“The YMSL Experience”
Bohdan Salcido
November 3, 2019
There are many opportunities within YMSL that present themselves as both enlightening and unique, but in the beginning, I wasn’t
so sure I understood the objective, nor was I sure I wanted to be a part of
it. When I went to one of the first YMSL
meetings my freshman year at King Soopers, we learned all about a single mother
and got insight into what her week looked like.
I was moved by her and how hard she had to work just to get food on the
table every day for her and her kids. It was a very fun meeting, setting up a
meal for her and her family for $10 or under, but it made me realize how
stressful it must be to try to provide an inexpensive and healthy meal and how
many people in our community are impacted by this situation every day. After that meeting, I felt like YMSL was
really something I liked and wanted to be a part of. I feel privileged to have an extremely loving
family and very supportive friends and I that have the ability to participate
in sports, travel, etc., but not everyone has these opportunities, so this was
enlightening and I knew this was a way I could contribute.
My relationship with my Mom also has improved a
lot as well because when do a service or volunteer at Respite Care
(my favorite philanthropy) we work hard together to achieve a goal of making
someone else's life better. Getting up early in the morning and helping kids
with special needs have a fun day at the Lee Martinez Farm or at the museum
makes me extremely happy because they are cheerful and loving and that makes my
Mom and me feel that we are helping give back to this amazing community filled
with really grateful and charitable people. Overall, I think that YMSL has opened
my eyes and made me feel like a helpful member of this community and that is
the least I can do since I was born and raised in Fort Collins.
Sipping on my morning coffee and shedding happy tears. Great job, Bohdan! You and your mom are making a difference ... one person at a time. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteThoughtful and articulate! What a great young man Bohdan is!
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