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sions. During Thanksgiving break, she made her sixth trip to Barren Springs, Virginia, a poor community in the southwestern part of the state that has become a partner with LC’s Bonner Leaders Program. April has done ev- erything from hanging a gate to chasing cows to helping stuff backpacks with food for stu- dents who would otherwise be hungry on the weekends. “My trip to Barren Springs was joyful as always,” April said. “I helped with farm work and the school. I spent more time with Pre-K this time and it was so much fun. I love, love, love the kids and they are just so precious.” “It’s
really home,” April said of Barren
Springs. “It’s really community. I never felt that before. To have somewhere to belong is a very good feeling.” Despite her sudden immersion into a new
culture, April has also excelled academically, being named to the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society her freshman year. The man- agement major is also president of Circle K International, a member of the Alpha Sigma
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from Rita Detwiler, LC’s vice president for enrollment management, who traveled to China in spring 2011 on a recruitment tour with “Colleges That Change Lives.” April was intrigued with the idea of a small college that offered all the things she was interested in — special education, business, and com- munication studies. Though she had never been to the United States, April had traveled throughout Asia and Europe so she was used to a variety places and cultures. She said ad- justing to Lynchburg was not a shock, despite the leap from Beijing, a city of 22 million people, to the Hill City’s 75,000. When April first arrived at LC, she was a little worried about her language skills and zeroing in on a major. “I’m happy I have four years here to learn the things I like,” she had said. She’s well on her way.
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