“My dad, veteran Lance Corporal Jeffrey Frichner USMC, is disabled. Watching my father struggle with poor mental health and trauma from his military service inspired me to study psychology. A huge weight was lifted off my chest when I received the scholarship from the MCSF. The award has helped make it possible for me to major in Applied Psychology at NYU. On-campus I work with special education students, I have an internship working with the legally blind, and I volunteer at the local homeless shelter. I feel incredibly fortunate that I am able to study at the school of my dreams and I hope to express my gratitude by becoming a social worker. It is all the more meaningful to me that my education has been made financially possible because of the MCSF and my dad’s service.”