Help a deserving student in NYC earn a degree

Thanks to contributions received both online and offline in The Global Giving March Open Challenge, over $18,000 was raised for St. George's Society's Scholarship Fund. This will fund three full scholarships at Lehman College, part of The City University of New York, in the Bronx.

Thanks to your support, St. George's will be able to assist more students like Charity (pictured below) who is a double major in Biology and Anthro-Biochemistry and due to earn her Bachelor’s degree next month.  Charity takes great pleasure in serving and being involved in her community.  She is currently a Secretary in the Minority Association of Pre-Med Students, an organization that mentors students on the processes of medical school admission.  She is also a Peer Educator at the Wellness Education and Promotion Department at Lehman College and recently organized an event to raise health awareness of heart attacks as the number one killer in our society.  Charity has also volunteered at the New York Community Health Ambassador Program and at Lehman College’s Center for Student Leadership Development.  Building these leadership qualities helped her to earn the privilege of participating in a roundtable discussion at the White House in Washington, D.C.

Upon graduation, Charity plans to volunteer at the Nsawam District Hospital in her home country Ghana, West Africa, and prepare for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).  Her goal is to go on to medical school and pursue a career in ophthalmology.  Achieving her career goals will also enable her to serve as a role model to her younger siblings and other females in her community.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this project.  With your help we can continue to support motivated high-achievers like Charity in achieving their goals.