Rhett Burk, 7th grade, People to People Student Ambassador Program – “I thank you and your family for trusting that I wouldn’t just enjoy this trip, but also benefit from it [ . . . ] I pray to God that the other children your foundation helps are as thankful as I am too.” [. . .] “From now on I will not be afraid to travel outside of the country [ . . . ] Maybe I could travel to a country that needs help so that I could make life easier for them.”

Joshua Reece, 10th grade, Congressional Affairs Institute at Georgetown University – “This experience has provided me the chance to witness how politics works; now I can format my own views on past and current events [ . . . ] I will use the knowledge that I gained this summer to help me with my future political carreer.”

Timothy Nemec, 10th grade, University of Houston Summer Discovery Program in Architecture – “I would like to thank you for the scholarship that you granted to me, as it allowed me to spend time during the summer learning about something new and interesting to me [ . . . ] I hope that you continue helping others get into programs such as this one, enriching their learning, and allowing them to flourish academically.”​

Ryan Falcona, 11th grade, Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering Summer Enrichment Program – “My experience at Auburn University reaffirmed my desire to become an engineer [ . . . ] At this point in my life I feel that aerospace engineering will be the path I take, and Auburn has a great program.”[. . .] “I experienced a very valuable lesson at Auburn that had nothing to do with engineering. One of my classmates was severely handicapped. I have never worked on a daily basis with someone who had disabilities. Jared not only taught me how to find the positive in life but how to turn every obstacle into a challenge.”