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Old 12-22-2014, 10:00 AM
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Just like the young man in this poem, Those who volunteer at schools are making a difference in a child's life.


STARFISH POEM

One day an old man was walking down the beach just before dawn.* In the distance he saw a young man picking up stranded starfish and throwing them back into the sea.*
As the old man approached the young man, he asked, "Why do you spend so much energy doing what seems to be a waste of time?"
The young man explained that the stranded starfish would die if left in the morning sun.*
The old man exclaimed, "But there must be thousands of starfish.* How can your efforts make any difference?"*
The young man looked down at the starfish in his hand and as he threw it to safety in the sea, he said," It makes a difference to this one!"
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