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 it's our hope that we effectively convey our positive changes and ambitions to you. >> my thoughts control my actions and if i think better, i'll act better and now that i know better, i'll do better. as a husband, as a member of the community, and most importantly, a father to my children. >> i'm 25 years old. i've been to jail 19 times. had no family, so got to think about somebody else. had nobody to care for me, so why do i got to care about anybody else? that's how i felt. ms. amy changed my way of thinking. be the person that you really want to be.