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story by Genevieve Sanchez
You can make
a difference
Entrepreneur Ben Howard says he always knew he
would put his life back together because he was the
one that watched it fall apart.
C
oming from a background of
hardship resulting from tragic
family circumstances, today
Ben owns an international investment
company specialising in property, with
clients ranging from first-time investors to
some of the biggest names in the music
industry.
“I spent five years on unemployment
benefits, in all sorts of bad situations and
I came from that to doing what I’m doing
now – it’s worlds apart. I really want to show
people what’s possible when you actually
commit,” says Ben.
The Three Lives to Live Scholarships are
named in honour of Ben’s two brothers
who passed away, and will be awarded
to students in financial need who are the
first generation in their family to enter
university studies.
Matthew Morrison and Hannah Bobrowski
are the first recipients of the scholarship
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and are not only extremely grateful for the
financial support but for the guidance that
Ben is offering as a mentor to scholarship
recipients.
“If you don’t give up on yourself, you’ll
always move forward and if you’re lucky
enough to meet some people along the way
that support you then hold onto them for
dear life,” says Ben.
Ben’s strength of purpose was inspired by
grandparents who played a major role in his
life while also caring for their disabled son.
“As Grandma says, there are a lot of kids
disadvantaged by no fault of their own who
just need a chance to get started in life,
which could change the rest of their lives”.
“My vision for the Three Lives to Live
Scholarships is to empower the recipients
and show them how they can ‘pay it
forward’ and help others in the same
situation – success is not measured by what
you get in life, but by what you give.”
Ben speaks about the Three Lives to
Live Scholarship: www.adelaide.edu.au/
scholarships/undergrad/three_lives.html
Above: Left to right
Matthew Morrison,
Hannah Bobrowski
and Ben Howard.
Photo by Matt Turner
courtesy of The Advertiser
