{"id":11963,"date":"2022-07-19T10:02:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T13:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jmxbrands.com\/?p=11963"},"modified":"2023-11-20T11:36:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T16:36:16","slug":"dutchcrafters-amish-furniture-heritage-scholarships-awarded-for-2022-23-school-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/content\/dutchcrafters-amish-furniture-heritage-scholarships-awarded-for-2022-23-school-year\/","title":{"rendered":"DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Heritage Scholarships Awarded for 2022-23 School Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DutchCrafters, the largest online retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com<\/a>, is awarding the DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Heritage Scholarship<\/a> for the 2022-23 academic school year to Mehdi Kayi of Allston, Mass.; Alejandro Saldana of Norwalk, Conn.; and Kara Steinburg of West Linn, Ore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, the Sarasota-based multi-channel retailer received close to 100 applications for its annual Heritage Scholarship. The three-part application includes an essay asking applicants to explain how they will draw upon their cultural heritage to shape their vocational aspirations, offer creative value to their employer, and serve their respective communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kayi attends Boston College<\/a> in hopes to become a physician, focusing on treating the vulnerable populations in his hometown. As a Moroccan American and young Muslim, Kayi attributes his strong values of humility, care, and respect to his grandmothers as they\u2019d say, \u201cwe must not go to bed knowing our neighbors didn’t eat that day.\u201d Kayi\u2019s grandmother \u201cwas the healer in her community, helping people with everything from broken bones to delivering babies.\u201d Kayi explains that with underrepresented populations, \u201cI have always been impact-driven \u2014 a virtue instilled in me by my parents who always stressed the importance of giving back to the community \u2014 and that’s what I find most fulfilling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saldana intends to study at Quinnipiac University<\/a> as a psychology major. Saldana expresses his pride in his Peruvian heritage when describing his culture as, \u201cvery hard-working people, we persevere even in difficult situations.\u201d He reflects on his role during Boy Scouts in being the only Hispanic boy in his troop. When it came to selling popcorn to raise money for the troop\u2019s campouts, Saldana was the only kid that could speak Spanish. \u201cI felt closer to the ones who couldn\u2019t communicate in English, I\u2019ve noticed that the Spanish speaking people had a smile on their faces like a sense of relief knowing that somebody was going to help them in their own language.\u201d Saldana hopes to be a great asset to his future employer, a career in which he can treat Hispanic individuals with mental and emotional issues, supplying<\/a> the comfort of speaking about and understanding their concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steinburg, whose great-grandfather is the sole survivor of the Holocaust out of 18 family members, plans to pursue a bachelor\u2019s degree at The University of Oregon<\/a> majoring in psychology and double minoring in legal studies and Spanish. Steinburg\u2019s study interests stem from learning a deeper understanding of her family\u2019s history. \u201cIt was during the spring of my freshman year, while reading Elie Wiesel’s book, Night<\/em>, that I found my eyes continuously skimming over the words \u2018Nuremberg Trials.\u2019 As I researched the trials of Nazi Party officials and high-ranking military officers, an interest in law was sparked.\u201d Her perspective from her family\u2019s history will supply<\/a> a unique resource in serving her future employers and community. \u201cWhile my great-grandfather’s voice was never heard in a court of law, his story has inspired me to study our legal system so that one day I can assure justice he never received.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re honored to invest in young people as they draw from their histories and cultures to build their futures,\u201d said Jim Miller, founder and CEO of DutchCrafters and its parent company JMX Brands. He has   differentiated his business by looking within his Amish and Mennonite heritage, offering high level customer service and heirloom quality Amish furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kayi, Saldana, and Steinburg will each be awarded $500 to help with college expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Established in 2011, the DutchCrafters Heritage Scholarship is awarded to deserving, accomplished students attending colleges across the country, studying in an impressive array of disciplines. The scholarship continues to underline DutchCrafters\u2019 belief that cultural heritage can positively shape vocational experiences, offer creative value to employers, and stress the importance of community service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DutchCrafters, the largest online retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com, is awarding the DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Heritage Scholarship for the 2022-23 academic school year to Mehdi Kayi of Allston, Mass.; Alejandro Saldana of Norwalk, Conn.; and Kara Steinburg of West Linn, Ore. This year, the Sarasota-based multi-channel retailer received close to 100 applications for its annual Heritage Scholarship. The three-part application includes an essay asking applicants to explain how they will draw upon their cultural… DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Heritage Scholarships Awarded for 2022-23 School Year<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,7,16,4],"tags":[77,176,15,23],"series":[203],"class_list":["post-11963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jmx-brands-charity","category-dutchcrafters","category-commitments","category-news","tag-debra-gingerich","tag-dutchcrafters-heritage-scholarships","tag-jim-miller","tag-jmx-brands","series-the-amish-furniture-podcast"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/scholarship-photos-04.png","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/content\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-amish-furniture-podcast\/id1531771680","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zNjE3NWY1OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3AK9PFwLvdnbOSIxyPpHEy?si=R4bpSty1R2iC5_lXFdBNRQ","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/content\/feed\/podcast\/the-amish-furniture-podcast","embedCode":"

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