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De-Clan
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Alright so i go to a school where they require community service and we need to 60 hours in the junior year. I did not have time during the school year but i get out next week from school after finals and then the next week on Monday until Saturday i will be going to Camden to do the service with like 3 teachers and 10 students. I googled Camden and holy shit it looks bad, ive seen bad, but nothing like this

just wondering if anybody else has ever been or did community service there?
May 28 2013 8:02PM
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whoa-dere
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May 28 2013 8:04PM
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Dhane
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Dude. I'm from new Jersey originally and all I can say is ho did you think of this being a good idea. Camden is terrifying. I'm sorry. I would say nice things, but there is nothing nice about Camden. Best of luck, put that thug outwear to the test, G
May 28 2013 8:05PM
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De-Clan
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haha ya i knew it was bad, im from boston so i know city ways, i just heard tho that there were cars burnt out in the middle of the road, and houses covered in spraypaint and trash, didnt expect that

oh well
May 28 2013 8:06PM
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Jeebus.
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Camden is like the shitstain on the underpants of the armpit of america.
May 28 2013 8:09PM
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Funnel
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I'm from California, lived on the west coast my whole life, and know that Camden is not a great place to be. With that being said, I've only been through Camden once in my life and that was when I went from Philly to Connecticut a few years ago.

With that being said, take advantage of the opportunity, you'll be a new man after the experience. I'm working a job this summer that in the first week took me to parts of Fresno, CA I'd never ventured into before after living here for 19 years. Holy shit do I appreciate what I have going for me right now. My biggest worries are their biggest wishes. I worry about getting to work on time at 4:30 AM and they worry about having a job to put food on the table for their family. These people know no other life and you will be surprised that the same people live in the same city as some of the wealthiest people you know. I can't tell you how much I appreciate college and how much I appreciate everything I have just from working in these ghettos and dealing with these people firsthand. Enjoy this opportunity.
May 28 2013 8:10PM
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De-Clan
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preach it man, i like ur words, I plan to take every opportunity i get from this trip and make it the best. Thank You.
May 28 2013 8:52PM
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Naptown
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My school does a few service trips to Camden and Africa every year. Camden is really bad.
May 28 2013 8:59PM
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alex=
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Being from the lower middle class, I would try and like make it my goal to help at least one person make it out of the ghetto, so to say.

Good words man
May 28 2013 9:43PM
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Miomo
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I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be the most dangerous city in the country.
May 28 2013 9:45PM
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Bogs
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lol op is gonna get his butt peed in
May 28 2013 9:53PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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i hear the heroin in Camden is pretty fire....
May 28 2013 9:58PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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last time i was in camden, i saw some cops with assault rifles at someones door.

i.e. go somewhere else, it's a lost cause.
May 28 2013 10:06PM
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De-Clan
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Hahaha when you google Camden 4th photo is one of a huge pile of machine guns
May 28 2013 10:17PM
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Macblizzle
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Camden is fucking horrible. Got arrested with some pals leaving Identity festival there in 2011. So I had to go there for court, etc. It's so damn hood, and the murder capital of the USA.
May 28 2013 10:18PM
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whoa-dere
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go in the winter and do some urban
May 28 2013 10:20PM
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kung_powpow
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My school does a Camden trip as well and while I haven't been on it, a couple of my close friends have. They said Camden is ghetto as shit. They saw someone get mugged right outside the shelter. Good luck and hopefully your of African American descent.
May 28 2013 10:20PM
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Rparr
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OP will end up high on the dopest dope in the country with 0 hours of volunteer work done. Fucking Camden
May 28 2013 10:26PM
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Peter.
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i dare you to wear a tall tee
May 28 2013 10:28PM
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De-Clan
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I am the whitest white kid there is, I will be wearing no tall tees as that could be a sign of my wanting to be more thug, and I really do hope somebody has some of dat good kush fo sho
May 28 2013 10:31PM
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