Women's Campaign School at Yale University
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I’m a firm believer in the statements: It takes a village and It takes a family. When I was six years old, my Mom sat me down and told me along with my brother and sister and told us my Dad had passed away in a car accident. Immediately, I was heartbroken and my whole world was turned upside down. My little town of Lititz would make meals for my family, babysit us, my teacher came over to our house to tutor me in math. Bottom line: my community supported my family 100%! Because of this experience, I got baptized in the church early in my teenage years.
In high school, I served as the vice president of student council and was invited to join as a student representative to the Lititz Borough/Warwick Township Joint Strategic Task Force and created a blueprint for the regional comprehensive strategic plan. I interacted with leaders and influencers in my community and the task force made me realize how fortunate I was to live in a picturesque small town America of Lititz.
Fast forward to 2000, I was told I would never go to college, because of my non-verbal learning disability. I studied hard in high school got good grades, made the honor roll, had leadership roles in student government and athletics, but when I took the SATs and my scores came back there was little to know hope of me getting into college. Until one day, I got a call from Gordan McBateman saying I got into Elizabethtown Colllege. I was beyond estastic.
On the morning of September 11, 2001,I was in my college education psychology class and the tv was on in front of the classroom. Breaking news came across the screen when sudden violence struck and nearly three thousand innocent men, women, and children lost their lives in attacks meant to terrorize our Nation. Amid shattered glass, twisted steel, and clouds of dust, the spirit of America shone through. I remember the sacrifice of strangers and first responders who rushed into darkness to carry others from danger. I remember the unbreakable bonds of unity we felt in the long days that followed -- how we held each other, how we came to our neighbors' aid, how we prayed for one another. It was that moment I went from being an education major to a political science major and started serving a higher calling than self. From that moment, I felt an even stronger calling to serve the public. In 2004, I volunteered on the Bush-Cheney campaign and in 2005 was awarded a coveted spot as a White House intern, and upon graduating college I landed a political appointment in the Bush White House. At the White House, I was blessed to be surrounded by a work family where people with diverse ideas can find the best in the ideas of others and move forward. I am empathetic towards other leaders by understanding where each is coming from with life experiences. And that my friends is how I lived the American dream and I am announcing my candidacy.
And now I have been accepted as a candidate for Women's Campaign School at Yale University. Please donate any amount!
In high school, I served as the vice president of student council and was invited to join as a student representative to the Lititz Borough/Warwick Township Joint Strategic Task Force and created a blueprint for the regional comprehensive strategic plan. I interacted with leaders and influencers in my community and the task force made me realize how fortunate I was to live in a picturesque small town America of Lititz.
Fast forward to 2000, I was told I would never go to college, because of my non-verbal learning disability. I studied hard in high school got good grades, made the honor roll, had leadership roles in student government and athletics, but when I took the SATs and my scores came back there was little to know hope of me getting into college. Until one day, I got a call from Gordan McBateman saying I got into Elizabethtown Colllege. I was beyond estastic.
On the morning of September 11, 2001,I was in my college education psychology class and the tv was on in front of the classroom. Breaking news came across the screen when sudden violence struck and nearly three thousand innocent men, women, and children lost their lives in attacks meant to terrorize our Nation. Amid shattered glass, twisted steel, and clouds of dust, the spirit of America shone through. I remember the sacrifice of strangers and first responders who rushed into darkness to carry others from danger. I remember the unbreakable bonds of unity we felt in the long days that followed -- how we held each other, how we came to our neighbors' aid, how we prayed for one another. It was that moment I went from being an education major to a political science major and started serving a higher calling than self. From that moment, I felt an even stronger calling to serve the public. In 2004, I volunteered on the Bush-Cheney campaign and in 2005 was awarded a coveted spot as a White House intern, and upon graduating college I landed a political appointment in the Bush White House. At the White House, I was blessed to be surrounded by a work family where people with diverse ideas can find the best in the ideas of others and move forward. I am empathetic towards other leaders by understanding where each is coming from with life experiences. And that my friends is how I lived the American dream and I am announcing my candidacy.
And now I have been accepted as a candidate for Women's Campaign School at Yale University. Please donate any amount!
Organizer
Heather S. Wolf
Organizer
Lititz, PA