Description of the video:
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So we’re
here today for a amazing opportunity
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provided by the Thomasin family
to pitch our passion.
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so to tell others
what we are passionate about
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and how
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that’s going to impact the community
and the world of philanthropy around us
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So pitch
your passion is a place for high school
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students and college students
with less than 60 credits
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to have an opportunity
to talk about a specific idea
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that they have that might bring an issue
towards a solution.
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a really a highlight of the year
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because you see the students
at their best,
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you see what they’re eager
about to discover in the future.
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And and it’s the students,
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but also the broader community
comes together to see what they’re about.
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they’re about.
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It’s kind of cool
seeing what they’re wrestling with
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because I once was in their shoes,
wrestling with those same situations
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and learning how to apply themselves
in a way that would make sense.
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And they just haven’t been yet
aware of the The Lilly school
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and how they can teach them to learn
about what they are going through
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and how they can apply it
to the real world.
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at first it was a little nerve wracking
because I was like,
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I don’t know if I could make a PowerPoint
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on the spot and research
all these things so fast,
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and we only have 2 hours to make
the presentation and also just clashing
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with different ideas
with different people.
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Because for me personally,
I know I’m more of a on the fly person,
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So I want to make a personal connection
that my group members are more statistics.
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I guess we kind of balance each other out
with that type of thing.
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But it makes me like grateful
to be a part of something like this.
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I’m never
I’ve never done anything like this before.
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So the two top scholarships
that we offer are a Thomasin scholarship,
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and that is a full ride scholarship.
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We also have additional scholarships.
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So we have a Hurst scholarship,
a Johnson scholarship, a Mays scholarship,
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and several just general undergraduate
scholarship opportunities
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so everyone who can stay and participate
will leave with the scholarship.
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So I am planning on pursuing a degree
in philanthropy next fall.
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So I’m going to be a transfer student
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and the opportunity
to just receive a full ride scholarship
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is really appealing
and would be life changing.
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And so I knew I had to participate in this
event and give it my all.
