Eighty-Sixth Edition, April 20, 2017
Featured Alumna: Amelia Holley '14
I’m a HOBY 2014 Alumna, I went to HOBY not even knowing what
it was about, but went in with an open mind. I am a singer-songwriter, so I
brought my guitar along, not really thinking anything of it, but at the talent
show, I played a song I had written. I didn’t know what to expect, but everyone
was so supportive of it and seemed to genuinely like it. I knew then that I’d
found my “family”. Since then, HOBY has provided a sense of belonging in my
community, and at school events when I don’t know anyone, there’s always
someone who I can find who went to HOBY! Even when I had my stroke in January
2016, and didn’t think that I could serve well, HOBY helped me realize that
anyone can serve. I loved going to HOBY last summer to speak to the ambassadors
about Project Linus. Some of my best memories are from when I’ve been at HOBY
and it’s provided me with lifelong friends!
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