This Year's Winners:

Through the fundraising efforts of our club this year we provided two WOA awards of $1,000 each. The recipients were Maria Angel Garcia and Crystal Ferguson.

Maria is currently attending LDS Business College with a goal to receive her Bachelor’s at the U of U in Accounting. A mother of three, she has struggled her entire life. One of her references wrote,” Maria is an inspiration to me because of the determination and dedication she has exhibited in life. She grew up in a single parent family as the youngest of seven children. Her mother died when she was 14 years old. Her siblings were much older. Maria slipped through the cracks of the State Social Services and no one realized that she was alone without a guardian. Maria found a job, got an apartment and finished her last years of high school on her own. Despite her situation, she was the
only one out of her seven siblings to graduate from high school.”

Crystal, mother of three, is attending Davis Applied Tech College in their Paralegal program. She said, “Growing up I always wanted to become a lawyer. I have a particular interest in domestic violence, which is a blend of family law and criminal. Having been a victim, I plan to help other women in that situation.” She has completed mediation training classes and has recently received an internship at the County District Attorney’s office.

To request more information, please contact Kay Ruiz
Ph: 801-255-4489,