Caryn Swieboda:
CLASS OF 1969
Bogan High SchoolClass of 1969
Chicago, IL
Caryn's Story
Are pigs starting to fly? Has hell frozen over? That's what my friends asked when I told them that I was finally joining the social media craze...Facebook! I capitulated when I had a 14 hour drive to South Dakota with some very persistent friends. We were going on our annual trip to Pine Ridge reservation to build bunk beds, skirt trailers, and construct outhouses for the Lakota children. The poverty there is unimaginable so I do my thing there each summer. And every summer I am amazed by the way the Lakota keep their wonderful sense of humor despite the abject poverty there. They are truly special people and I am honored to be able to call them my friends. I'll be returning for the 7t...Expand for more
h time in June and I'm really looking forward to it. Many of the children don't own shoes so for the past couple of years I've brought new shoes for them. Great friends have helped me with this. It's fun to see their faces light up when they find a pair of shoes that fit!
My passion to help children drives me to do this and it's also reflected in my career. I'm a special ed teacher in the Orland Park area so I get to work with some terrific kids!
I'm basically a glass half full kind of girl...positive, enthusiastic, and usually smiling. It's been fun reconnecting with some classmates that I haven't seen in many years. I have fond memories of Bogan and the people who attended there.
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