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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. 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. 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, been to jail 19 times. i have no family, so why do i got to t...

Community. and the only way we're going to truly solve the problems that we all face, we're 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 what they've learned, and it's such a valuable thing for them because they get the certificate. th...

Awesome speech. leonard heyward, all right, leo. and i'll let leo finish out the day. >> let's 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, we've let those words burn in the brain and then actions tend to follow suit. but that's not why we're standing here today. we're living and breathing examples of what this class can positively manifest. you, i, we are part of the community and the only way we're going to...

Community and the only way we're going to truly solve the problems that we all face, we're 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's such a valuable thing for them because they get the certificate, they get the recognition an...

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 th...