Another Travel Adventure – Brianna Guzman Travels To Europe
Brianna recently had the opportunity to travel to Europe and visit a number of different countries including Italy, Prague & Spain. Says Brianna "My time abroad has been life changing and I am grateful for the experience. This has been something I have wanted to...
A beautiful message from one of our Class of 2019 HEAR Scholars Sam Van Loon to our newest Class of Students!
Dear HEAR Class of scholars, Congratulations, welcome to the family, you made it, and all that jazz. I'm not going to bother with the empty praise because I know you've heard it all before. You don't need to be reminded that you're intelligent and deserving...
Announcing Our New Class of 2021 HEAR Scholars!
Did you HEAR? We have been busy this week touring schools and surprising students who were chosen to receive a HEAR Scholarship. We are delighted to announce our Class of 2021 HEAR Scholars...... Aileen Acosta from Trinity High School Amanda Bardoshi from York...
A Trip to El Paso for one of our 2019 Class of Scholars….
Juliana Tamayo, HEAR Scholar of 2019, had the opportunity to go on an Alternative Break Immersion Program to El Paso/Ciudad Juarez with 10 other girls from her school. Juliana is a sophomore at Loyola University Chicago. She is currently double majoring in...
A European Travel Adventure for Daisy!
Daisy Laureano, HEAR Scholar of 2018, recently had the opportunity to visit 6 cities in Europe in under one month - read a little about what she experienced.... Daisy says she and her group never got to sleep off the jet lag, as they were traveling almost every 4th...
Successful Day @ The Chicago Volunteer Expo
Our thanks go out to Vera Pollina (Executive Director), Mindy Dapin (Mentoring Chair), Andrea Zuleta (HEAR Class of 2017) and Amanda Corcos (one of our HEAR Mentors). They generously gave up their time on Sunday, February 26th to represent the HEAR Foundation at the...
Congratulations to two of our HEAR Scholars!
We are delighted to announce that Andrea Zuleta and Carlos Montero have both been accepted into programs of further education. Andrea (a Class of 2017 HEAR Scholar) is joining the ranks of HEAR Scholars going on to a Master's Degree. She has just accepted a...
Pictures from the HEAR 2016 Annual Fundraiser!
Here is just a small selection of photographs from the 2016 Annual Fundraiser in December. A great time was had by all. We hope you enjoy reliving the evening through these pictures..... [gallery...
A Word From Our Mentoring Chair Mindy
It’s an exciting time for the HEAR Foundation: our class of scholars is due to reach the 50 mark by the next application cycle; we have new mentors from new areas of life, and as of this year’s 10th Anniversary HEAR Holiday Fundraiser we are branching off a separate...
What’s cooking? Kristy has great and delicious future plans…
HEAR Senior Kristy Flores is one of our busiest scholars, and she also happens to be studying one of the most fascinating subjects: Food Science and Nutrition. An avid and excellent chef, Kristy's passion is to combine the science of eating with the joy of it. As a...
Prepping for the last year of college: Tomas has been busy too!
Tomas Dilnyy and his twin brother Ivan just began their senior year at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. One of HEAR's strongest scholars, Tomas has an incredible work ethic and the academic track record to show for it. We think that the U of I will...
Prepping for the last year of college: Ivan has been busy.
Ivan and his twin brother Tomas are about to enter Senior Year at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As for many other students, the twins' final summer and college year are dedicated to looking beyond graduation and into their future career. This past...