BraddockSimcha & Valerie BrandeisColin BrandtKevin & Elisabeth BrittFelicia BrooksZan & Bert BrookshireTim & Claire BrosnanJeff BrotmanZane & Melissa Brown Jr.Anna BrownHarry & Lauren BrownZane & Celie BrownMichael & Kelly BrowneIris BrumerMichelle BuetowKaren Bullard

    John & Alison BurchettJennie BurnsCynthia BurrJanis BurroughsDan & Jill CalvoWilliam Campbell Bill & Christine CampbellEric CandellBenjamin CapeMichael CapeNoah CapeRobert & Bonnie CapeBruce & Esther CaplanPearl CaplanHerb & Hagar CarrMartin Michael CaseyBoris & Margaret CastellanosYehuda & Chana ChakoffJeannie ChanceKent & Barbara ChaplinJane ChiongDavid & Julie ChivoHoward & Holly ChizeckChris Clark-TalleyTamara ClarkeMarci ClevengerGaby ClingmanBobby & Beth CohanimPorta Lee CohanimGordon & Trisha CohenMichael & Suzanne CohenSteve & Susie CohenMark & Nettie CohodasMelissa ColeKim ComstockSean CorcoranCarla CorkernKevin & Gail CoskeyErin CrawfordMoshe & Bracha CressTim CressDino & Jeannine CristofilisIan & Aurora CrosbyKit CudahyGreg & Barb DamonRick & Lara DavisRoderic DavisLucia De FunisLilly De JaenKrijn & Judy De JongeSharon DebbBJ DenihanBrian & Sandra DennyJim DePesoBen & Sarah DershowitzWilliam & Susan DershowitzSteve & Gina DichterMichael & Andrea DicksteinDan DixonDan & Mimi DixonDan & Sherry DixonFrancesca DonaldoTimothy DonlanBarbara & Barbara DorrKeith DvorchikKeith & Alison Dvorchik

    ANNUAL DONORS

  • Richard & Stacey EasternZach & Stacey EasternKeith & Danielle EatonLonnie & Susan EdelheitElizabeth EhrlichGrant EhrlichGail EidingerNancie EizenElizabeth Dutton & Danny Shader Alice ElliotAmanda EllisDonald & Linda ElmanKate EmersonLawrence EngelDavid EngelsteinJacob & Margo EngelsteinEd EpsteinEdward & Elaine EpsteinRick EskenaziScott & Victoria EskenaziRon & Jacquelyn EstrinWilliam EtkinDon & Deanne EtseksonPaul & Nancy EtseksonJerry EvansAleah FaracBobby & Shaudi FarahiJon FarberMordechai & Ruchie FarkashJeff FineRodney & Lauren FisherSteve & Patty FleischmanSteven FleischmannMichelle FleshmanAlan ForneyBernie & Shirley FoxNathan & Marcie FoxHarley & Lela FrancoJack & Gail FrankRachel FreedmanNeal FreelandRobert FriedCharles & Jill FriedmanJon & Miriam FriedmanMary FrimerDeb FroctRebecca FroggatJenell FuchsRichard & Barrie GalantiJonathan GallantYitzchok & Devorah GallorAnna GalperinJoel & Lori GamelKaren GamoranAnn GardnerLinda GarfinkelDove GartenbergJosh & Eva GavantHamutal GavishStephanie GebhardtLinda GeffenRobert & Talby GelbMesh GelmanEli & Eva GenauerSally GerlingPhilip & Ellen Gerson

