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It was created by amy barch. >> honored guests, my name is leonard heyward, and i welcome you to the graduation ceremony of the turning leaf project. today, you will witness a variety of speeches, testimonials, skits, and poems. its our hope that we effectively convey our positive changes and ambitions to you. >> my thoughts control my actions, and if i think better, ill act better. now that i know better, ill do better as a husband, as a member of the community, and most importantly, a father t...

Community. and the only way were going to truly solve the problems that we all face, were going to have to set aside these negative titles and not be forever caged by our mistakes of the past. so we, the graduates of the turning leaf project, humbly thank you for the time that you spent with us here this afternoon. and we also thank you for providing us with an opportunity for self-improvement. bless you. thank you. [ applause ] >> all right, leo! >> these guys get the opportunity to talk about ...

Awesome speech. leonard heyward, all right, leo. and ill let leo finish out the day. >> lets hold up these diplomas right about here. while i say these eight words, loser, low life, criminal, convict, degenerate, reprobate, failure, felon, these are the titles by which we are described. and somehow in the back of our minds, weve let those words burn in the brain and then actions tend to follow suit. but thats not why were standing here today. were living and breathing examples of what this class...

Community and the only way were going to truly solve the problems that we all face, were going to have to set aside these negative titles and not be forever caged by our mistakes of the past. so we, the graduates of the turning leaf project, humbly thank you for the time that you spent with us here this afternoon and we also thank you for providing us with an opportunity for self-improvement. bless you, thank you. [ applause ] >> these guys get the opportunity to talk about what they learned and...

It was created by amy barch. >> honored guests, my name is leonard heyward and i welcome you to the graduation ceremony of the turning leaf project. today, you will witness a variety of speeches, testimonials, skits, and poems. and its our hope that we effectively convey our positive changes and ambitions to you. >> my thoughts control my actions and if i think better, ill act better and now that i know better, ill do better. as a husband, as a member of the community, and most importantly, a fa...

Were living and breathing examples of what this class can positively manifest. you, i, we are part of the community and the only way were going to truly solve the problems that we all face, were going to have to set aside these negative titles and not be forever caged by our mistakes of the past. so we, the graduates of the turning leaf project, humbly thank you for the time that you spent with us here this afternoon and we also thank you for providing us with an opportunity for self-improvement...

You, i, we are part of the community and the only way were going to truly solve the problems that we all face, were going to have to set aside these negative titles and not be forever caged by our mistakes of the past. so we, the graduates of the turning leaf project, humbly thank you for the time that you spent with us here this afternoon and we also thank you for providing us with an opportunity for self-improvement. bless you, thank you. [ applause ] >> these guys get the opportunity to talk ...

Standing here today. were living and breathing examples of what this class can positively manifest. you, i, we are part of the community and the only way were going to truly solve the problems that we all face, were going to have to set aside these negative titles and not be forever caged by our mistakes of the past. so we, the graduates of the turning leaf project, humbly thank you for the time that you spent with us here this afternoon and we also thank you for providing us with an opportunity...

It was created by amy barch. >> honored guests, my name is leonard heyward and i welcome you to the graduation ceremony of the turning leaf project. today, you will witness a variety of speeches, testimonials, skits, and poems. and its our hope that we effectively convey our positive changes and ambitions to you. >> my thoughts control my actions and if i think better, ill act better and now that i know better, ill do better. as a husband, as a member of the community, and most importantly, a fa...

Detention center, its a special day for a group of inmates who have spent ten weeks in a program designed to keep them from returning to jail. it was created by amy barch. >> honored guests, my name is leonard heyward and i welcome you to the graduation ceremony of the turning leaf project. today, you will witness a variety of speeches, testimonials, skits, and poems. and its our hope that we effectively convey our positive changes and ambitions to you. >> my thoughts control my actions and if i...