The Edge July/August 2025

How does this scholarship help you? This scholarship and the other NALP scholarships have helped me tremendously. Receiving these scholarships really makes everything I do possible. Since the financial burden of higher education is lessened, I can spend more time on extracurricular activities, volunteering and community service, building my business, and it allows me to spend more time in my work roles that I enjoy. My business is in its third year and is growing steadily. This past year, I was offered an adjunct position at the College of DuPage, and this is a goal I’ve been working toward, so I am excited to be back. I also work as an educator for The Conservation Foundation and Friends of the Fox River, where I focus on community education. My volunteer roles include the NALP Latino Landscapes Advisory Board, the Elgin Sustainability Commission, the Shared Harvest Co-op Board of Directors, and a few others. I’m able to have an impact at the local, state, and national level, and I wouldn’t be able to serve in these roles if it weren’t for the support of the foundation.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU’D LIKE TO SAY TO THOSE WHO DONATED TO THE NALP FOUNDATION TO MAKE THIS SCHOLARSHIP POSSIBLE? I’d like to thank all NALP Foundation donors for their contributions and gen erosity. These scholarships truly are what allow me to excel in my higher learning endeavors, work life, and community service. Additionally, these scholarships have helped propel me to reach my

goals sooner. My accomplishments through NALP have undoubtedly played a role in my professional development. These scholarships also have a ripple effect; I am able to inspire others to put in a little extra work because it’s worth it, and I can show them with proof that their efforts are valued and appreciated. TE

award through my education, work, and community service. To receive the award is truly meaningful to me, especially considering the vast number of highly qualified students we have in programs across the nation. It is the most meaning ful achievement I’ve earned in my college experience, and to accept the award with my friends, mentors, and peers in atten dance made it that much more special.

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