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Emerald Pool is on top of Vernal Falls in Yosemite. My family used to go to Yosemite every year. Each year we hike up to the top of Vernal Falls and stay at Emerald Pool for the whole afternoon. I have made many memories there and it's a very peaceful place. It is secluded on the other side and it feels as if you can stay there forever.

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Emerald Pool at Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Pa

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Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, John Muir Trail, Easter Weekend, 2015 👍😃🙌🙏🎁🎉☺️

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Families Forward is a very special philanthropy for me. I have volunteered there for the last three summers. I have developed special relationships there with my fellow volunteers, the children, and the staff there. The children have taught me what it's like to have nothing. These children are some of the happiest kids I have ever met; they always say thank you and can always put a smile on your face. I always feel so lucky to volunteer there because not only is it giving back but it is a way to compensate. My mom and her family was in a program very similar to this one when she was a child and I know from my mom's family how well this program can work. This is why I have been raising money for this charity. So far I have helped raise around 3,000 dollars for them. Please help if you want!

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"Here at Families Forward, I learned how to have a positive approach toward fatherhood." - Martin M., Past Parent Participant

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The people in my class have helped shape me in every way. We have all grown up together and have made each other better for a long time. I have learned all of the basic skills from learning to tie my shoes to leaning how to make friends with these people. They have also helped shaped how I see things and my views.

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My family has shaped my views the most. They have also been there through everything. They love me and have taught me to love others. My family's situations has also shaped me. My family members are all from very different situations and races. My cousins have grown up almost without a father, my grandparents and mother are from another country, and my uncle has struggled through addiction and not getting a job. I have seen what it looks like to be in bad situations through them and have learned to move on and get better. My cousins are now in collage and are in technology jobs, my grandparents are thriving and just beat cancer, and my uncle now has a stable job. They have all taught me to persevere.

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Mayfield Junior really shaped my world views and also shaped how I saw God. Through all of the religion classes and random lessons I learned to be kind through my actions. Also by going to this school I have grown up with my faith instead of finding it myself. I have always thought of God being there but have not really known what that means. For a long time I never thought about God but proceeded to go to church and mass. I know now what it means to be religious now.

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Mrs. Holtsnider is a retired teacher at my old school or at least that's how she started. Mrs. Holtsnider soon became very close to our family. She helped my dad all through RCIA. She taught him how to treat God and helped shape what He means to my dad. Mrs. Holtsnider has helped shaped my faith by shaping my dad's. Mrs. Holtsnider is now my conformation sponsor as well. She is going to continue to help me strive under God's influence. Mrs. Holtsnider is also someone I admire so much. She has been through a lot as a person and is always giving back. I try to be like her and give back as much as possible.