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Rehan Staton, a former sanitation worker who recently celebrated his graduation from Harvard Law School says hard work and help from family, friends – and even Tyler Perry – put him on a path to success.

Maximize your potential. >> sandra: amazing story and even better, in harvard, you were walking through the hallways and decided to say hello to a custodial worker. she was surprised you said hello. what happened then? >> again, from there i just thought you know, i should take the extra effort to make sure all the support staff at harvard and anywhere feels seen and supported and thats because the way my dad raised me. i created the reciprocity effect, non-profit, increases quality of life to s...

>> it was gratitude and thanks. i told people it was not charity, they go above and beyond for me and all the other students at harvard law school every day and to me it was about reciprocity. >> sandra: i know you have started the reciprocity effect, you have raised lots of money, just had an award ceremony honoring 30 workers with various awards and you are trying to inspire others and thats a story we like to tell. thanks so much for joining us here, rehan, our best to you. keep doing good th...

“I worked for a trash company, where my coworkers told me that I should go to college instead,” said Rehan Staton.

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Before attending Harvard Law School, Rehan Staton worked in sanitation, refurbishing dumpsters. So, he was that rare student who recognized and thanked custodians and cafeteria staff at the school. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports on a nonprofit, the Reciprocity Effect, that Staton founded to help celebrate support staff for their efforts. Source