    John & Kim GiannonePamela GienEric & Stacy GillettPeter & Lisa GillonJeffrey & Janet GindinJeff & Lora GinsbergAvremi & Chava Bayla GitlerDeanna GodelMike & Ilana GolanJennifer GoldMitch & Dawn GoldPhilip & Caryn GoldRobert GoldBarbara GoldbergLeisa GoldbergMark & Tziviah GoldbergMartin & Marla GoldbergShlomo & Karen Treiger GoldbergArthur & Susie GoldmanMarshall & Lyda GoldsmithHoward GoldsteinJoel & Nancy GoncharJordan GoncharMarc & Gina GoncharMatt & Nancy GordonWayne & Alisa GotelNorbert GottenbergEllie GottesmanMarla GottschalkJean GoutalDebra GravellePhyllis GravitzBeth GreenClifford & Alyssa GreenbergHarvey GreenbergMartin GreeneDavid GreensteinJeff & Judith GreensteinSteven & Valerie GreensteinHarvey & Giselle GreismanClaudio & Lori GuincherSandra GurkewitzErin GurneyYankel & Amy GutersonFrits & Myrna HabermannKenady HagueAndra HallTammy & Dana HarkenKristy HarlanJames HarmonBrian HaskelBen & Rubissa Sharona HassanAnnette HassonDan & Carloyn HathawayDoug & Jill HawkinsFrank HawkinsJanet HawkinsSteve HawkinsSandra HeinkeBruce HelbergGinny HellerSteven & Rachely HemmatChris HennigarDebbie HeyerSamantha Hicks

    Julie HirschMike & Laura HislopPeter & Stacey HochfelderLillian HollanderDerrick & Danae HordykDavid HornickAmnon & Revital HorowitzEd & Beverly HorwitzBrian & Alexa HugginsCaroline HughesBenjamin & Louis beryl HutchinsonAllison HyllGarrett & Rachel HymanMark & Nancy IgraDavid & Frances IsraelRick & Joyce IsraelJulie JablonskiRob & Elizabeth JacobsTom & Sarah JanoverSimon & Lori JawitzJody & Anneli JeffersonKevin & Carol JenneyJewish Learning InstituteJennifer JohnBarbara JohnsonRebbeca KadenGabi KadishIra & Susi KadishMarc & Debra KadishEllis & Vera KantorYael KantorBetsy KarotkinJoel & Joanne Katzevman

    Stuart & Chana Esther KaufmanIlan KaufthalCraig & Carol KeeblerNora KenwayChristy KenyonDan & Jo KershawMeir & Frumi KesslerImoniel & Mary KhaimovSandra KindermanStephen & Sheryl KingJason & Jane KintzerAlan & Sandra KipustMitchell & Anne KirschnerPaul & Nancy KirschnerMarion KitzAdam & Lindsey KlaffJeff & Rivka KlaffSydney & Israella KleimanCharna KleinDavid & Nika KlinghofferJacob KohnRoger & Kathryn KohnAdam & Michele KohornNissan & Mushka KornfeldYichezkel & Devorah KornfeldElizabeth KrakowBob & Barb KramerAndrew & Nina KrasnowAllan & Marla KriegerBradlee & Sandy KurlandLauren KurlandSusie KurtzAndrew & Heather Lader

    “Friendship Circle has completely changed Jayden’s quality of life in the most positive of ways. He had never really had a friend until he was matched with Sam. Sam sees Jayden every week and is like a part of our family.

    FOR US, THIS WAS THE MISSING PIECE.”Pam Rappaport, Mother of Jayden

  • David & Sue LandauRichard LaneJonathan & Karen LangmanGary & Laura LauderWilliam LauderAaron & Amy LavinFran LawsonHershel LawsonJoe & Sharon LawsonMark & Evan LawsonRobin LawsonSteve & Debbie LawsonPatty LazarusJosh LearnerDave LenoxLisa LeonNina LesavoyAaron & Shira LevinJoshua & Irit LevinKayla LevinChaim & Techiya LevineCharlotte LevinsonDan LevinsonDan & Stacey LevitanRobert & Yanina LevitanAlter & Debora LevitinLevi & Bancha LevitinShirley LevitinShnear & Chaya LevitinIlana LevitonElie & Miriam LevyOfra LevyClayton LewisAndrea LiebermanBen LinderErik & Andrea LinesPatricia LiptonJennifer LissStanley & Harriet LittStephanie LiversDon & JoEllen LoebRichard & Francine LoebBrian & Betsy LoshAlbert & Esther LottJeremy & Elicia LottMartin & Sharon LottGordon & Michal LotzkarDouglas & Ellen LoweyJacob & Talia LunonJulie LyssAlex LytleJustin & Amy MagaramDouglas MaguireShushanik & Galina ManashirovaSaifo & Frumi MarasowMichael & Lisa MargoliesEmily MarksAugustin & Augustin MartinezJoel MartinezJoel & Leigh MartinezNeiso MascatelKatie MasonGary & Erika MattDaniel & Rosie MattioRon & Ann Dee Mayers

