'When I see them, I see me,' said Rehan Staton, who was a sanitation worker for several years before becoming a student at Harvard Law.
“He had a tough upbringing but worked hard at a tireless job to eventually reach his goal,” Perry said in an email to The Post. “He deserved being able to attend Harvard the last few years without having any future financial concerns.”
in Bladensburg, Md., about his idea, and Bates was eager to join. He became the co-founder of the Reciprocity Effect. “I’ve never seen something come full circle like this,” Staton said. “The same sanitation company that changed my life, I came back to them, and they said, ‘We’ll be right there with you.’”
In fact, more than once, support staffers bought groceries for her when she struggled to afford them herself. When a staff member found out she would be spending a holiday alone, he invited her to celebrate with his family. For the official launch of the Reciprocity Effect on Monday, they organized an awards banquet at Harvard Law School, and 30 support staffers received customized trophies honoring their work, as well as $100 Amazon gift cards. Students and staffers voted to determine the winners of the various awards, and more than 160 people attended the event.
The event offered a rare opportunity for support staffers to be in the spotlight and for students to cheer them on.
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