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.
Shont’e – 2015 Live Your Dream Awardee
Shont’e is a student at Mt. Olive University, Washington NC. Her immediate career goal is to obtain a Bachelor Degree in criminal justice so that she can help individuals who have made some wrong choices get a fresh start in life. Her long term career goal is to...
Elaine – 2015 Live Your Dream Awardee
Elaine is currently working towards her Associate Degree in Nursing at Wake Tech Community College. Her long term goal is to attain a Bachelor Degree in Nursing, specializing in Labor and Delivery. Elaine has wanted be a nurse since she was a child growing up in a...
Mariam – 2015 Live Your Dream Awardee
Mariam and her family fled Syria and came to the U.S. seeking safety and security. Although she earned an Associate Degree in Civil Engineering in Syria, her credentials are not recognized here. Determined to provide for her family, she essentially started her...