    Pete McCormickIan & Sonnet MckinnonLouise McQuadePatricia McquadeLauren MeadeNancy MeadeSherri MeadeCraig & Robin MedinMichael & Diane MedvedLeah MedwayPeta MehlmanJohn MeisenbachDonald & Shelley MeltzerMelinda MerrillJeff & Jamie Elyse Merriman-CohenShuki & Chana MeyerYehoshua MeyerBeverly MezistranoBruce & Lori MezistranoJoe & Michelle MezistranoJoel & Hoda MezistranoMarilyn MezistranoRachelle MezistranoAdam & Marilyn MihlstinBrad & Laura MillerBrett MillerJeremy MillerJeremy & Barbara MillerJody MillerStephen & Eve MilsteinPete & Charlotte MinichEdwin & Pnina MirskyDavid MohlmanRobert MonskyScott & Valerie MooreCarrie MorganMichael & Linda MorganDavid & Renee MorrisIan & Lisa MorrisKaylee MorrisStanley MortenEleanor MoscatelNeiso MoscatelKiwa NadasSally NarodickRick & Jodi NegrinMarty & Melissa NelsonVernon & Elizabeth NeppeNissim & Judy NeumanJames F Newell IIIJon & Naomi NewmanOmri NimniBalke & Molly NordstromDodi & Rachael NovHelen O’NeillLouise ObadiaRourke & Rourke ObrienKristina OlafssonShai & Taryn OmranAndrew OshrinAndrew & Michelle OshrinJudith OsmanCasey & Christy Otley

    James & Andrew PackmanLauren PalkMarcia PalkBerel & Goldie PaltielJoseph PaluskaJohn PantowichMikesh & Swati ParekhAnne PariseauBen & Brooke PariserGreg & Anne PaskettJim & Susan PassMark & Martha PatricofLauren PearlTad & Margaret PearlMindi PearseChun Yun PengJohn & Maggie PepperKirana PereraStan & Joan PerkinsJoel PetersonMarlene PihaRuss PillarPaula PodemskiBilly & Ricca PollJudy PollCharles & Eleaner PollnowScott & Karin PollockEdee PolyakofskyDmitri & Rebecca PolyakovskyTerry & Erica Posner

    Paige PrillAdam & Jan ProssinHerb PruzanHerbert & Lucy PruzanMartin & Tami RabinBill RadkeEitan & Leah RadstoneMatt & Amy RagenMimi RamseyJosie RandlesDarrin & Pam RapoportYechezkel & Ora RapoportMichael & Susan RaskinLisa RatliffeBeverly ReedChad & Jennifer ReibmanArnold & Anita ReichScott & Scott ReiterJane RepensekPeter & Debra RettmanZelle RettmanEllis ReyesLorne & Elizabeth RichmondSteve & Laurie RittTaya RivieraMelissa RivkinJeff & Briana RobertsJonathan D. & Elizabeth RobertsRichard & Colleen RobertsonMatt & Lisa Robinson

    “BEING A LEADER MEANS PUTTING OTHERS BEFORE YOU. Friendship Circle gives you that experience because there is nothing more rewarding than being able to provide children with something so basic and essential as Friendship.”Friendship Circle Volunteer

  • Marius & Janet RochonRochelle RomanoJudy RosenSamantha RosenStan & Michele RosenDan RosenbergSamuel RosenblattJay RosenbloomNorman RosenbloomMark & Susanne RosenkranzDan & Alex RosensteinJosh & Susie RosensteinChaim RoslenErin RossNeil & Liz RossPhil RotnerMarc RoussoAlexis RubensteinElihu RubinMitchell RubinThomas & Nina RubinArthur & Ellen RubinfeldDavid & Margaret RudinDan & Yuki SacksKenneth SacksSusan SacksMadrienne SalgadoAri & Shelley SalomonErin SammonsJames & Sedona SanchezAaron & Joanna SandorffyWalter Delaney SantarelliFaye SarkowskySteven & Stacey SarkowskyBarbara SayresCarl & Brianna SayresRachel SchachterIlene SchafferJack & Lisa SchaloumGilbert ScharfLudmila SchechtmanGabriel & Nevet ScherzerIrwin & Babette SchillerMarjorie SchmidtTeri SchneeweissJeff SchoenfeldMichael & Shainie SchufflerJeffrey SchwartzLee & Lisa SchwartzSteven & Peggy SchwartzGirl ScoutsJanet SeidelDanny & Elisabeth ShadderNorman Nathan ShareRachel ShawJessica SheaMatt & Jamie SheaEli & Irit ShechtmanMarilyn SheldonEvan ShereckJudith ShereckAimee SheridanCraig ShermanRich ShermanDavid & Linda Sherran

