Yearly Archives: 2012

Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Emma Miller — No Comments ↓

As the first year of ADSF pulls to a close, we’d like to give a special thank you to all of you for your donations and words of encouragement. We know there are many other charitable needs in the world…

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An Irrepressible Spirit

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Saloma Furlong — 4 Comments ↓

Tonight I am introducing a new story — this one of Emma Gingerich, who I have been corresponding with for more than two years. She first got in touch with me about publishing her story. I am certain she will…

My Dream of Being a Nurse

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Saloma Furlong — 5 Comments ↓

Today we have an education story from Laura Miller Burress, who grew up in an Amish community in rural South Central Kentucky. As a little girl, while visiting her father in the hospital she developed an interest in nursing. Soon after…

From a Farm Boy to the Outer Limits of a University Education, Part II

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Saloma Furlong — 1 Comment ↓

Continued from previous post: After a few years, I came across an advertisement in a magazine for a high school correspondence course, offered by American School in Chicago. I secretly enrolled – secretly, because I knew that my parents would…

From a Farm Boy to the Outer Limits of a University Education, Part I

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Saloma Furlong — 1 Comment ↓

Today we have a story from Henry Troyer who left the Amish in 1958 in pursuit of more education. For his full bio visit About Amish. His story will be posted in two parts. At an early age, I longed…

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From a One-Room Amish Schoolhouse to Smith College

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Saloma Furlong — 2 Comments ↓

I would like to offer a special thanks to Saloma Miller Furlong for joining us in our effort and for the help she has extended to other former Amish people in need. No one knows the challenges these young people…

ADSF Scholarship Winner #2

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Emma Miller — No Comments ↓

Thanks to Naomi’s hard work in organizing a fundraiser and our generous donors, we were able to offer two scholarships this year. We can’t tell you how thankful we are to those of you who offered us words of encouragement and…

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ADSF scholarship winner #1

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Emma Miller — 1 Comment ↓

We started working on this fund a long time ago and it feels amazing to finally reach our end goal and award the scholarship money to someone who is working hard to overcome the challenges of studying without parental support.…

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Accepting Applications for 2012 Scholarship

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Emma Miller — No Comments ↓

We are now accepting applications. There are two scholarships available worth $1000 each for the 2012 fall semester. The deadline to have your application in is Sept. 9th, 2012. In order to qualify for the scholarship you will have grown…

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Fundraiser in Nappanee, Indiana – join the fun!

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Emma Miller — 4 Comments ↓

ADSF Fundraiser: Hog Roast and Community Social When: Friday, August 3rd Food will be served from 5-8pm Where: United Christian School 29522 County Road 52 Nappanee, IN 46550 Naomi is organising our first fundraiser in Nappanee, Indiana. There will be…

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