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We are committed to empowering students and fostering learning through financial support, workforce and skill development, and removing the biggest hurdles to obtaining an education. Support today ensures success tomorrow. That is the mission we fight for.

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Emily

"I want to stay in school and work my absolute hardest to get my degree to help change the lives...

Ever since I was in the 3rd grade I knew I always wanted to attend college, but figuring out my major was the difficult part. It went from criminology to business management to finally elementary education. I love kids and I love helping and changing young lives for the better! I can’t thank you enough for awarding me this amazing scholarship! I’m excited to thrive within the Maricopa Community Colleges, and with your help and generous scholarship to my academic success, I will continue to work hard and do my absolute best! Over the past few years, I've dealt with a lot not just from my family but from my health as well. Just this past year alone I faced being homeless, losing my job, having a miscarriage, and also being diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Thankfully I'm now cancer-free but there's still that chance of it reappearing. I also suffer from endometriosis which also has a negative effect on my life.  I'm currently still fighting those battles, but I know that I want to stay in school and work my absolute hardest to get my degree to help change the lives of young individuals. This past year has been very difficult but I continue to work hard and push myself because I know who I want to be in life and I know the steps I need to take in order to get there. 

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Amber

"I feel a weight lifted off of my shoulders from the need to pick up extra shifts at work during...

I want to personally thank you for allotting me this scholarship to continue my education as a respiratory care practitioner. By receiving this generous donation, I feel a weight lifted off of my shoulders from the need to pick up extra shifts at work during my school semester. Last semester, I worked full time working as many as four jobs at one point. Some nights I would not get home until 9:00 pm and then leave for school at 6:00 am. I wondered if I would want to continue next semester. Thankfully to generous donors such as yourselves, next semester I am attending school at full scholarship! I will be able to work my two current jobs with ease and put my education first. As a current Air Force Reservist, I wear my MED patch with pride in my job as a medic.  I am thrilled to continue my education to fill the role in CCAT for the Air Force. As a CCAT respiratory therapist, I will respond to critically injured patients and perform an air evacuation alongside a nurse and a doctor. This donation not only serves me but also the Air Force. Last semester I was grateful to accept $1,000 in scholarship awards for my community service and honors college accomplishments. Thank you for showing me what is possible and supporting me in this endeavor.

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Michael

"Having the great honor of receiving this scholarship will truly shift the way my entire school year pans out. With...

I am attending Estrella Mountain, majoring in cybersecurity, with plans to receive an associate’s degree and transfer my credits to a 4-year university like ASU or GCU. I would like to extend my deepest gratitude for investing in me and my academic career. Having the great honor of receiving this scholarship will truly shift the way my entire school year pans out. With this much-appreciated financial support from you, I will be able to focus a lot more on my studies and increase my GPA to increase my chances of getting into more esteemed courses and communities when I transfer to a university. If it were not for this scholarship, I would work excessive hours to pay for my college and still try to maintain good grades and relationships with professors like in previous semesters. It would once again be a difficult reality. While this was very stressful I managed to be successful in all my classes nonetheless, which I believe is a testament to my work ethic and perseverance which I will not lose at any point during my life.  I would like to emphasize my gratitude for receiving this generous award and I stress the fact that this will not only help me situationally but only further fuel my motivation to continue working at my degree.

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Katherine

"I wanted to reach out and say a huge thank you for your kindness in offering scholarships to students like...

Being a single mom to two little ones while studying elementary education online at Glendale Community College, becoming a teacher has always been my dream. I want to be the kind of teacher who cares about her students, someone they can trust and turn to when they need help. I hope to make a real difference in their lives and be someone they remember fondly. I wanted to reach out and say a huge thank you for your kindness in offering scholarships to students like me. Your support means the world to me and gives me hope that I can achieve my dreams. With all my classes being online, I'm grateful for the flexibility it gives me to juggle studying with looking after my kids. But financially, things are tough. I'm not working right now, and money is tight. Your scholarship takes a weight off my shoulders and make a huge difference to us. I live with my kids, my sister, her daughter, and my mom and stepdad. We rely on help to get by and your scholarship means so much to all of us. It means I can focus on my studies and my kids without worrying so much about money. Thank you again for your generosity and support. It means everything to me.

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Angela

"This scholarship has helped with my current finances due to my inability to work a full-time job due to my...

With a degree in social work, I will be able to continue my career path by assisting the needs of the community. I have background experience working with nonprofits. It was then I knew I wanted to continue to be an advocate and found that Rio Salado now offers a social work degree. I enjoy this because I want to help better others around me, including myself. Thank you so much for the scholarship! I was so happy to see that I was awarded. I am attending Rio Salado to finish my AA with an emphasis in social work and will be finishing with a BA in social work.  I have been an advocate pretty much my whole life so I feel I will be able to continue to help many more people in this career field. Thank you again for your kindness and I am forever grateful for your assistance. This scholarship will help with the cost of tuition and fees for this semester.  I have struggled health-wise these past few years due to a hospital incident that happened. This year I have started to feel a little feel better and figured it was time to go back to school and finish my degree so that I may continue on my career path. This scholarship has helped with my current finances due to my inability to work a full-time job due to my body healing itself.

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Devin

"Once I graduate I wish to return to Native Health, a community health clinic, to help my community and teach...

Thank you so much for this scholarship. It helped alleviate some of the financial pressure that comes with pursuing higher education. The funds allowed me to focus on my studies and academic pursuits with little less worry about tuition and related expenses. I will be attending Phoenix College and the major I will be studying is Dental Hygiene. I have been in the dental field for 5 years and to be able to become a hygienist and help the community about oral health care is something I am very excited to do. Thank you for choosing me for this scholarship. I am Native American, and most of my family live in the reservation where it isn't as accessible to go to a dental office or even a hospital as it would be for people who live in the big cities. Being able to continue school and become a hygienist would be everything to my family and me so I can better help my family and the community in the reservation for better oral health, be an advocate for them, and help educate them on their health.  Once I graduate I wish to return to Native Health, a community health clinic, to help my community and teach the importance of oral health, and give people brighter smiles. This scholarship will greatly help me so I can focus on my studies without worrying about paying for the program and use my free time to study. The program will be full time and I have been worried about not working and paying bills while in the program. With this scholarship, I will be more at ease. Thank you so much!

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