Letter: A letter to teens in Hastings

To the teens of Hastings,

I need you to be in school each of your healthy days.

I need you to learn domestic basics.

I need you to learn how to budget money.

I need you to learn how to choose foods that are good for you.

I need you to volunteer in your neighborhood, helping youngsters.

I need you to respect the learning process.

I need you to ask questions of family and friends in order to develop critical thinking for the future.

I need you to demonstrate good citizenship.

I need you to be responsible for your own actions.

Believe that you are needed. You are so valuable. I need you oh, how I need you! Stay around!

P.S. Dear parents: when was the last time you needed your kids?

J.C. Keetley

Hastings

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