Volunteerism

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This paper presents a personal account of the writer's experiences as a volunteer. The paper explains how the writer volunteered with a group of friends at the Top of Utah Marathon in Logan, an annual event that draws marathon runners from all over the world. It describes the writer's experiences on that day and the impact that this volunteer experience had on him.

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"What I saw on that early fall morning was people who were just like me - students, families, women, men, children, who wanted to stretch their boundaries and be something special for just one moment in time. I saw real people with real problems and real lives, who transcended all that for just a few hours and became heroes in their own right. That's what they were, you know, heroes, who made it all the way to the finish line, despite all the odds against them. Old and young, rich and poor, all the runners were the same on the fall day, and it made me feel as if I could do anything - anything that I wanted passionately to do."

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