Testimonials

One of the greatest rewards to the work we do is discovering the impact we have made on the lives of the people who have benefitted from our programs. The following excerpts are from letters we have received from some of our scholarship recipients:

"I would like to sincerely thank you for granting me the Irwin Foundation Opportunity Scholarship. It is an extremely generous gift and one well appreciated. I assure you that I will make the best of your contribution to my education, during my time at the University of Pennsylvania and well after.

Working intimately with animals has been the primary love in my life since I was a child. I have always felt overwhelming empathy and compassion for animals and dreamed of becoming a veterinarian so that I may heal them. Now that I am in veterinary school, I can see this dream within (my) grasp. The Irwin Foundation has made it even closer, by lessening my financial burden."

— RP, Class of 2004

"Thank you for awarding me with the James and Claire Irwin Scholarship. I was recently notified and it was a very nice surprise. I am very grateful that there are foundations like yours to help students like myself achieve our dreams and goals...The $5,000 scholarship will be of great help to me in reducing my financial debt load..."

— KV, Class of 2001

"I am writing to acknowledge my receipt of the James and Claire Irwin Scholarship. I am very grateful and appreciative to have been one of the recipients of this very generous scholarship. When I opened the letter, I had to read it twice to believe it.

I am an out-of-state veterinary student and financing my education has been one of my biggest challenges. It is difficult to put into words what it means to me when I am awarded a scholarship. I want to thank you and the members of the Irwin Foundation for your contributions to the students of veterinary medicine. Our challenges would certainly be much greater without the support of the many scholarships available to us."

— KG, Class of 2001