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There\u2019s nothing else to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>9th Street Journal reporter Kristi Sturgill <a href=\"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2019\/01\/25\/bull-city-classrooms-usher-volunteers-to-durham-elementary-schools\/\">went along<\/a> as the group helped out at Lakewood Elementary.\u00a0 Her report shows how volunteers can make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>(<em>Above,<\/em> a<em>\u00a0Bull City Classrooms volunteer paints a stairwell at E.K Powe Elementary School. Photo by Arturo P\u00e9rez.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every other Saturday, Bull City Classrooms organizes a team of volunteers to help out at a Durham elementary school. 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