    Allan SherrifDonald & Bobbi ShifrinDavid & Rose ShinderNeal & Sarah ShoreShimon & Michelle ShrikiSharon ShufflerAlan & Carol SidellStan & Iantha SidellJolie SiegelAni SielerBrad & Jan SilverbergLori SilversteinJill SimonDavid & Shirley SinclairJohn & Mary Ann SindorfSuzanne SkoneAnita SkopLarry & Amy SlateMarc SloanMichele SlotemakerLaura SmithScott & Joanne SmithMichael & Wendy SpektorJanet SpiegelRon SpiegelRonald & Ronnie SpiegelJoel & Jackie SpitzRobert & Kathleen SpitzerTracy SquillaceMarjorie StarnesHarvey & Irina SteinIrene SteinbergGregory SteinhauerKate StevensonDavid & Joy StiefelKimberly StiglianoJason & Amanda StofferSarah StolbergGary & Cindy StratinerCynthia StroumWillie & Trilby StumpGary & Lily StuteSarah SuenagaBobby & Alayne SulkinErik & Kerry SundholmSteve SussmanMichael & Elizabeth SweeneyTableauDavid TalbergShmuel & Rosi TennenhausMadeline TessierSarah ThibaudeauLynne ThomasCooke ThompsonMikal & Lynn ThomsenTim & Jane TiscorniaDiane TitchLaura TomaselliRhonda TomsicJames ToneyRob TorenLibby TorranceErica TripardMerin Troutman TruistLindy Tucker

    Lloyd TuckerBobby & Lauren TurnerLaura UmetsuKimberly VanceStewart & Stephanie VassauManlio & Gail VecchietMichael & Stacy VinnickJohn VoganBrian VolkertDavid VoluckMagen WadeNomi Wagner Bean Gregory & Ilyse Wagner Steve WagnerMartin & Deb WahlAlan & Kim WaldbaumNeil & Lisa` WallackMike & Dina Wampold Tom & Tali WangJennie WarrenJim & Andrea WatsonAnne WayWilliam & Lindsay Webster Julie WeedCarol WeeksMichael & Lesley Weichbrodt Yarden WeidenfeldPerry WeinbergYakov WeingrowMark & Kim WeinsteinRon & Devorah Weinstein Steve & Esther Weinstein Jonathan Weintraub Shoshanah Weisinger Bettina WeissLowell WeissPeter & Robin Jennifer Weiss Janet Wickersheim Christopher Wiggins Sherry WilliamsPatricia WillnerMindy WilsonRuth WilsonKirby & Alison Winfield David WolfJudi WolfMarshall & Judi Wolf Robert & Lisi WolfAaron & Amy WolffJim & Marianne WolffTodd WoodruffRachel WoodwardAmber WordenStacie WordenKaren WrinkleMoshe & Karen Yalovsky Jennifer YerkesC. YeshivalinessCharlene YoritsuneZe`Ev & Laurie Young David & Shauna Youssefnia Rose YuBernard & Evelyn Yudowitz Ilan & Patricia Zawadzki

    Hanna Smilanksy is the idealFriendship Circle volunteer. Hannah, who has befriended three children over the past two years, came to Friendship Circle in her ju-nior year in order to earn communi-ty service credits.

    Hannah shares her feelings onher summer camp experience; “Working with children with special needs is something good.

    Yet, I never imagined that I would receive so much in return, YOU BECOME PART OF A COMMUNITY.”

    Working with the children atFriendship Circle has even helped shape my career aspira-tions. As a junior at Vanderbilt I am studying child development with a focus on disability studies and have become interested in developing better environments for children with special needs.

    VOLUNTEERING HAS ALSO TAUGHT ME TO TAKE MY TIME & TO APPRECIATE PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES”

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