Giving Day 2024
20-21 March 2024
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I’m donating to the University of Plymouth because their scholarship played a vital role in my MSc success. I’m playing it forward to help other needy students, grateful for the chance to give back and make a difference.
I was a care leaver at Plymouth Polytechnic before it became a university. I understand how difficult it is to focus on study when there’s no money. I hope it stops someone from giving up and leaving.
I studied a creative writing masters at Plymouth, but that isn’t my whole story. I wanted to be a nurse since I could want anything. I qualified in 1970 at a time when nurses trained on wards and were paid a salary. I know how hard it is to consider a nursing degree now. I hope my gift helps.