Selected Student Testimonials

​Mayra Martinez (LEAF Award Recipient 2012)
Univ./Major: Mount Saint Mary’s University / child psychology
“This award helps students stay in college and reach their dreams. It helped me be more involved in school and I was able to help the community by volunteering. People should donate to a foundation like LEAF because it is supporting Lennox students. This award can help the student go and stay in college."

Luis Hernandez (LEAF Award Recipient 2009)
Univ./Major: UCLA / Accounting
“I am now on an Accounting Specialist for one of the largest advertising agencies on the West Coast and could not be any happier.  I cannot express my gratitude enough for LEAF's support because it allowed me to continuously focus on the most important aspect of school - learning. The support provided the daily dose of motivation needed to continue learning and overcoming all obstacles presented. Again, thank you LEAF! I know your future contributions will continue to make a difference in students’ lives - the same way that it made a difference in mine.”
 
Isaura Ramirez (LEAF Award Recipient 2009)
Univ./Major: UCLA /Sociology with minor in Political Science & Education
Graduate School: University of Michigan; Masters in Education
“My parents ambitiously emigrated from Mexico at a young age, and have since then, made America their home.  They wanted a better life for their kids and future generations to come...To us, the American Dream was to earn a quality education because a quality education builds character, knowledge, consciousness, a wider perspective of the world, and the ability to circumvent the notoriously vicious cycle of poverty. With LEAF’s help, I was the first in my family to graduate from college and obtain a Masters in Education. When you sponsor a promising student through LEAF, you are not only supporting their college career, but investing in their well-being, the well-being of their entire family and community, and the overall wellness of our diverse society.”