Scholarship Recipients
Christine is our first grantee supported by the T.A.F.F.Y. Foundation. She grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Christine is a triplet (she has two other sisters), and developed complications from the premature birth resulting in not only having a profound hearing loss but also in developing cerebral palsy. Nevertheless, she's been able to overcome these physical barriers in a most remarkable way. She has been involved in school plays (e.g., she was Tiger Lily in Peter Pan), has worked as a camp counselor and was involved in the Academic Bowl at Gallaudet University's summer program. She's also worked at DeafCan, a well-known Michigan organization that supports people with hearing loss, including representing them at the Michigan Deaf Festival.
Christine plans to attend the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her goal is to pursue a career in Business Technology.