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Laurie Schoendorfer
Edowven. sor Ee
June 36,2021
Greetings from the Laurie Schoendorfer Endowment for Education (ISEB). We hope you
and your family are well, You last heard from us in December 2020. We mentioned that
Covid-19 brought at least one advantage to our scholars. Being wheelchair-bourd made
it difficult to attend classes at schools. The virus closed traditional classrooms and
forced schools to develop aniline internet classes, meaning our scholars could study at
home.
We currently have two graduates and seven active scholars. Both graduates live in
Vietnam. 1.) We awarded Tiep $600 for a four-month course centered on Graphi
Design. He earns $200 per month doing cantract work on the internet. This is $200 per
month more than he was earning before our scholarship grant! 2.) We awarded Tham
$1,200 to take an intense mentorship in making formal wedding clothes. Before we met
her she Had a very low Income repairing torn clothing at home. She now has her own
shop, employs four others, and teaches the skills of dressmaking. Tham's income is over
$300 per month,
We are thrilled to announce that we added Metanonfa Missions International to our
parthet group. We will scom be awarding scholars to. Metanola's operation In Nicaragua.
For this newsletter we focus on two scholars: Cu from Vietnam and Leslie from Peru.
-Don Schoendorfer
inder & Member
My Name is Leslie, | live in Lima, Peru and | am 28 years
old, At the age of @ ght, | was hit by a car and suffered
a spinal cord injury that left me a perapalegic, without
movement or feeling in my tegs. From that time, my life
has boca very difficuit, | had to learn Lo move around in
a wneelchair and live as independently as possible.
Tren came the mental challenge of acceoting my
siluation and building my sel*-osteem. | finished high
school in a fast-track schoo! at night when | was 21. 1
live with my parents and they suoport me. We are
a humble family,
| wanted to succeed. | started my own business selling
Jell-O desserts na market. With the money | eamed,
plus some help from my family and “elatives, | envolled
in locel college.
Suve however. the money was gone, ard | had to drop out. That really hurt. | became
depressed. Then, | mad2 ua my mind not lo give up. The way | see my life, there were only
one cl lwo op.icns. let ry fear iestroy me. or face my fear and become stronger. | heard
throug’ some friends about LSEE, shat they give scholarsh ps to wreelchalr users. | applied
for @ schoarshig co take two courses fom a incal university ove the intemel For home
Digital Design acd Digital Marketing. | competed with caliege students from wealthy fam les
who hae formal educations and no disabi ities. | passed! bat” courses!
With Uhis new confidence, | rerewee! my chilchood dream to become a great gestiy che
L8zk granted me a second scholarshia lar a yeer long areeram at a culinary scronl. ly goal
is to start ry ows past-y business
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a repair shop ear my aoe. Thanks ro See iwas grenied a scholarshia of $620 lo aitend &
yearlong vocational aapliance -opair course, Afler just Laree morirs | have wesinec hos to
ix many kinus of apaliances. Vy teacnee praises ims for being a ciigent and clever student
Je tails me that | will be able so make $8 10 adey. [he best vex is chat | will not have lo
ravel away rom ry wile,
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