European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 03, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 1994 education the stars and stripes Page 13 youngsters reach out to refugees by Jimi Jones education writer Hanau Germany for the past year Chris Godfrey has been making memories that he says will last a lifetime. Ill have some great stories to Tell my grandchildren said Chris a student at Hanau High school. It just makes me feel better to do this. Every Day i can see How Lucky i am compared to other people in the world. So i be started to appreciate what i  Chris was a Pupil at Hanau Middle school last school year when he and his fellow pupils be came friends with Young refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The refugees Dis placed from their Mccloskey Homeland by fight ing among serbs croats and muslims live at a former . Army Post Hessen Homburg Cavern just five minutes from the americans school. Chris and other pupils at the Middle school along with teacher Carolyn Mccloskey were the first americans to be Friend the refugees from the former Yugoslavia. In november 1992, Mccloskey and four pupils ventured past Security guards at the Gates of the former Cavern to deliver clothes to the refugees. They met two Young English speaking boys and invited them to the american school. Our education about the real world Man s cruelty to Man began then my Closkey said. Each week she loads up her Van with pupils and bags of clothes and Heads for the Camp where about 150 children live. The Effort is part of .2, which stands for concern and respect for everyone everything. The Community service group is made up of Hanau Middle school pupils who strive to make the Community school and world better places. The bosnian kids say it helps them forget for a while Mccloskey said of their time together. For our kids the have an absolutely unique Opportunity to not Only get to know the kids and their families but to get a glimpse at the reality of this horrible War which no other american kids can  some members of the original Ameri can group have moved and some of the refugees have begun to assimilate into the German culture but friendships continue to flourish. Chris for example is now in High school but he still visits the  first they were shy and did t want to talk about the War but after a while is Jim dem Elm american Pupil tristan Ramirez adds to pile of donated clothing for refugees. " -. ,. V -. Is Jim Gomel from left americans Jennifer Carrel and Jaime Lampa and their bosnian friends Emina Biog Adiya and Dragana Meki Marinkovic look at a group photo taken during a swimming party last summer. They were More open about what happened Chris said while visiting Amir Sehic his 12-year-old bosnian Friend. Amir s six member family lives in Large room in one of two buildings set aside for refugees. Some of them had their houses burned by the serbs. But they seem to be adjusting slowly but surely Chris said. I while Chris and Middle school Pupil tristan Ramirez 12, Learned card tricks from Amir american and bosnian girls giggled checked out the boys in a disco recently established in one of the refugee buildings and compared notes on to stars such As Jason Priestley from these Ries Beverly Hills 90210. They re just like american kids Chris said of the bosnian. You can t Tell them apart. They like american music mostly rap american clothes. They just Hope that the War will soon be Over and they can go Home. The americans and bosnian have participated in such activities As swimming roller skating and Bowling. The bosnian attended an american football game and have visited Mcclos key s Home for snacks and videos. Community members donated Money toys clothes time and Energy to .1 under the auspices of the Ger Man red Cross truckloads of goods have continued to flow from the Hanau Amer ican Community to the bosnian Camp Mccloskey said. She has spread the word to her Home town in Oregon and families there have opened their Homes to bosnian children who might want to live in the United states for a year. She is now working to Send 16-year-old Dragana Meki Marinkovic and 14 year old Emina Biog Radjija to Oregon. Emina giggled when she recalled her first attempt at Bowling. The Ball went Over her head and dropped behind her rather than rolling Down the Lane. She said that she had adjusted some-8 what to being in Germany and that things were a Little better but her biggest wish is to go  helping refugees in the Hanau  Only one aspect of .2 other pro Grams include tutoring in which nigh school students help elementary school children gathering donated clothing for those in need collecting Money for Var ious projects and recycling paper cans and  new activity for . Is the is Jim dwt Elm Dragana Meki Marinkovic s grandmother and Mother make the most of their living quarters in a former army Barracks. Adopt a teacher program. Pupils do something special every week to make a teacher feel better just Little things to say we care Mccloskey said. But it May be that the Effort to help the bosnian will have the most lasting Impact on the americans Mccloskey said. When i started in this ., i was saying i Don i get a lot of Good things but now it s different tristan said. These people Don t have  we be shared a lot Mccloskey said. She recalled the tears that flowed when one bosnian family thought the father was dying and seeing Young bosnian men arrive in Germany after being re leased from a concentration Camp. Their eyes had the look of old men she said. When the americans first met the refugees the bosnian children were basically sitting Over Here in a state of Shock. They d been totally displaced she said. So we really shared a time in their lives that was really