The Board of Directors of the Cumberland Health Care Foundation thanks everyone who joined us at the 14th Annual Foundation Dinner on Saturday, April 28th, 2012 at the Amherst Regional High School.
With our Roaring 20’s & All That Jazz! theme we encouraged guests to dress for the event and they did! We slid back in time and had photos taken with a vintage automobile, enjoyed a speakeasy atmosphere, listened to the Jazz provided by the Elastic Big Band, had a delicious meal and more.
Thank you to our guest speaker Dr. Allan MacDonald. And congratulations Tto the recipients of our Foundation Awards:
2012 Distinguished Service Award - David Wood, shown here with Jane Wood and Foundation Chair Diana Bacon
2012 Volunteer of the Year Award - Ann Keddy, shown with Foundation Chair Diana Bacon and Jack Keddy
Proceeds from the evening support the Cumberland Health Care Careers Bursary Program. Designed to help fight shortages of skilled medical professionals in Cumberland County, the bursary also helps students financially achieve their dreams of a career in health care. Since the first bursaries were awarded in 2005 a total of 17 students have come back to work with hospital patients in Cumberland Countyand 21 others are continuing in their programs of study. In 2012, we will be welcoming seven recipients back to Cumberland as they officially start their health care careers!
Plan to be with us next year!
Bob and Gayle Janes with the vintage automobile
Gold Sponsor
http://www.cumberlandcounty.ns.ca/
Silver Sponsors
http://www.acgca.ca/index.php?/pdf/Nova-Scotia/mcisaac-darragh.pdf
Media Sponsor
Special Event Sponsors
http://www.inglisjewellers.ca/
Auction Contributors
- Amherst Pharmasave
- Sheila Allen
- Kay Ayres
- Diana Bacon
- Bargain Benny's
- Basic Spirit Giftware (Pugwash, NS)
- Ralph Belliveau, Artist
- BMH Signs / Acadian Printing
- Donald Boyce, Artist
- Jennifer Brennan, Quilter
- Capitol Theatre Moncton
- Carleton Cards
- Mark Casey, Photographer
- Charm Diamond Centre (Amherst, NS)
- CIBC Wood Gundy
- Heber Colbourne, Artist
- Gil Collicott, Artist
- The Cutting Room (Amherst, NS)
- Damaris Spa/Simply for Life
- Stan Davis, Photographer
- Pat Dixon, Artist
- Kathy E. Estabrooks, Artist
- Maureen Theresa Fahey, Artist
- Judith Farrell, Jeweller
- Mary Farrow-Sinclair, Fibre Artist
- Fort B Flowers & Gifts (Amherst, NS)
- Carolyn Gaul, Artist
- Michael Gaul, Photographer
- Gordon's Ladies Wear (Amherst, NS)
- Ben Harrison, Artist
- Morris Haugg, Crafts
- Leona and Jerry Holt
- Thaddeus Holowina
- Jade Palace Restaurant (Amherst, NS)
- Johnson Insurance
- Kingpin Bowling
- George Klass (Photographer)
- Heather LeMoine, Fibre Artist
- Brian MacDonald, Woodworker
- Dean MacDonald, Woodworker
- Jeffrey MacDonald
- Percy MacDonald, Woodworker
- Maltby Casey Investment Group (Amherst, NS)
- Mansour's Men's Wear
- Colin McCabe, Artist
- Diana McIsaac-Vertis, Artist
- Joan E. Nichols, Artist
- Charlotte Prime
- Ship's Company Theatre (Parrsboro, NS)
- Darlene Strong, Artist
- Teazers, Amherst
- Bert van Leeuwen, Artist
- Indu Varma, Sculptor
- VIA Rail
- John A. Warner, Photographer
- Millie Warner, Fibre Artist
- Margaret Wiles, Artist
Cumberland Health Care Careers
Bursary Program
The Cumberland Health Care Careers Bursary Program Fund provides an annual $5,000 bursary to CumberlandCountystudents attending post-secondary training for one of the identified critical areas which will be facing staff shortages in the coming years at Cumberland hospitals. Bursary applicants undergo screening for eligibility requirements and participate in an interview process as part of the application process. For each year the student is awarded the bursary the student then agrees to work an equivalent year withinCumberland County. During studies, the student is also guaranteed a summer job to further assist with funding for studies.
Proceeds from Foundation Dinner will support the Cumberland Health Care Careers Bursary Program. Since the first bursaries were awarded in 2005 a total of 17 students have come back to work with hospital patients in Cumberland Countyand 21 others are continuing in their programs of study. In 2012, we will be welcoming seven recipients back to Cumberland as they officially start their health care careers!
Currently in school: Tanya Allen (Amherst) Nursing; Christina Beaumont (Oxford) Respiratory Technician; Holly Cameron (Maccan) Nurse Practitioner; Lori Campbell (Truemanville) Nursing; Julie Canning (Amherst) Nursing; Chelsea Cormier (Parrsboro) Nursing; Jenna Embree (Fenwick) Nursing; Elizabeth Jones (Oxford) Nursing; Amber MacKenzie (Amherst) Nursing; Amy McCallum (Parrsboro) Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound Technologist; Courtney Matthews (Pugwash) Radiology Technologist; Amanda Millard (Springhill) Nursing; Emily Moore (Springhill) Nursing; Meaghan Moore (Springhill) Nursing; Melanie Pashkowski (Wentworth) Nursing; Erin Reid (Amherst) Nursing; Lacey Rushton (Springhill) Nursing; Haley Stonehouse (Springhill) Nursing; Amber Terrio (Southampton) Nursing; Jessica Ward (Parrsboro) Nursing; Martina Yorke (Parrsboro) Nursing.
Former recipients now employed by the local health Authority: Hillary Atkinson (Amherst) Registered Nurse; Ashley Bourgeois (Amherst) Registered Nurse; Karen Chapman (Amherst) Cardiology Technologist; Pamela Chappell (Tidnish) Registered Nurse; Charlene Cormier (Amherst) Licensed Practical Nurse; Beth Drummond (Malagash) Licensed Practical Nurse; Kelsea Gillis (Parrsboro) Registered Nurse; Kerri Gray (Amherst) Radiology Technologist; Sabrina Legere (Amherst) Registered Nurse; Ann Marie MacKenzie (Pugwash) Registered Nurse; Megan MacLeod (Springhill) Radiology Technologist; Meagan McEachern (Amherst) Licensed Practical Nurse; Tracey (Hawkes) Mundle (Pugwash) Licensed Practical Nurse; Heather Porteous (Oxford) Registered Nurse; Toni Reade (Oxford) Registered Nurse; Megan Scopie (River Hebert) Laboratory Technologist; Lisa Stewart (Amherst) Registered Nurse.