The Minerva Foundation and the many women it touches are full of Success Stories. We hope you will read more about how Minerva is working to build communities and change lives of women and girls throughout British Columbia.
We will continuously add to these stories.
As a single parent and mature student, I have often wondered if others thought that I was wasting my time and resources on a venture meant for younger women – women who had not made the mistake of marrying and having children with the wrong person. Winning your award has put that thought to bed for me.
I went to school because I love learning, because I have a dream to become a doctor, and because I wanted my children to know that making mistakes doesn’t mean having to spend the rest of your life hiding and feeling ashamed. We all have a right to pursue our best selves, and I thank the Minerva Foundation with all my heart for acknowledging the journey I have made thus far, and for providing other women like me the opportunity to pursue their dreams. The acknowledgement your organization has bestowed upon me has lit my insides with a quiet pride that I have not felt in a very long time.
Chandra Lebovitz, 2009 Harrison/Buitenhuis award recipient