Being Maltese has always been a huge part of who I am. Often, the joke in my group of friends is that, “You know Rachael is Maltese before you actually know her name.” It’s true, really. Being Maltese for me was always more than just a heritage; it was a set of characteristics that defined us as a people – to be hardworking, determined and to never give up. Whether it’d be career, school, or improving myself as a person this was something I strove to live by. When I first b

Over the course of the past three years I have been fortunate enough to earn the Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Grech Cumbo Family Foundation Scholarship. My Maltese heritage has always been extremely important to me, as my dad has made sure that I valued where I came from. With that being said, when I was a high school student and looking for scholarships I was extremely disappointed to find out that there were no Maltese Scholarships available in the Detroit area. There was one that I