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My Advocacy Project involved embracing diversity, this includes race integration. One of my goals towards this included trying to integrate races at my school. The first step involved getting my diverse friends to interact. Then, getting lunch tables from diverse groups to integrate. Indeed, my advocacy project has been a difficult task.

Aside from teaching me the importance of giving back, SOS Outreach has also taught me leadership. I believe that one of the most effective ways to lead is through charismatic leadership. There's no doubt that you need to inject huge doses of enthusiasm into everything you do.

For instance, I used this type of leadership during the cross country season. Being captain of the team, I had the responsibility of injecting this dose…

Be happy and help others be happy too

 If you ask a Junior Sherpa why they do what they do, it's common to hear "Because I want to give back." If you ask me why I'm a Junior Sherpa, I would say the same thing. However my answer is not because I lack panache or creativity, but because I really mean it.

SOS Outreach has helped me grow as a person. I remember being a timid 8 year old who dreaded…