Very important ! Más importante !
We just received a letter from one of our students, Jeff, who found a job just weeks after his release from prison ! We are very excited, and would like to share his letter with you (first, we got his person, but he didnt care!).
"Dear Miss. Erika and the rest of the English 304 Community Project,
First I would like to thank you all again for your help with helping us build our resumes and cover letters. I didn't know I was that smart! You all made me realize my full potential, and made me believe in myself again. I never thought I would get off the streets, but I saw the best in myself and knew I really needed to get my act together. Prison is not the place for me and I'm not ever going back!
Now, I know this is something you all are going to be really happy about. I got myself a job ! I'm working as kitchen prep and dishwasher at a local restaurant in Morgantown. They told me I'm doing really well, and maybe here in a few weeks I will be able to get on the line and start preparing some dishes. This set a spark off inside me. I thought maybe if I can save myself some money, I could maybe get myself into some type of cooking school and really do something with my life. It's never too late to start ! Hey, I'm only 35, I got the rest of my life ahead of me.
Again, thank you so much for all of your assistance. If it wasn't for you all, I don't know where I would be. But, it probably wouldn't be where I am now, and I really can't thank you enough. Maybe I'll be cooking meals for you all one day! I will keep in touch with you all and my progress. I hope I can be a role model for other inmates that are hoping to find a job.
Sincerely,
Jeff Brudge"
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