Sunbelt Pawn, with locations across Dallas and Houston, recently celebrated Seguir Adelante scholarship recipients!
From their Instagram profile:
“Seguir Adelante” means to move forward, keep going, and persist until you are in a better place than where you began. That is exactly what our scholars are doing in life!
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This year we asked our applicants to answer the following questions…
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1. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, pawn shops were deemed essential businesses and remained open to serve customers. In your own words, explain why pawnshops are essential to communities.
2. Unfortunately, pawn shops are sometimes negatively portrayed in the media. Sunbelt Pawn works daily to combat the tarnished image some may have of the pawn industry. Describe your opinion of pawnshops.
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Our first winner is Gabriela Perez who won us over with her elaborate and passionate responses to the above questions.
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“With their relatively low-risk nature, pawnshops allow families to get quick cash for what they need. If they cannot pay back the money on time, they simply lose the item rather than have a black mark on their credit card. This evades the rightfully dreaded cycle of debt common to impoverished communities. For these reasons, pawnshops allow the start of something great even in the most difficult of situations. I see them as an additional resource for anyone in need rather than a hub for ‘desperate buyers.’ To neglect such a resource is to neglect a second chance.”
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Gabriela will be attending Tufts University in Boston this fall! Congrats Gabriela!
See more scholarship recipients when you follow Sunbelt Pawn on Instagram!
