Victoria Ordonez, a young cancer survivor, was left speechless Wednesday morning when she was surprised with a $10,000 scholarship to help her attend medical school.
Ordonez thought she was coming to Jersey Mike’s for an interview with Cancer for College, not realizing she had already been awarded the scholarship.
The scholarship was made possible through a partnership between Jersey Mike’s and Cancer for College, which targets college students who have survived cancer and plan to use their remission to help others.
Ordonez, who survived sarcoma five years ago, will start her first year of medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham this fall, aiming to become an oncologist and help others like her.
“I don’t know if I can, I’m very surprised and shocked and nervous and I feel like I’m dreaming, I actually feel like I’m going to wake up soon. I didn’t expect this,” Ordonez said.
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Wednesday was Jersey Mike’s Day of Giving, and 100 percent of the profits from the sandwiches they are making will go to other Cancer for College scholars.
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