Joshua’s Hands is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 A Servant’s Heart Scholarship -- which was established to honor graduating seniors who truly understand the concept of serving others.  To date, we have awarded $30,000 in college scholarships.

The scholarship is essay based and expanded in 2008 to provide three scholarships.  A Servant's Heart Scholarship is intended to encourage the concept of serving others.

Matthew learned to serve the needy people of the Dominican Republic. 

After his first trip to the Dominican, he was struck by the poverty and lack of basic provisions he encountered. The shoeless children particularly bothered him. It was inevitable that he would make comparisons between their harsh living conditions and his life in Loudoun County.

In his essay he wrote: “I wanted to take action to help the Dominican situation, but at first I didn’t know how I could tackle such a vast problem.”

To date, he has made three trips to the Dominican Republic, formed a nonprofit organization called Solely Serving, and provided more than 2000 pairs of shoes to needy children there.

Joshua's Hands was established in 1999 in memory of Joshua Guthrie, who was an enthusiastic community volunteer.  Joshua’s years of service were cut short by his death at the age of 16.  Joshua’s Hands seeks to continue to be his hands of service in the community and to encourage others to serve. 

The organization established A Servant's Heart Scholarship to reward a Loudoun County senior for community service.  In 2008, the award was expanded to a potential of three $1000 scholarships.