[IrishLake]

(Pay no attention to the potential troll). You can share those experiences with your sisters when you feel good and ready. It's amazing how the support of a sisterhood can help you overcome an experience like this. Only a truely insensative twit would think you trashy, poor, etc. for mentioning you had an abuser in your family. As you can see, it's perfectly fine for you to say "Your philanthropy really means a lot to me, I can really see myself becoming involved in it." Best of luck to you during recruitment! Please let us know how it goes!