Posts by Saloma Furlong
Pursuing a Lifelong Dream with a Heart Full of Gratitude
My name is Lisa Yoder and I’m married with three children. I was the recipient of a scholarship from the Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund in 2013. I’m currently in my junior year of college, working on my Bachelors of Science degree in Registered Nursing. I grew up in an ultra-conservative Swartzentruber Amish church in central…
Read MoreA Rewarding Journey
My name is Fannie Miller. I grew up in the Geauga County Amish community in Ohio. My childhood was simple and we were quite poor. I was second oldest in a family of fifteen children. My dad was a hard-working man who loved his family. He was generally a happy, kind, and jolly person. He…
Read MoreEmma Miller: Founder of Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund
About a year ago, I wrote a blog post about the founder of the Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund on my own blog. I am updating and reposting that here. I think Emma’s story is such a wonderful example of someone who is committed to helping others embark on their journey to education. For those young…
Read MoreThe Profile of a Philanthropist
I find serving on the committee for the Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund is both interesting and rewarding. I meet such dynamic and exciting people. I am so proud of my fellow former Amish friends and acquaintances. I love working with the founders of the committee, Emma Miller and Naomi Kramer. They are both kind and…
Read MoreAn Example of What Is Possible
Today I am very honored to be introducing Freeman Miller, M.D. who is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Du Pont Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware. His curriculum vitae is impressive. After he received his Bachelors at the University of Colorado, he entered medical school (also at the University of Colorado). He did his post-doctoral training…
Read MoreScholarships!
We are overjoyed to announce that we now have $12,000 to award in scholarships this year! Because of generous donations, we can offer awards in increments between $1,000 and $5,000. We hope to build an endowment for the Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund, so that eventually we can use the interest for awards instead of the…
Read MoreGoshen College Bulletin Story about Amish Descendent Scholarship Fund
An article featuring Naomi Kramer and her involvement in the Amish Descendent Scholarship Fund was printed in the Winter 2012/2013 issue of the Goshen College Bulletin. For the full article and associated images, you can go to: http://blog.goshen.edu/bulletin/ and navigate to page 22 and 23. It is a wonderful thing for the Amish Descendent Scholarship Fund…
Read MoreThe Paradox of Worldly Knowledge
I’ve been enjoying the gathering of stories from former Amish people who have acquired formal education after leaving their respective communities. Today I’ll share a story of a former Amish couple in Holmes County, Ohio: Wayne and LaVina Weaver. I first met them at the Amish Conference at the Young Center in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania in…
Read MoreRescued By an Amish Grandmother, Part 2
Last week I posted the first part of Freeman Kinsinger’s story, which I am continuing today. Also, for the personal connection I had with Freeman’s grandmother, see my post Memory Photos on my personal blog. Here is more of Freeman’s story. After my twenty-first birthday, I enrolled as a freshman at Eastern Mennonite College. My…
Read MoreRescued by an Amish Grandmother, Part 1
I would like to thank Emma Miller for her end-of-the year post. I understand why she is proud of starting the ADSFund. It speaks to her generous spirit that she would conceive of the idea at a bittersweet moment in her life — on the day of her own graduation. I would like to second…
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