{"id":24841,"date":"2025-05-23T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=24841"},"modified":"2025-05-07T13:52:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T17:52:42","slug":"d-c-student-lily-horn-wins-5000-vegetarian-resource-group-2025-college-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2025\/05\/23\/d-c-student-lily-horn-wins-5000-vegetarian-resource-group-2025-college-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"D.C. STUDENT LILY HORN WINS $5,000 VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP 2025 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One day in art class, everything changed. By pure chance, I was assigned my final project on factory farming. Ironically, both my grandparents had been farmers, but I had never so much as stepped foot on a farm. When I first heard the words factory farm, I pictured something almost absurd. The more I learned, I couldn\u2019t keep supporting an industry that reduced sentient beings to mere commodities. I decided to go vegan. That was five years ago. I have always been an environmental advocate. That passion led me to co-found and serve as president of my school\u2019s Green Team. After becoming vegan, I wanted to help my peers understand the connection between diet and climate change, so I began volunteering as an intern at the nonprofit Climate Diet. I started by volunteering at local events like DC VegFest, where I led fun games and conducted meaningful conversations on the ethical impacts of veganism. <\/span><\/p>\n

I brought sustainable eating initiatives to my school by partnering with PLNT Burger to cater our Green Team fair. I worked with Climate Diet to launch environmental food education lessons in my school\u2019s fifth grade science curriculum. I also testified before the DC school board to push for expanded environmental education. I started creating vegan cooking videos for Climate Diet\u2019s Instagram and I participated in the Montgomery County Youth Climate Summit to educate students about the environmental, ethical, and health aspects of veganism. <\/span><\/p>\n

As an aspiring mechanical engineer, I\u2019m eager to apply my skills to sustainability-driven projects, whether by improving plant-based food production systems or developing more efficient agricultural technologies. I will be attending Harvey Mudd College.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Support Young Veg Activists <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

To send support for additional scholarships and internships, donate at <\/span>www.vrg.org\/donate<\/span><\/a> or call (410) 366-8343. You can also mail a donation to VRG, P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you know an amazing high school student who promoted veganism? If so, let them know about our annual scholarship contest. The deadline for high school seniors is February 20th<\/sup> of each year. To see scholarship rules and past winners, visit <\/span>www.vrg.org\/student\/scholar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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