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Sam’s Story
Hometown: Woodbury, MN
How long have you been volunteering with People Serving People? Since August, 2017
Favorite Book: Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Hobbies: Soccer, running, biking, camping, hiking, reading, and playing with dogs.
Favorite Quotation: “Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
Favorite PSP Memory: All the different times that kids have asked me to do math (I love teaching math). One girl and I even came up with a new game – Math Hangman.
Why do you volunteer with People Serving People? I volunteer with PSP because being around children gives me life. I really enjoy being a person who can have a lot of fun with kids, but help to further their academics at the same time. All the kids that are at PSP are amazing and never fail to impress me.
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Jon’s Story
Hometown: Schofield, WI
How long have you been volunteering with People Serving People? Since March, 2018
Favorite Book: Quiet by Susan Cain. I enjoy this book because it looks at personality traits and how everyone is unique and has gifts to offer society, whether they talk a lot or talk a little.
Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee, reading, puzzles.
Favorite Quotation: “Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Gandhi
Favorite PSP Memory: A favorite memory I have volunteering at People Serving People is seeing how much people grow each time I come to volunteer.
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Mark’s Story
Hometown: Hazleton, PA
How long have you been with People Serving People? Since September 2013
Favorite Book: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (Hemmingway’s The Sun also Rises is a close second)
Hobbies: I love to travel and still run 25 miles/week.
Favorite Quotation: “Let us chart our course by the stars and not from the lights on each passing ship.”
Favorite PSP Memory: I have tutored so many great kids I could easily fill a book of great memories. A recent one is I was reading a book with a nine year old which led her to ask me how old I was. I told her I was 66. Immediately her eyes grew wide and she said “Why you don’t look a day over 55!”
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Sam’s Story
Hometown: Eau Claire, WI
How long have you been with People Serving People? Since February 2016
Favorite book: Wonder by R.J. Palacio. I highly recommend it to everyone!
Hobbies: I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, running, reading, and writing.
Favorite quotation: “Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody.”
Favorite PSP Memory: I have made many great memories in my time here, but one that especially stands out to me is when I was helping a girl study for an upcoming test. She had a moment where her eyes lit up because she realized she was the one teaching me something new and she finally understood the material. The next week when I saw her she ran up to me right away to give me a big hug and tell me how well she did on the test. It was one of those moments that just filled my heart with happiness.