...Brad Vonck is one of them. A sophomore at the University of Illinois, Vonck will travel to San Juan, Texas, in a group of 13 students to volunteer with La Union del Pueblo Entero, an organization that helps strengthen the communities and lives of farm workers and their families...

san juan, texas is very close to where i spent half of my childhood. it's refreshing to know that there are still some kids that are opting for volunteer work as opposed to underage drinking in mexico.

(via cnn)

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