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LSEE Newsletter 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 UB oar sa. sa 39 ya nf Vs province When I was 7,1 got soll fever that made my e9t ¥ inable ro move. all my activities degend on a whealehair. | live ing tural area anc my famiy ave rarmers. vy family clic not have the chilty for me to ge to school. Instead, | studied al anc | now can reaci ard write FA | ot nartiad about a sina months a0. My name is 2°, She alsa has a cisabil ty and canes ras no! stable sole thekets on she onthe esther, rare sae ree suv ma shecuhuis bly ovetagelncore ies neout dbl Te oft lor vacopeitaton, Namally 1 siaved acovple oF cays thve gone cae athe Irealy -ced 9 move sacle reo"e Wy cream is ta loars sow to repeir mechinicel aad eieclica equigment, My 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, You cas learn more azact us and conale on our website at vweons.isenciowmentarg or send your donation ta LSEE P.O, Box 7849 Newport Beach, CA 92668-7849