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HFA Awards $10,000 in Educational Scholarships

2016 EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:

ach year, HFA awards scholar- Trevor Martin
Eships to promising students in HFA Educational Scholarship
the bleeding disorders community. A Belmont University | Nashville, Tennessee
total of four scholarships ranging from
$2,000 to $4,000 is awarded in these “I am honored to have received this educational scholarship!
three categories: I have severe hemophilia A and must work daily to maintain a
healthy lifestyle. I’m currently studying voice, with particular interest in music as a
business. My goal is to become a recording artist someday. Fingers crossed! I love and
Educational Scholarship appreciate the hemophilia community and I’m looking forward to giving back to this
Two educational scholarships were community that has helped me so much!”
awarded in the amount of $2,000 each
to students with a bleeding disorder Chetan Bafna
who were seeking a post-secondary HFA Educational Scholarship
education from a college, university or University of Arizona | Tucson, Arizona
trade school. Applicants were asked to
submit an essay answering the ques- “My freshman year at the University of Arizona was one of the
tions: What are your goals and aspira- most rewarding times of my life. Having the support of my com-
tions? How has the bleeding disorders munity meant that I could attend the National Hemophilia Foundation’s Advocacy
community played a role in your life? Days in Washington, DC as well as the national hemophilia meeting in Orlando, FL.
I will forever be indebted to the bleeding disorders community for all they've given
me. Thanks to this scholarship, I can continue to attend my dream school. I also plan
Parent/Sibling/Child to continue my advocacy for funding in higher education and for my community as
Educational Scholarship a whole.”
One scholarship was awarded in the
amount of $2,000 to the immediate Abby Poole
family member of a person with a HFA Parent/Sibling/Child Educational Scholarship
bleeding disorder who was seeking a Huntington University | Huntington, Indiana
post-secondary education from a col-
lege, university or trade school. Appli- “This scholarship will help me fulfill my lifelong dream of partici-
cants were asked to submit an essay pating in medical missions. I’m currently a nursing student and
answering the questions: What are this scholarship will assist me in achieving my goal of becoming a nurse practitioner.
your goals and aspirations? How has My involvement in the bleeding disorders community has allowed me to become a
the bleeding disorders community part of something bigger than myself. I hope that my training will help me to be a
played a role in your life? positive influence within our country’s health care system at large, most especially as
I continue to advocate for our very special bleeding disorders community.”

Medical/Healthcare Services Emma Rickey
Educational Scholarship HFA Medical/Health Services Educational Scholarship
One scholarship was awarded in the Malone University | Canton, Ohio
amount of $4,000 to a student pursu- “When I was diagnosed with a bleeding disorder, my eyes were
ing a degree in the medical/health- opened to new perspectives and my heart now beats with a
care services field. Applicants were renewed compassion for others who are suffering. With the help of this wonderful
asked to submit an essay answering scholarship I plan to work hard in my medical studies so I can ultimately provide aid
the questions: Why did you choose to and comfort to others, just as I have been sustained and helped myself. I’m very proud
study in this field? Why do you think to be a contributing member of the bleeding disorders community, and I’m honored
it is the right path for you?
to be so generously supported by this admirable foundation.” n n

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