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If one or a few of your donors walked through the door right now,  

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what would you do, what would you say. 

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I would give them a hug if they let me and tell them thank you. 

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I would,

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I would just give them a hug I think and tell them thank you not only 

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helping me through school but also giving me one of the best coaches I have ever had. 

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Thank you so much for investing in me, you have inspired me and motivated me 

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to keep going in my studies knowing there are people that believe in me and want me to succeed. 

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Just be overwhelmed, I would just thank them over and over again. 

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I would want to go up to all of them and say thank you for recognizing 

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my academic achievements 

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Because we were calling on giving day, it was really cool 

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to see the callers get pumped when we got donations or we got contributions 

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and it was just exciting to see people 

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contribute to Western and to give back to Western. 

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Someone asked where I was and where I was trying to be, 

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and I said, Well I may be 150 dollars short, 

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and the person just said, alright, 150 dollars there you go. 

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Western Oregon University is just an over all 

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amazing university and I have always said that since the first moment 

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I got here. And now, finishing my fourth year 

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it really has been a great, great experience. 

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The incredible generosity of other people has just impacted me and in that 

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I can choose to help other people and impact other people 

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with my generosity. It boosted my self esteem, 

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and determination to get in there, do the work, and set achievable goals 

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that have gone on to shape my entire life. 

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