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GES14181stPlace:KevinAguilar
d theirstrugglespoorlyunderstood.The Associaon entheopportunitytoworkhardintheclassroom ratherthaninthefields.Noneofthedescrip ram
presentsourparentspu dren,theyseetheirchildrengradua ngfrom school.
rossedtheborderandle theirbeau fullandoftheEAGLEtoUSETHEIR TER PAY andEDUCATION fortheirKIDS,andtheAMERICANDREAM!
ithit.Farmworkerchildrensome mesmustworkashardasadultsinthefields.
JulietaCruzAge171stPlaceBakersfield,CAIdrew the world as aclockbecauseitrepresents memovingforward and the worldchanging.The children above arefieldworkers, and thetwo graduates areguidingandshowingthe younger ones thatit'spossibletoaccomplishtheirgoals and that be erthingsawaittocome.
AlejandraNúñez,Age162ndPlaceYuma,COA paththatisdifficultbutthatintheendhasitsrewards. I believethat allchildren hisshadow iswho hewants to become: aschoolgraduate.The effort we maketodaywillbetheharvestofthegoodthingsthat
earmsrepresentfrom whereeachkidcomesfromaroundtheworld.Onthele isabookshelfandontherightthereisaclassroom withchildrentorepresenttheireduca on.Bo om le resentmyfamilytoshowwhereIcomefrom.
splan tthesame ntsharvesta erharvest,·at lunch n ow lassyandsheremindsmeofthehopeshehasinmetocon ydream eircountriesandlovedonesbehindinhopesofabe ificing,invesng,andhopingtheir etheworld"
hing.amilyismynumberonemo tchangeMyfwhoIam becausewhatisreallyimportantishow dtheonewhoisse alsobeundeligh ehaverou o ateintheyear.Thishasneverstoppedmefrom ge highschoolandgotocollege.Forthesereasons,I'm notgivingupmyeducaonevenif understandhow ealthy.wecandoitnoma gweputourmindsto.
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eagriculturalworkers,theygrow enofixedhours.Whatmo ecauseIdonotwanttolosemyseH.Thereare hingmuchbe changesomethingsthatmaketheworldbe erandsafe.Iwanttoinspireothersandmo susdownnewpaths."
hildren’srights,forasafeand e overall by making a ampaign.YES!Iwouldliketomakeacontribu easemakecheckto:AFOPandwriteinMemo:CIFC1150Connec ryourgenerosity!
one:202.963.3201Email:for@afop.org1150Connec fo@afop.orgPhone:(202)9633200FOLLOW US:@CIFCampaign
School is the number one thing on my mind everyday too.Being the first one to go off to college gives me more mo va on to try harder everyday. Migra ng to schools every year is rough and difficult. Besides social problems, moving schools will have me behind in school lessons because I arrive late in the year.
