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To: Zack Lyon who wrote (42733)	4/28/1999 8:57:00 AM
From: William Brotherson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50264

Good Morning Everyone!! Tis' raining this morning and the air smells so clean and fresh. I could almost get lost in that smell.. Todays story is a reverse from my theme of yesterday, btw, thanks to those of you that shared your experiences, it helped my wife and I to decided on taking a firm but loving stand. Teenagers Today I can't count how many times people have uttered, while shaking their heads in obvious disappointment, " just don't know what is with teenagers today." The other day I was in my car on my way to the farmers market with my friend Jan when we passed two teens standing by the side of the road with a car wash sign. My car was filthy and my heart was full, so I pulled over. There were teenagers everywhere. There was a group directing the cars and another group spraying them down. As sponges were wiped over every square inch of my dirty card, I sat enjoying the little water battles and the many silent scenarios that were so obviously taking place. I couldn't help but wonder how many crushes, how many new friendships and how many little insecurities were in the air on this beautiful Saturday afternoon. I was amazed at how forty to fifty teenagers had devoted their Saturday to washing cards, and I was curious what their motivation might be. At the end of the assembly line I handed them a twenty- dollar bill and asked what they were raising money for. They explained to me that a friend of their, C. T. Schmitz, had recently died of cancer. He was only fifteen years old and six-feet-two. He had gone to school with a lot of the teenagers who were there that day and each of them had memories of a boy sweeter than any they had known. His friend Kevin had decided to put this car wash together because he wanted to honor his friend and also bring together his classmates with his boy scout troop. He told me that they wanted to plant a tree in front of their school and if they raised enough money they would put a plaque there also. Both would be in memory of their friend C. T. They handed me a bag of homemade cookies with my receipt and we drove away. I asked Jan to read to me what the tag that was tied to the bag said. It said simply, "Thanks for helping us plant a tree of C. T." Yeah! I don't know what is with teenagers today! By Kimberly Kirberger wb