“Work hard every single day. Don’t take the time you have to work hard for
granted, don’t take the easy way out. Every day you put into it you are just
going to get better. You have to just go work your hardest.” Ryan
Jenn has also found her place at the Emily K Center. in a new place.”
On the recommendation of her godfather -- K Academy Ryan has found his place in the Duke Basketball family
participant Russ Newman -- she decided to work as and with that comes a commitment to the Durham
a volunteer tutor. Every Wednesday she spends two community and the Emily K Center. He will join his
hours working with a group of fifth graders in the Pioneer upperclassmen teammates when they speak to our
Scholars program. With the guidance of a Lead Tutor students about leadership, hard work, and integrity. He
she gets the chance to work one-on-one with motivated already has some good advice for our students. “Work
low-income kids –- tutoring them in academic skills hard every single day. Don’t take the time you have to
while also serving as a role model and mentor. She’s work hard for granted, don’t take the easy way out. Every
decided to take this commitment a step further by joining day you put into it you are just going to get better. You
Crazies Who Care to raise funds that will help the Center have to just go work your hardest.”
continue to serve more kids. DeSean, Jenn, and Ryan are finding their places as
freshmen. These networks of support at Duke and the
Ryan
Emily K Center will help them reach their goals. In four
Ryan recently walked into Cameron as a Duke student-
years DeSean will be a freshman again -– this time at
athlete for the first time. At 6’10’’ and with a name
the college of his choice. Jenn will be headed to New
already recognized across campus he may not be the
York to start graduate school while still volunteering for
“average” freshman, but some things about the freshman
her community. And Ryan will be playing basketball
experience are universal. “My favorite thing about being
professionally -- hopefully with a few championships at
a freshman is just getting the chance to meet new people
Duke to his name.
For more information on the Emily K Center, please visit EmilyK.org
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