“The Youth ROC program has probably been one of the most valuable experiences that I have had the children at Emily Dickinson take part in. It has affected them in their daily lives, and I feel quite certain that it will continue to impact them throughout their lives. Seeing through film the children getting their wheelchairs was probably the most meaningful thing that will happen in some of these children’s lives. In the world that we are in where altruism and empathy are very important for how the world will be over the next century, I think that having these young children learn this lesson at an early age is perhaps the best lesson they can learn in school.

I certainly would encourage all schools to get involved in this. I can’t think of a better program that should spread through all the schools in Bozeman and Montana and perhaps throughout the United States and worldwide because it is a program with a far-reaching impact for the children and for other people in the world. When we can actually have that connection for our children, it’s a phenomenal event to have happened in an elementary school. ”

~Principal Robbye Hamburgh