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Published: Mon, 9 Nov 2009
Description: Colombian immigrant earns 'Youth of the Year' award from the Boys & Girls Club
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" At nineteen most college students are heading to class and trying to figure out what to majoring in. -- Carolina Correia immigrated to this country from Colombia when she was twelfth. And already she's making a difference inspiring the lives of millions of young people throughout this country helping them set their goals and surgeries. -- fall settling in on the picturesque campus of Assumption College in Worcester Massachusetts. This is where -- Korea currently calls home. Carolina is not your average college student. A freshman double majoring in psychology and political science she is the first Latina to receive the national Boys and Girls Club. Youth of the year award. In that role she represents four point five million members of the club she's living her dream. A vision that once seemed impossible to accomplish."
" I feel like personally like I want to struggles. If it was a for the struggles I wouldn't be me I wouldn't. I wouldn't be as much right as I am right now I wouldn't taken education an opportunity to swimming like all these opportunities as. As seriously as a half."
" The award also pave the way for her to have a face to face a meeting with president Barack Obama. What they say take it."
" A lot but some even -- Britney was on. Said that there will always be of assistance and change and to acquire something great. You always have to change some things and you always have to work hard."
" And that is South Carolina lives her life. Working hard to make a difference. Her positive change beginning to take place -- the Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. At the club a banner proudly acknowledges Caroline is accomplishment becoming the youth of the year. Carolina is already a role model for the kids."
" what's really from refreshing about Caroline is that. Because she's seen so much struggle and her young life. She takes advantage of every opportunity. And is truly appreciative of those opportunities."
" Before coming to America Carolina recalls being a poor child growing up in managing Columbia. She remembers it being a place overwhelmed with crime and poverty. And the place of great personal pain and -- her father not died victims of the rampant violence in the land and then our beloved grandmother passed away."
" At this struggle through on death and my family and loosen my -- in my dad who's in my grandma and out. It's just the things you see any Columbia like poverty and like education there is not the Siemens here it's limited is very limited."
" Tuesday when she describes as a vicious environment Carolina says her mother and stepfather -- she and her younger brother to Pawtucket for a fresh start. For Carolina the move was the beginning of a brand new life brimming with hope a promising life discovered at the polish and girls club. Which became like her adopted family."
" That's that they if started teaching me how to land and glands and -- and got my passion for Sunday in an actress friend and now. It's come out of it okay can adapt says an -- like such a welcoming environments and like. It was a -- environment it was that I feel like home they let my whole for a lot of time my -- is allowing -- and is dishonest and race on ninety billion spies and they get doesn't feeling their way again and this is like a big."
" Family Carolina pours her heart and soul into everything she does motivating children become successful on every level. Tutoring them at school work helping people learn how to read write and speak English to become US citizens. Instructing in coaching kids in swimming education and physical fitness also inspire Carolina. By excelling in swimming she is the first Latina to be recruited to assumption colleges swim team. For someone who didn't know how to swim or even speak English just seven years ago. Caroline has come a very long way she loves being a citizen of the United States. And -- her adopted country provides incredible opportunities for her to live life. Beyond the -- and."
" I don't want to be pointed to a picture and say bashing of the president Tina. Ann Lott and what does she do to Andrea and it's colleague -- as like. A crackdown the first Bettina something else could have been the first Latina on AB of that the first Latina -- then fled his country and that the best for this huge thing like. I hadn't decided in my class a will be education. Education to -- without outlet like if I -- about a life if I didn't want an environment like the woman -- and."
" You gotta love her spirit -- his platform by the way for the boys and girls -- for is to promote education. To the four point five million members she says with out -- you cannot achieve your drink."
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