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Two northside Atlanta teen-agers are spending their summer without pay keeping up with 150 actiye, noisy children. " It's hectic, but these kids ar: ·'.~1::· other kids. The re just isn't any differenc1i~ cause of color," said Wa lter DuPre, 15, 2677 Arden R oad, N.W. one of the recreation volunteers at the West End Neighborhood Service Center of Economic Opportunity Atlanf a. Inc. '. 'I never worked with kids before...sajd P aul Duke, 16. 3515 Paces Ferry Road .·,,, "'!: . ·«:1,;1~ trips and activities mean a lot to them- a nd me . It's very boring for them when they ha ve nothing to do I ·;;€fi:~~;il;i~:.;;::'~{:ti:~:;:;:, 1i;:

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what I could do. I kept getting referred from one agency to another until I got to EOA and talked . to Mrs . June Sa mmons , volunteer coordinator." Duke said he became interested in the work because of DuPre a nd because he wanted to · work with youngsters. " I've learned a lot about patience since I 've been with the center. The work has been very satisfying." The young men work five days a week in their _volunteer jobs. hBoth will miss summer vacat10ns to continue t eir work. " We plan recreation for the kids, " DuPre said. " We take them swimm ing. to the movies gJi{143.215.248.55::{;;~J:~~,I~tif;,143.215.248.55£~:\:}: ~ l, , , , ,: ~: : ~~:~:,143.215.248.55i~~"'.i'.}'.~~!f:'.:~~iI! . ::!{!~~:::!:!:~,:::,:.::::::::::::::::: 0 , ! -- -- - ---~-- ---

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