| Recently a group of people in Brooklyn,
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| | more time with his charity work. One of
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| New York helped obtain food donations and
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| | several life altering moments happened to
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| fed 800 people at the Children of the
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| | him after he read a passage the book,
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| City annual Thanksgiving food drive. The
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| | "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective
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| organization has reached thousands of
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| | People," which helps people in achieving
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| children at home, school, and on the
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| | interdependent effectiveness by offering
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| streets and playgrounds.
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| | seven principles.
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| "Our group went to food distributors and
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| | The book speaks about an emotional bank
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| asked them to donate canned foods and
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| | account... whereas if you do good for
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| turkeys. We obtained enough food to feed
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| | others and keep commitments, you make
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| more than 800 people, who my family and I
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| | deposits in other people's emotional bank
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| along with other members of Children of
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| | accounts. As these deposits grow, your
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| the City helped distribute to the
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| | relationship grows. Think about times
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| families," said Rocco Basile, one of the
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| | when you made a broken promise or a
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| charity's board members. "With support
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| | hurtful statement. If your emotional bank
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| like this we can effectively reach and
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| | account is full from past deposits,
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| change the lives of many families,
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| | people will forgive you.
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| improving their quality of life by
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| | He continued, "This concept has helped me
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| breaking the cyclical effects of poverty
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| | repair many broken relationships. This
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| and giving them hope for their future."
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| | has changed the way I treat others.
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| For more than two decades since 1981,
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| | Relationships are the source of my
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| this organization has successfully served
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| | happiness."
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| the underprivileged children and families
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| | This was an epiphany as he realized that
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| in the inner-city communities Southwest
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| | there was a time in his life when nobody
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| Brooklyn, helping them overcome welfare
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| | would have come to his funeral, never
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| and poverty and become homeowners,
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| | mind speaking at it.
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| businesspeople, and more. Many families
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| | Now, one of the elements that he has
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| have turned away from lifestyles of
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| | realized is important for this process to
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| violence and gang activity and have
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| | work is that it begins with education.
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| overcome substance abuse. They are now
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| | Many poeple believe that providing a role
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| pouring time back into the community by
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| | model for youth gives them an
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| volunteering.
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| | understanding.
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| The giving team includes many certified
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| | People interested in changing their lives
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| professionals, along with 50 highly
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| | might ask themselves, "What is my talent
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| committed and trained volunteers who
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| | and how can I serve?"
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| visit about one thousand children each
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| | People like Rocco Basile can also serve
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| month. The organization maintains
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| | others by sharing experiences and showing
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| information on over 500 families in the
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| | others how to live a life of ethics,
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| community and gives them encouragement
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| | morals and a strong sense of principal. A
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| and resources.
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| | life that you can be proud of gives
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| In recent years Basile has been spending
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| | tranquility and happiness.
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