“ Mom can I help set the table? Mom can I track the eggs into the meatloaf? Mom can I squish it all together? ” Feeling more mature and older when she finally gave into letting me helping her prepare dinner, it was always so important to me to help her. It was a battle every night, but I knew that if I kept fighting she would let me help eventually. That’s when I really learned how to fight for something that was important to me. I suppose that’s how Project Buddy has grown to be so strong and important. So I guess you could say that my persistence led to the beginning of Project Buddy. Project Buddy started as just a thought at a leadership program i am involved in, but it turned into so much more than that. Project Buddy became something I was willing to put my time and effort into. I then recruited two other students to help me, Our goal was to make sure no child was left to struggle academically, when it could take something as simple as flashcards to help them do something extraordinary. …show more content…
Now I think “ What if they would have had someone to do flashcards with them at school?”. “ Would they have been held back?”. Both of my parents worked extremely hard outside of the home. Sometimes they didn’t have the time to help them. So not only has this program become important to me, it has become personal and has become my passion. I don’t want to see other elementary students today struggle the way I seen my siblings did. I want them to know that if the set their mind to it anything is