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| Martha Malla (Nepal) one of last year's scholarship recipients |
Her father
was deported to Mexico about six years ago and her mother to Honduras 4 years
ago. Since that time, she and her sister have lived with a local
school teacher’s aide that has provided for them within her own limited means. She receives little to no assistance from her
parents, as they are now divorced and times are hard. She nor her sister receive any State
aid. They are on their own.
She studied
very hard in high school to have the grades required to attend the nursing
program. In my mind, she is beating the odds for a young Latina in our local
communities. She applied and was
accepted to a nursing program. She has arranged for her college
funding and is now in her third year with very good grades.
She worked
nearly fulltime this summer as a CNA at a local Nursing Home, and while others
complain about such things as boredom and bedpans, she talks about the
“interesting people” – or the “sweet patients” she cares for. She never sees them as a room number, but
always as someone who just needs a little extra help. She also awoke very early to take extra
shifts at the fish packing plant, to earn that extra money for life’s little
necessities.
If we only had money to fund ALL of the applicants!! We also have worthy applicants from Africa, India and the U.S. Our scholarship endowment is $50,000 with funding available for only 2 or 3 candidates a year. If this is your passion, log onto our website www.healthedconnect.org and make a donation to the scholarship endowment fund. If you send me an email skirkpatrick@healthedconnect.org I'll make sure every penny goes toward nursing scholarships.
P.S. If you're interested in finding out whether the candidate described above is selected, watch for updates. The awardees will be announced in a couple of weeks.
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