The city where I currently live is basically a university and high tech town. Along with a ridiculous number of high tech companies there are two universities here, the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, which are three blocks apart. I did my B.A. at Waterloo and my Master's at Laurier.
Today I came across a story about some kids from Laurier who are spending their Reading Week (Spring Break) down in Louisiana building a house for a family that it still struggling after Katrina. I know it is a small thing but I thought these kids deserved a bit of recognition for giving up their break to do something selfless (and at their own expense) that will make a huge difference in the lives of a family that desperately needs a helping hand. With Laurier being such a party school it is nice to see that some of its students haven't lost sight of the bigger picture.
Here is the link to the story.
Some Good Kids Doing A Good Deed
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Some Good Kids Doing A Good Deed
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Re: Some Good Kids Doing A Good Deed
That's cool...way more worthy than spending the break drunk in bikinis.
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Re: Some Good Kids Doing A Good Deed
I agree, but what is wrong with doing those selfless acts in bikinis, why throw that in? ;) Everyone needs a drink while on break! Helps things get done betta!CameronBornAndBred wrote:That's cool...way more worthy than spending the break drunk in bikinis.