First Diversity In Business Scholarship Awarded

Thurston Chamber Foundation Partners with SPSCC Foundation to Award First 'Diversity in Business' Scholarship

In October 2021, Ayami Nakanishi was awarded $2,375 to from the Diversity in Business Scholarship and is currently pursuing her Associates of Arts Degree at South Puget Sound Community College. “I appreciate this opportunity to continue my studies. I’m pursuing an Associates in Arts Degree from in South Puget Sound Community College. My goal is to contribute to world peace and help people who are suffering and need housing, money, and medical care. In order, to achieve my goal, I really needed the chance to study abroad to learn English and gain knowledge. Again, I really appreciate you, for giving me a great chance to study in the United States.” says Nakanishi.

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The Thurston County Chamber Foundation established the scholarship in 2020 to support academic success for people of color in Thurston County. Emphasizing inclusion, diversity, and equal treatment of others, the Diversity in Business Scholarship creates educational opportunities and pathways to a better quality of life within our communities. Thank you, Washington State Employees Credit Union, and Great Wolf Lodge, for making the Diversity in Business Scholarship program possible! We are now accepting contributions to the Diversity in Business Scholarship for the upcoming 2022-23 school year.

Contact Amanda Fields, Program Coordinator for Business Solutions, for additional information at afields@thurstonchamber.com.

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