During the month of November we will be honoring, what would have been, Lisa’s 52nd birthday with #TheLMMFund52 fundraising effort. The goal is to get 52 donations (in any amount) by the end of the month.
Please help us meet our goal of 52 donations by sharing this with your family and friends on social media using the hashtag #TheLMMFund52
Thank you from The LMM Fund Team! We appreciate all the support you give to the organization.
I wanted to share a speech I presented during Woodbury University‘s 130th Anniversary celebration on October 18, 2014. This was the first time I got tell my Woodbury story and how they helped me get through such a tragic time in my life.
“I remember when I discovered Woodbury University.
I was 17 years old looking at this gigantic book listing colleges across the country. I finally found Woodbury at the end of the California section and told myself, “I’m going there.”
Woodbury had everything I was looking for. Small class sizes, excellent academic programs, and was only an hour away from home.
My freshman year here was like that of any other student. I made friends, went to class, pulled my hair out during finals and when it was over, breathed a sigh of relief that I made it through my first year of college.
When my mom unexpectedly passed away during my sophomore year, I wasn’t sure I could continue, but somehow I did with the help of the wonderful people who study and work at Woodbury.
During the most difficult time in my life, at a time when I felt like giving up, I found comfort at Woodbury. My peers, my professors, and my co-workers helped me move forward and reminded me that I need to continue working towards a better, brighter future for myself. The people at Woodbury became my family and Woodbury became a home away from home.
Woodbury means much more than a diploma I can hang on my wall.
I found myself here.
I discovered untapped potential in myself and developed in things I was most passionate about.
I become more confident and wasn’t afraid to take a few risks.
I owe that to Woodbury University. I owe that to my Woodbury family.
I’m so proud to have attended such a wonderful University, for both my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, and credit my success to everything I learned here.
I look forward to what my future holds and I know Woodbury will have prepared me for it.”
The Lisa Michelle Memorial Fund 