Students Shana Bartell and Newman Kante join Steve Meredith and Scott Wyatt to discuss just how important scholarships have been in their educations.
Quotes:
"my life has been a little crazy along the way and I’ve had a lot of challenges."
"Scholarships have helped me a lot make this possible and they’re going to carry me through. "
"Working part-time, raising six kids, getting a bachelor’s degree, learning how to fly, pretty complicated. But, as soon as you get through your schooling, there’s a great job waiting."
"I am one of the first in my community to go to college and study in America."
"you’re not a first-generation college student, you’re a first-generation high school graduate"
"My goal is to become an international business owner and use that business to help my country out."
"And I don’t know how my life would be without the help and people who believing in me and really trust their gut to invest in me. "
"it helps me focus because, you know, there’s a reason behind why they are involved and investing."
"I also know that this is my shot. That if I fail, I can’t just try again"
"it’s the smaller donations sometimes that make it possible for individuals"