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Andrea Hernandez INTERN

Helping organize special events with the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County

A ndrea Hernandez is an intern helping to organize special events with the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County. She is currently a student at the University of Wisconsin/Madison. She is majoring in Community Nonprofit and Leadership, with certificates in Chica and Latino Studies, as well as Disability Rates and Services. It’s no surprise that Andrea found herself interning for the Boys and Girls Club … she has her own experience and history with the organization. When Andrea was a high school student, she reached out to the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County to try to find some direction and leadership for her future. What she encountered at the Boys and Girls Club was a very positive experience. She said they were very welcoming, and they offered her all kinds of information and advice about her goals, her desire

to attend and graduate college, as well as the opportunity to do something re- ally good in the community. They really helped guide her in the right direction … the future she envisioned for herself. “My original goal was to see if this was really something I wanted to do (pursue), like going the nonprofit route”, says An - drea. She said being a part of the Boys and Girls Club in high school, truly getting to see all they do for the youth in the com- munity, as well as taking the internship, really pushed her see what she wanted to do with her education and her future, and it motivated her to pursue her edu- cation in this area. In addition to being a full-time student and intern, Andrea likes to spend her free time painting, doing art projects, kayaking and biking. Although she claims to be “somewhat of a home- body”, she still likes to get out and enjoy >>> article continues on next page