Soroptimist International of Saratoga County (SISC) announces the 2024-2025 round of the “Live Your Dream” Award (LYDA). Women who are providing the primary source of financial support for their families while pursuing their education are eligible to apply for this annual award of up to $5,000. Last year, LYDA funds were awarded to two local women to help them reach their goals.

Eligible applicants must:

• Demonstrate financial need
• Be accepted or enrolled in an undergraduate or vocational skills training program
• Live in or near Saratoga County

For questions about this award program, please email liveyourdreamsaratoga@gmail.com

The year 2022 marked the 50th anniversary of the Live Your Dream Awards! For over half a century, this amazing program has empowered thousands of women and their families through access to education. This program enables women to secure higher paying employment and a raised standard of living and increases the likelihood that their children will obtain education and secure a future of economic independence and success.

Soroptimist International of Saratoga County is so proud of our Live Your Dream Award winners. One recent winner reported that she graduated from her nursing program with high honors, received the Florence Nightingale Award and was inducted into the Honor Society. She passed her boards and went to work for a local medical practice, showing her daughters what a woman can do!