Comments on: A COOL $250K IN SCHOLARSHIPS http://fc2success.org/2007/05/14/250k-in-scholarships-awarded/ Foster Care to Success Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:49:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jenny http://fc2success.org/2007/05/14/250k-in-scholarships-awarded/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Jenny Tue, 15 May 2007 13:31:51 +0000 http://fc2success.org/?p=24#comment-4 Life is a journey filled with moments of gratitude and faith. I was given the opportunity to participate in the selection committee for OFA/Casey Family undergraduate scholarship. As a former undergraduate recipient and a current graduate recipient, it was a small way to give back to an organization that has done so much for me. The selection process is a task far greater than I had imagined. To each individual who was awarded: you are blessed and your selection came after much heartfelt thought and faith. To be involved with this committee was bittersweet-the obvious downfall is that you can’t give everyone a scholarship and it is extremely difficult to determine who should be a recipient. On the other hand, as a selection participant you have a unique opportunity to change the destiny for a particular student. At the end of the day, while walking down seven flights of stairs, I came to the realization that my appreciation for OFA/Casey Family has multiplied by an amount that I cannot describe in words. There were countless applicants who were chosen! After that day, I was inspired even more so to continually examine my personal character and to remember that you can attribute strength to the caring arms surrounding you. Life is a journey filled with moments of gratitude and faith. I was given the opportunity to participate in the selection committee for OFA/Casey Family undergraduate scholarship. As a former undergraduate recipient and a current graduate recipient, it was a small way to give back to an organization that has done so much for me.

The selection process is a task far greater than I had imagined. To each individual who was awarded: you are blessed and your selection came after much heartfelt thought and faith. To be involved with this committee was bittersweet-the obvious downfall is that you can’t give everyone a scholarship and it is extremely difficult to determine who should be a recipient.

On the other hand, as a selection participant you have a unique opportunity to change the destiny for a particular student. At the end of the day, while walking down seven flights of stairs, I came to the realization that my appreciation for OFA/Casey Family has multiplied by an amount that I cannot describe in words. There were countless applicants who were chosen! After that day, I was inspired even more so to continually examine my personal character and to remember that you can attribute strength to the caring arms surrounding you.

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