Real Stories
Live Your Dream Award Recipients
The Soroptimist Live Your Dream: Education & Training Awards for Women program is our signature service project. The awards are designed to give women heads of households, who are the primary source of financial support for their families, the opportunity to achieve their career goals. Below you can read the REAL STORIES from Live Your Dream Award Recipients.
Tiffinei – 2020 Live Your Dream Awardee
The first in her family to attend college, Tiffinei is enrolled in classes at Bladen Community College and Fayetteville State University as she pursues her immediate career goal of becoming a Registered Nurse and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Her long-term goal...
Rubye – 2019 Live Your Dream Awardee
Rubye will earn her Practicing Nursing Diploma from Fayetteville Technical Community College in 2020. This diploma prepares her to take the exam to become a Licensed Practical Nurse. She will then be able to become a Registered Nurse through a bridge program offered...
Star – 2019 Live Your Dream Awardee
Star is pursuing an Associate in Arts degree with a concentration in Urban Planning. Upon graduating from Wake Technical Community College, she will transfer to Eastern Carolina University to complete her Bachelor’s degree. Star fled an abusive relationship, moving...
Kristin – 2019 Live Your Dream Awardee
Kristin is pursuing an Associate’s Degree in Healthcare Administration at Wake Technical Community College. Her goal is to gain education and embark on a career that will allow her to fully provide for herself and her two children. Kristin is currently employed as a...
Demetrica – 2019 Live Your Dream Awardee
Demetrica will receive her Associate’s Degree in Human Services Technology and Substance Abuse from Wake Technical Community College in December 2019. She plans to pursue a Bachelor’s degree at UNC-Greensboro. Demetrica has worked with children and adults with...
Shenita – 2018 Live Your Dream Awardee
Shenita will receive her Bachelor of Science in Genetics from NC State University this spring. Her goal is to work in research and ultimately to attain a future dual degree in law and medicine. Shenita has overcome many barriers – abuse, teen parenting, and...