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I like to say that people need other
people around them and support during
two times in their life; that is during
celebration where it's easy to have other
people surround you and also during
difficult times in life and we all have
difficult times. It's been unreal
everything that's led up to where I am
today I was a young boy in Albania, you
know with my family there, and never in a
million years would I have guessed that
I would be here in the United States at
the University of Wisconsin, one of the
best medical schools. I don't have the
words to say how grateful I am for that.
I decided to start a pre-Health Organization.
Today's it's known as the Bucky Volunteering Association. Individuals are able to
bring back something to the community,
help younger people here at Madison
and in Milwaukee develop healthy lifestyles and now we're one of the larger
organizations so it's very exciting. When
you have such a great support system
the kind of support that Wisconsinites have provided to my family, the kind of support
that my family and friends have provided to me; that's made all my dreams come true.
My dad has always been a great role
model to me. Giving back was such an
important aspect to him and it's nice to
just sit down and think about you know
what can I do this month for my 
community, for my neighbors, for my
friends or someone who needs that extra help.
It's more than just financial benefit from that;
it shows you that someone or
some institution or some group of people really
believe in you, they see your potential and
they're investing in you because they
know that you're going to do something
great in the world to give back to the
communities and give back to those
individuals that are going to be in the
same position that you are in today. Just taking some time
out of your schedule to give back to your community
anyway you can will go a far away and it will cause a ripple effect.
The ripple effect is key.
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