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Created: July 22, 2021 07:05 AM
The First Ladies of the Hillside are forging a new path for themselves. Their friendships formed and grew on Zoom during the pandemic. And now, they are looking beyond their group, and how to help all families in the Hillside.
They are also helping UMD students understand more about the ways of the world. Grace McLarnan is one of those students. She is now a fixture in the First Ladies. She met them through a brain development class lead by Molly Harney.
"They've had their struggles, of course. But they embody a saying a teacher in high school told me. Lift as you rise. They are growing personally, and they are trying to give other people a hand up as well," Grace told us. "They are so positive, trying to make things better for their kids."