I have met scores of children who have overcome the oddssometimes alonebut often also with the help of a parent who wouldnt quit. a teacher who wouldnt take "no" for an answer. a former gang member whose sworn duty is to keep young people out of gangs. a philanthropist who insisted that Denvers kids would go to college. In these exceptional children I have seen the indomitable nature of the human spirit persevere against all odds and have recognized how little I and most of us have achieved by comparison. I have met kids who take three buses both ways to school leaving as early as 5:30 in the morning just to have the benefit of a better school all the way on the other side of town. kids who cant get up in the morning because they have to work until 11 oclock or 12 oclock at night in a fast food restaurant to help pay the rent. kids who pour their heart and soul out into their studies and communities only to learn that college is not for them because of an immigration status they did not even know that they had. I met kids who were the primary caregivers of younger brothers and sisters who are taking care of ailing parents and grandparents. who have made it to college for the first time in their familys history who are that 9 in 100. who represent the best of our human spirit. They are our heroes.
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