(S28) PT 5 - Helping Out

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Helping those that have committed their lives to charitable work has always been important to Miles Weperom. Miles has typically always just written a check or donated items to charities, but now, with him being a new face in a new country he decided to give his personal time and also get to know his community. Miles loves animals and it only made sense that he found a local animal shelter to volunteer his time on a Saturday morning. He first walked in to a very warm welcome. It's not every day a star athlete walks through the door here. Miles spent the next few hours cleaning dog kennels, scooping cat poop, washing dishes, walking dogs, playing with cats, among other tasks. Miles ended up getting to know a few of the locals as well as the founder of the shelter. On his way out for the day he handed two checks to the founder. One for the shelter and one for personal use. Miles was touched by the contributions of the shelter's founder and knows that not for profit organizations don't generate much personal cash flow. Miles wanted to ensure the shelter didn't close due to personal financial struggles. Just a little bit to help out. And Miles continued to volunteer on a monthly basis.