YOUTH FROM ALL OVER THE U-S HAVE BEEN IN THE CITY THIS WEEK TO HELP OUT RESIDENTS WITH HOME REPAIR PROJECTS. 

THE GROUP, KNOWN AS WORLD CHANGERS, HAS BEEN HARD AT IT AS EXPLAINED BY TARA LEE, A MISSIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST WITH THE ORGANIZATION:

OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS MAKE UP THIS GROUP OF WORLD CHANGERS., WHO HAVE HELPED CITY RESIDENTS WHO OTHERWISE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIRS:

LEE SAYS THE VOLUNTEERS ENJOY BEING ABLE TO MEET OTHER KIDS FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. THEY ALSO GAIN A SENSE OF PRIDE FROM THEIR WORK:

THE CITY PROVIDED $30-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PAY FOR THE MATERIALS USED IN THE NINE HOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
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