Found In Translation Graduates Its First Class
The nonprofit program, which helps low-income multilingual women become medical interpreters, graduated its first class of students on Monday.
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Article, info, and text provided by Maria Vertkin, Founder and Executive Director of Found In Translation:
It was an emotional evening with lots of tears of joy, proud family members and friends in the audience, the graduates sharing stories, and a wonderful MC: Liz Hart of Tailored for Success!
As part of the ceremony, Found In Translation asked graduates the question "What did you find in translation?" as a play on our name. The graduates' answers included "hope," "opportunity," "a new career," "friendships," and "thousands of new medical terms," among others.
Our graduates will be starting internships in May or June, and by the coming fall we hope to open the application process for our next round of strong, smart, driven bilingual women who want to become medical interpreters and lack the financial means to do so.
This, of course, depends on our ability to enough raise funds, so now is a crucial time for the public to donate, which anyone can do online through Found In Translation's web site.
Elizabeth A. Hart
1:45 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Congratulations to all the graduates of Found In Translation! The women who graduated overcame obstacles and the difficulties of trying to raise a family to earn their certifications. They are to be commended....and hired!
Philip Bronder-Giroux
4:26 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Congratulations to the graduates and to Maria V for the vision and passion to make this project a reality. Philip Bronder-Giroux
Barbara Murphy
6:31 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Congratulations to the Found In Transition graduating class. I wish you the best in your future careers. We are proud to have you as part of our community.
Square
12:43 pm on Thursday, April 26, 2012
These women should be commeded for their efforts. So many come to our country and dont even attempt to learn English. Good for you ladies best of luck to you all.