December 2020 Burn Bulletin
In celebration of this anniversary, we are working on putting together a commemorative coffee table book that will include 50 stories….YOUR stories! These will be stories from burn survivors, volunteers, firefighters, nurses, educators, donors, family members, friends…everyone who has made AARBF what it is today!
Christine Lopez – Aiming Higher Scholarship
“This scholarship supported me through a really important journey in my life. Now, I will be continuing on to attend Icahn School of Medicine at …
Lawrence Reese – Woody and Louise Reed Scholarship
“My name is Lawrence Reese and I have been involved with the Alisa Ruch Burn Foundation for 12 years. The Woody and Louise Reed “Bridge …
Nils Gjertson – Woody and Louise Reed Scholarship
“This scholarship has helped me so much in achieving my goals of finishing college after my burn injury. I was determined to complete school, and …
Alyna Anderson – Woody and Louise Reed Scholarship
“First and foremost, I would like to thank you for being part of this amazing scholarship committee and being an enabler for helping students reach …
Eddie Espinoza Vazquez – Aiming Higher Scholarship
“O my body, make of me always a man who questions!” -Frantz Fanon Eddie graduated from California State University, Northridge – B.A. Sociology, Minor in …
Raquel Serrano – Woody and Louise Reed Scholarship
“The Woody and Louise Reed Bridge to Life Scholarship has helped me immensely; I cannot express my gratitude enough. I am a single mother, and …
Aysha Asghar – Phoenix World Burn Congress Scholarship
“Navigating through this Pandemic has validated the need for connection and the need to reflect and heal while striving to maintain a somewhat “normal†way …
Skylar deWitte – Phoenix World Burn Congress Scholarship
The 2020 World Burn Congress was my first time attending a burn conference.
Kai and Tobi Levenson – Phoenix World Burn Congress Scholarship
Kai Levenson was just 12 years old when they first heard about the Phoenix Society’s World Burn Congress through a flyer in the mail. “That …