{"id":2668,"date":"2016-08-29T21:47:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T21:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/?p=2668"},"modified":"2016-08-29T21:47:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T21:47:00","slug":"envoy-charter-brings-volunteer-kids-home-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/2016\/08\/29\/envoy-charter-brings-volunteer-kids-home-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Envoy Charter brings volunteer kids home"},"content":{"rendered":"

In \u2018The City That Never Sleeps\u2019 it seems fitting that the teenagers on the Team Kids<\/a> tour bus would pull into the Holiday Inn well past their bedtime. Their hair was matted and stuck to their faces. Their T-shirts were wrinkled and stretched. Each volunteer looked beyond exhaustion. As they filed in line carrying bags, pillows, camera equipment and clothing, they looked at the elevator as if it were the last climb up Mount Everest.<\/p>\n

Hopefully they would get some rest. They had a big day in front of them; seminars and conferences at the poker online freeUnited Nations building for International Youth Day<\/a> and a tour of the 9\/11 Memorial and Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

calvin lee pokerFriday, August 12 was the culmination of their nationwide community-service tour, which covered 14 cities in 14 days. On the 15th anniversary of Team Kids, the Team Kids Servathon: Tour Across America embarked on a journey from Irvine, California to New York, New York. The organization that began just before the September 11 attacks was commemorating its service with a final trip to the city that inspired its mobilization.<\/p>\n

Envoy had the honor of flying these courageous and selfless young people back home. We were also lucky enough to join in with their tour through New York City.<\/p>\n

These Kids Are Different<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Outside the poker online freeUnited Nations building, a group of Team Kids volunteers screamed with delight as a black dog and its owner walked by. The owner said, \u201cGo ahead, he loves to be petted.\u201d That\u2019s all he had to say before all of the Team Kids were rubbing the dog\u2019s belly and scratching behind his ears. Passers-by must have looked at the group of teenagers and thought, \u201cWhat if they act like this inside the U.N.?\u201d \"IMG_TeamKids_JFK_LAX_Aug2016-12\"But\u00a0once inside, these typical-fur loving teens instantly morphed into focused young adults ready to learn.<\/p>\n

Many of the kids attended a sustainability seminar in the UN Economic and Social Council Chamber. Most of them found seats in the very front of the chamber to completely immerse themselves in the speakers\u2019 presentations.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_TeamKids_JFK_LAX_Aug2016-40\"Upstairs on the 27th floor, the Team Kids chaperons gave a presentation covering sustainability that they blew away the corporate sponsors. The group had one day to prepare for the presentation, but gave no sign of it.<\/p>\n

That kind of strength and togetherness is what Team Kids is all about<\/strong>. Throughout this year\u2019s Servathon, they\u2019ve revamped afflicted lots in New Orleans, tilled gardens in Austin and handed out care packages to homeless persons in Times Square; all in the name of sustainable development goals aimed to make the world a better place.<\/p>\n

The kids of Team Kids are different. We\u2019ve heard it all \u2013 kids today are selfish, disinterested, apathetic, etc. None of those labels could begin to qualify these kids.<\/p>\n

“The only calvin lee pokercure is more knowledge”<\/h3>\n

Eighteen-year-old Molly Hudash is the perfect example of the maturity and capability of the young people growing up through the program. Molly, the daughter of Team Kids CEO Julie Hudash, has been involved with the program since its inception. She\u2019s been on many trips with Team Kids, but nothing like this arduous 14-day excursion across \"IMG_TeamKids_JFK_LAX_Aug2016-54\"America.<\/p>\n

Molly mentioned that her favorite city to visit was New Orleans, because of the history and the work they did beautifying a rundown city block. \u201cIt was 105 degrees, humid, hot, sweaty and a little bit miserable,\u201d she says. \u201cBut those are my favorite days because everyone suffers together, which brings us closer together when people get out of their comfort zone.\u201d
\nMolly\u00a0also presented at the U.N. She was tasked with explaining how racial and gender inequalities play into an unsustainable planet. \u201cIt\u2019s a sad truth, but racism is not over,\u201d she said. \u201cI know this because I see what my friends have to experience. I have friends from all sorts of \"IMG_TeamKids_JFK_LAX_Aug2016-73\"backgrounds: black, Hispanic, LGBTQ\u2026I pmang pokerreally value diversity. Unfortunately, there is still a problem with inequality, and the only cure is more knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each day on their tour, the volunteers gathered together for a debriefing where they shared their experience with the rest of the group. During the debriefing on the charter flight, Ryan Hudash \u2013 another one of Julie Hudash\u2019s children \u2013 took the time to thank Envoy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank the flight attendants and pilots taking us home,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019ve gone the extra mile for us. I thought about this when we went to the Flight 93 Memorial<\/a>; it\u2019s amazing what they do up here. There\u2019s no police, no first responders, but they keep us safe. It is no light duty doing what they do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Envoy could not be more proud of Team Kids, or more honored to fly them back home. We wholeheartedly commend their courageous efforts to make this country a better place to live now and in the future.\"IMG_TeamKids_JFK_LAX_Aug2016-95\"<\/p>\n

\u201cTeam Kids has done an amazing job and we applaud them,\u201d said Envoy Director of Systems Operations Control Robert Nault. \u201cWhen I see a group of young planning pokerpeople doing such great things together, I am reminded of a quote I learned a long time ago. \u2018Show me your friends, and I\u2019ll show you your future.\u2019 You should be proud of yourself. It is an honor and pleasure to fly you home.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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