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This year about 4 0 RHS s tu ­
OpeN Store dents volunteered to organize and

run an event to serve th e needs o f
fam ilies In Omaha.

Interview with Mre. I3 rudc:

1. What exactly Is the open store?
It Is an opportlunltq for anqone to get the thin?* theq reallq need for
free In an open and respectful envlornment.

2. How did Ralston become a part of the open store?
Volunteers building sandwich
I met Suzl Yokelq-Busbq at a Service Learning Seminar and she wanted
lunches "together.
a school that would be able to take charge of the store. — — — — — —

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3. What kinds of donations were qou hoping for?
It started with Just clothing and toiletries. I reallq wanted clothing
that would help the people with Jobs and that tqpe of stuff. But It was
hard to not take the other good donations like things for children and
houseware.

4. How did the whole thing go?
It went reallq well. We served about 240 people, so It was a great suc­ Ralston stu d e n ts sorting
cess. Also I now know things that could be changed for next qear and through gia nt piles o f clothes.
that Is awesome.

(Right:Junior (Paige Cote taking the initia­
tive to askjjacob (Evans instead o f waiting
to 6e asked.

Above: lays ha Co (grove was asked to
prom by her boyfriend o f a year, (Ben
Adgire. (Ben knew how much days ha
enjoyed decorating plain white tennis
shoes, so he gave her a pair o f shoes
that were embe dished with the words

'Arid“You (jo Eo Prom 'With die? ”

Above: A hong w ith 17 o f his Lefi: dhefirst big prom move o f the year, (Bright

friends, Cokin Erye toofj Koma woo spared no expense when asking 1(ristin
advantage o f his musicaf takents (jardner. A n unsuspecting ‘Rristin thought she was
learning how to make a commercial in Speech, but the
and serenaded girlfriend Okivia
lesson plan fo r the day was a kittle more romantic.
Charkesworth w ith a song he
J-ferfavorite song started playing and the projector
wrote him self.
read, “Willyou go to prom with me?” (Bright walked
in and handed her a bouquet o f flowers.