John Foy & Associates Announces $1,000 Leukemia Scholarship Recipient

John Foy & Associates, one of Atlanta’s most established personal injury law firms, is proud to announce the Fall 2016 winner of its bi-annual “Strong Arm” Leukemia Scholarship.

Manuel Sandoval, 18, a Clovis, CA resident was awarded the 2016 “Strong Arm” Leukemia Scholarship. He will use the $1,000 as an incoming freshman at University of California Los Angeles where he will study medicine. Manuel plans to become a doctor and eventually return to practice in his Central Valley home, to serve the community that helped him survive childhood leukemia.

Applicants for this scholarship must write a 500- to 1,000-word essay on one of three topics. Manuel chose to answer: “How has living with your or your loved one’s leukemia affected your education?”

Leukemia, he wrote, “Made me a warrior who will stop at nothing to achieve my dreams and inspire others along the way.”

Manuel’s family brought him to the United States for treatment after his doctors in Mexico told his parents there was nothing they could do to save their son. Instead of taking no for an answer, Manuel's parents defied hardships and all the odds against them to get him better medical care in California.

You may read his full essay and tale of survival here.

Firm founder, John Foy, launched the scholarship in 2015 to raise awareness for this deadly disease. John Foy & Associates, founded in 1999, has almost 30 attorneys and 70 paralegals, investigators and other support staffs. We are known as one of Atlanta’s most recognizable and respected personal injury law firms.

Our firm is proud to support Manuel in his academic pursuits and we congratulate him on his achievements and his health.

For more information on the scholarship or John Foy & Associates, contact Jody Davis, Director of Marketing, at jdavis@johnfoy.com.

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