Ricardo anchored a small team of teenagers pulling their end of a rope, all heaving as hard as they could against several youths pulling the other end. After twenty seconds the other group fell hard on their backs with a mixture of laughter and groans, ending the tug-of-war.
“Yes, we won. We won.” His chest inflated with joy as he felt again how meaningful it was to volunteer with young people in this club in Torrelaguna, focusing on teamwork, leadership, and generosity.
He gave them all high-fives as he walked to a table for a bottle of water. He handed some to a few others in his team. “Great work, guys. Luciana and Alejandro, we did it. Finally, we beat the other team. We should celebrate.” The two young teenagers were thirteen-year-old twins who had slowly settled in with the other
