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small child sits brother/big sister program, with the program for a students gave volunteer year. dow, staring intently out at time to about 35 area "Most of the activities are the street. The sun shines children. The locally individual. except the brightly on an un- operated program is funded planned parties by living characteristically warm through the United Way. groups," he said. "They go spring day in Moscow . He According to director Ron out for ice cream, or to fidgets restlessly and Sipe, the group sought to movies or just go talk. The presses his face even closer give children someone parents clear all the acto the glass. older to spend time with on tivities and get to know the "Dad, where is he?" a regular basis. volunteers too." whines the boy. "Can we ''A lot of the kids are from Though the volunteers call him?" single parent families," he did n ot counsel children, " He'll be here. Just sit said. "Bu t almost as many their special attention and down and relax.路路 are children of foreign time made the difference. At this point a run-down parents who want their Children with problems as Datsun pickup pulls into kids to learn more about well as well-adjusted ones the drive. A young man, American life, or just kids had ample opportunity to dressed in long print shorts with no older siblings who get to know different people and a bright yellow t-shirt, need some company." and experience life from hops out. "The folks on campus do another view. "Hey, guy!" he calls out. a lot of hard work, and if it The boy's house comes "You ready for the day?" wasn't for them we pro- into view. He climbs out of The boy bounds out of bably wouldn't exist," said the Datsun, the remnants the house with a hurried Sipe. of an ice cream cone still in kiss goodbye to his parents To become a big brother his hands. He is laughing and leaps into the pickup. or big sister, volunteers boisterously, having a With a few volunteer went through a screening friendly argument with his hours and a lot of process and were inter- big brother about the plot of understanding, UI students viewed by Sipe. There were the movie they have just helped make the lives of a about 25 to 30 volunteers seen. With a partin g hug, group of Moscow children in Moscow. Sipe said being the boy runs into the better. a big brother or sister took house, calling over his Through Friends Un- th ree or four h ours a week, s h oulder, "See you next limited, Moscow's big and most volunteers stayed Saturday!" 0 ~ next to the win-
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