A Life Changing Trip

What inspired me to start ACA Scholarship Foundation was when I traveled to the Philippines this past September. I have been raised to believe that if you are kind and hard-working, you can accomplish anything. However, when we visited many of the poverty-stricken children of my native country, I was disheartened to find that this privilege is out of reach for some. With the high costs of tuition, books, and school supplies, their families struggle to afford their education. Often, the children themselves are responsible for going to work instead of school in order to keep food on their family table.

As I got to know some of them better, they opened up to me about their dreams and aspirations. They spoke passionately about their drive to finish their schooling and make a better lives for themselves and their families. I was inspired by their ambition, positivity, and exuberance breaking through all the adversity. It broke my heart knowing that poverty was keeping them from the brightest future. I knew I had to do something.

By supporting The ACA Scholarship Foundation, we will have a hand in opening up a world of endless possibilities for these children. Children really are our future. We have been given so many blessings, and it is our time to give back and invest in that future. I am so excited for what the new year 2016 will bring — not just for myself, but for the many children whose lives we are about to change!