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Hi there, this is Zahrah Hill, a plumber on the crew building the Obama Presidential Center. Growing up here on the South Side of Chicago, my mom worked as an electrician through Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT), and my siblings and I were always helping out with small jobs. A decade later I signed up for my first CWIT class, certain I would be an electrician just like my mom. That all changed when I learned about plumbing and saw the strong women in this field. Continuing on that path was the best decision of my life because it led me to work as a plumber on the Obama Presidential Center construction site.   The effort to include the diverse Chicago community in this build has meant that people who look like me and come from backgrounds like mine were recruited and hired to work on an incredibly large-scale project that will have an impact for decades. I'm forever grateful for that opportunity.   The Obama Presidential Center is going to be such a great resource for the neighborhood. I know people will come to the Center not only because it has President Obama’s name on it, but because it will be a place where children can go after school and a place with resources for adults. I look forward to the day when I can say to my children, “Come, look what your mama did.”   Because of you, the Obama Presidential Center is going to be around to serve and provide for the community long after I'm gone. That means that my children, my grandchildren, my great-grandchildren, and even my great-great-grandchildren will visit the Center. And they’ll be able to say their grandma had a hand in building this.   I think that means more to me than anything in the world.    DONATE NOW Sincerely,     Zahrah Hill Plumber