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[Josh Kornberg:] By volunteering with the Alumni
Association, I have found people who truly care

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about IU, and truly, I have
found some lifelong friends.

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To me, the role of this organization and
success really looks like how can we continue

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to engage our alumni and
do so in meaningful ways.

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[Martin Vargas:] I had the chance
to work with students, alumni.

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[Cindy Stone:] New colleagues,
new friends, new opportunities.

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[Stacie Richter:] You know, an alumni
association can't do what they do

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without volunteers, and they're
so important to be able

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to provide things that alumni look forward to.

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[Lorelle Swader:] When you hear about people
who have given not only their treasure

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to start scholarships, but they've given their
time and their talents to help young people

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that are future generations and
leave legacies, it makes you inspired

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to want to do your best and to do more.

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[Cindy Stone:] Do you have an interest
and a passion to make a difference?

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And if you do, let's see how
we can use your skill set.

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Let's see how we can get you connected.

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[Martin Vargas:] Sharing your story is free.

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Sharing your talent gives back tenfold.

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[Lori Pearson-Perry:] You should consider
volunteering because it opens a whole new world.

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Through volunteering, I've found not
only that I really enjoy doing it,

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it enhances my leadership skills,
and it also gives me confidence.

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[Jann Fujimoto:] As you get kind of more into
it and more involved, you're thinking, you know,

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the projects that we want to accomplish, the
things that we'd like to do, it might take more.

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And that's when I started
looking at the bigger picture.

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[Kyle King:] One thing that I'm proud of is
I've been one of the chairs of the IU School

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of Optometry golf event for now six years,

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and we've raised over $150,000
for student scholarships.

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That scholarship account didn't exist before
we started that event, and now we've been able

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to help, you know, current
students, lessen their debt load.

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[Jann Fujimoto:] Being able to
take the financial resources

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that donors are generously giving, to be
able to turn that into something tangible,

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and that our students can benefit from,

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that's one of our biggest,
and next most important thing.

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[Stacie Richter:] We are all
brought back to IU for some reason,

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and all of those reasons are
so different for everyone else.

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But, you know, pick that reason that IU was
so important to you and carry that with you.

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[Josh Kornberg:] The longer I've been involved
and I've seen the layers and the hours

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and the people who have poured their
hearts and soul into this university

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for generations before me and
those who will come after me,

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and I feel like I have been given
a really incredible opportunity

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to make my own legacy within this association.

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[Cindy Stone:] I want to make
sure that we're doing all

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that we can to help that next generation.

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[Stacie Richter:] Through volunteering

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with the Indiana University Alumni
Association, I've found a way back home.

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