http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/rainier-valley-teen-wins-governor%e2%80%99s-scholarship-for-service-to-community/ Proudly serving Southeast Seattle since 2007 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:27:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/rainier-valley-teen-wins-governor%e2%80%99s-scholarship-for-service-to-community/comment-page-1/#comment-12462 mimi Thu, 14 May 2009 15:39:09 +0000 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=8691#comment-12462 congrats to a hard working young man! congrats to a hard working young man!

]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/rainier-valley-teen-wins-governor%e2%80%99s-scholarship-for-service-to-community/comment-page-1/#comment-12461 sam Thu, 14 May 2009 08:01:36 +0000 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=8691#comment-12461 To all gun-toting youths aimlessly wandering the streets and blaming lack of resources and mentors in the Valley for your plight....well, this article shows that they're out there for the taking. Michael found it. In spite of a difficult upbringing, Michael found safety, home, friends, skills, role models, the "father he never had" in the Rainier Vista B&G Club exec. dir....all the things people claim you're looking for, but can't seem to find except in unruly gangs. The question is...do you want it the way Michael wanted it? Or is running the streets just way more interesting and exciting? To all gun-toting youths aimlessly wandering the streets and blaming lack of resources and mentors in the Valley for your plight….well, this article shows that they’re out there for the taking. Michael found it. In spite of a difficult upbringing, Michael found safety, home, friends, skills, role models, the “father he never had” in the Rainier Vista B&G Club exec. dir….all the things people claim you’re looking for, but can’t seem to find except in unruly gangs. The question is…do you want it the way Michael wanted it? Or is running the streets just way more interesting and exciting?

]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/rainier-valley-teen-wins-governor%e2%80%99s-scholarship-for-service-to-community/comment-page-1/#comment-12455 tlp Thu, 14 May 2009 00:27:50 +0000 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=8691#comment-12455 Nice work Michael. May you go far in life. Nice work Michael. May you go far in life.

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