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Coming Full Circle: Google’s Citizen Schools Award - Torrence Boone | Overview
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Coming Full Circle: Google’s Citizen Schools Award
On June 11, 2019, I had the honor of receiving Citizen School’s Trailblazer Award on behalf of the entire Google team at the organization’s WOW!Now breakfast reception. In a way, it feels like coming full circle— my introduction to Citizen Schools occurred eight years ago at a WOW! event. There, I saw the full scope of this organization’s impact reflected in the accomplishments of their students. I remember being blown away by their talent, but simultaneously feeling as though I had been transported to my childhood. As a child growing up in inner-city Baltimore, I was not unfamiliar with the communities Citizen Schools serves. In a way, stepping into their program at Isaac Newton in Harlem was like stepping into a time machine. One of the reasons I am so passionate about this organization is because I
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