Sep
06

2022 EZstorit Scholarship Recipients

Difficult doesn’t begin to describe the process the scholarship committee goes through selecting the recipients for our annual scholarship. 2022 was a record year for the EZstorit Get Ahead Scholarship and our EZstorit Self Storage Scholarship with over 1500 applications received between both scholarships.

2022 EZstorit Get Ahead Scholarship Recipients
 

Jala Hooks from Temple University & Aaron Wong from San Francisco State University

Once again, we are honored and fortunate to choose 2 outstanding students to award this year’s EZstorit Get Ahead Scholarship.

Without further ado, we are proud to announce that Jala Hooks, a senior pursuing a degree in Africology and Political Science at Temple University and Aaron Wong, a graduate student pursuing a Master’s in Business Administration at San Francisco State University are our 2022 EZstorit Get Ahead Scholarship Recipients.

Jala Hooks

Jala Hooks, a proud senior of Africology and Political Science major from Philadelphia, Pa. Jala is no stranger to challenges, however, she perseveres when faced with obstacles. Although Philadelphia is known for “Brotherly Love”, there are around 100,000 children that go without food almost every day. Being aware of this situation in her community, she embarked on a journey to combat this issue with the Umoja Community Fridge project.

Despite challenges from the onset, Jala and her team were determined to see this project come to fruition. Reaching out to numerous local businesses to house a community refrigerator (small shed) at their businesses only to receive many, many “No’s”. Jala and her team forged on. They overcame other obstacles with financing, weather issues and supply delays they Umoja Community Fridge project opened in February 2021. Since its opening over 500 people have been fed.

Jala Hooks remains active in her community and at her university. Jala has been President of Temple University’s Black Law Students Association, community service chair of Temple University’s Black Law Students Association, Vice President of Temple University’s Progressive NAACP and Public Relations Chair of the Organization of Young. Upon graduation, Jala plans to pursue her Juris Doctor.

We are honored to be a small contribution to Jala’s education journey by awarding her one of the 2022 EZstorit Get Ahead Scholarship. Investing in students and their future benefits us all. We wish Jala much success in all her future endeavors.

Aaron Wong

Aaron Wong is a Graduate Student at San Francisco State University pursuing his Master’s in Business Administration. Aaron holds a Bachelors from UCLA in Geography/Environmental Studies. Aaron desire is to create a greener future for his community and for the world itself. However, early in his career, he learned that making a difference requires more than just an idea, but also the tools to enact real change in the world. That is why Aaron returned to school, so he could learn the leadership skills necessary to be the change he wants to see in the world.

Aaron chose San Francisco State University for their vision of creating a more ethical and sustainable future for businesses. As it stands today, business, ethics, and sustainable practices don’t mix very well. Aaron aims to change that misconception; and believes that sustainability and ethics are core business principles and that organizations that follow sustainable and ethical practices are significantly more productive than their traditional counterparts.

Aaron sees things in a different way and is working toward making real change in the world. Aside from his studies, he hopes to one day open his own small business related to his love of cooking. A business that will allow him in some way to give back to his local community.

We are thrilled to help contribute to making the world a better place for us all by playing a small role in Aaron’s education. We wish Aaron continued success in his future endeavors.

Through our EZstorit annual scholarships, we believe that by investing in students like Jala and Aaron, we are giving back to the communities we service while helping to ensure a better future for us all. Best wishes to all our 2022 scholarship recipients for a fantastic year!

We will once again be offering the EZstorit Get Ahead Scholarship for the 2023-2024 school year. Stay tuned to our website for further announcements on both our annual scholarships, the EZstorit Get Ahead Scholarship and the EZstorit Self-Storage Employee Scholarship. Both of our scholarships are open to students in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
 

2022 EZstorit Self Storage Scholarship Recipients

Being a part of this wonderful industry, the self-storage industry, is what keeps us going. We have been able to grow each year because of the loyalty of our storage partners. We are proud to be the industry leader in affordable online self-storage marketing. However, we are even more proud that we can in a small way, give back to self-storage employees pursuing higher education.

Maddison Mair from Snow College & Jared Jennings from Bradley University

It is our honor to announce the 2022 EZstorit Self Storage Employee Scholarship Recipients, Maddison Mair from Park City, Utah and Jared Jennings from Beecher Illinois.

Maddison Mair

Maddison Mair, a receptionist at Protection Self Storage in Park City, Utah is pursuing her degree in Elementary Education at Snow College.

Maddison was born and raised in the beautiful town of Heber City, Utah. During Maddison’s all 4 of her high school years, she played Volleyball, and threw Javelin, Discus, and Shotput.

Some of Maddison’s hobbies include paddleboarding in local lakes, four-wheeling and ATVing in the mountains, playing card and board games with family and friends.

In addition to her job at Protection Self Storage, she also works as a waitress in a local restaurant. Maddison’s strong work ethic comes from her close relationship with her grandfather. Not only did he impart on her a strong work ethic, but he taught her to be courageous and to be grateful. These lessons she hopes to instill in her future students and children of her own one day.

The world can use more compassionate and courageous teachers and we are honored to be a small part of her journey towards that goal.

Jared Jennings

Jared Jennings, an employee of Pack It In Storage in Forest Park, Illinois is pursuing his undergraduate degree at Bradley University.

During Jared’s high school years, he maintained a 4.0 GPA while taking AP classes in Biology, Calculus and English Literature and Physics. Additionally, Jared played varsity basketball, track, and cross country. He was involved on the math team, in Spanish club, Student Council, band and a member of the National Honor Society.

Jared was inspired to succeed by his basketball coach, who will be remembered as one of his all-time idols. Some of the lessons coach taught Jared was about perseverance and dedication to become the best you can be, and to give your best doing it.

Jared has the drive, determination, and perseverance to succeed, and we know he will. It is our honor to help him along on his journey towards whatever goals he sets for himself.

By: Lee Preston
Lee is the Director of Marketing and Promotion for EZstorit.com. When she is not working with our storage facilities partners, she is writing about topics that affect our daily lives.