I, Michael Phillips would like to thank you for a great scholarship, that has given me a wonderful experience. This adventure that took place in the wilderness has opened my options to so much more. I have been rock climbing which has an extraordinary view, when you hit the top at six hundred feet in the air. Canoing was also a great experience, especially when it flipped over and I was thrown into the cold water. I had to overcome many obstacles; some were difficult but it was worth it. The hiking was not bad it actually helped me physically and the habitat that I survived in helped me mentally. North Carolina outward bounds also challenged me with a seven mile run. I had to use self-discipline to make it through the whole course. I would like to thank you for taking me away from an environment that can be rough at times and for keeping me out of trouble.

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I wear this pin with pride why because I survived something that most men would’ve quit before having tried I completed this challenge without an excuse or white lies this challenge lays in the past of some young lives this challenge saves me from being a statistic of the so young that died it showed me the beauty of the trees and the light blue sky that turned darker as the time flew by bars surrounded this outward bound thought that could not escape my mind this pin I did not win but I did earn this I did face not once was I turned this challenge I did fear but ended with no concern self-reliance, compassion, craftsmanship I did learn these I gripped with a clinched fist ever so firm this pin I did not win but I did EARN.

Sincerely and
Thank You,

Michael Phillips