Scholarship and Education grants awarded

TD Bank Financial Group and The Health Foundation announced the recipients of the Spring Education Awards for 2016. Applications are considered twice each year and awards are given each spring and fall. There were 19 successful applicants this spring and a total of $16,637 awarded.

Annually, The Health Foundation’s Scholarship Fund awards at least $24,000 a year to help further the training and education of healthcare staff in east central Saskatchewan. The TD Bank Financial Group contributes $12,000 annually to fund 50% of the awards.

This is the 16th consecutive year TD has partnered with The Health Foundation, making a very significant investment in local healthcare through this education program. This brings the total of TD Bank Financial Groups investment in this education program to $168,000.

“TD Bank Financial Group is committed to investing in the future of this region by helping to ensure that nurses and other caregivers have access to funds to upgrade their skills and further their education,” said Les Arnelien, Branch Manager with TD Canada Trust. “We are pleased that TD Bank Financial Group is presenting awards to three students taking their Bachelor of Science in Nursing and one nurse who is taking her Masters of Nursing with a goal of becoming a Nurse Practitioner. These awards will help the individuals pursue their education aspirations and improve their clinical skills and the knowledge they bring to their job working with patients.”

The recipients of TD Bank Financial Group’s scholarship awards are:

• Jocelyn Robinson of Esterhazy

• Tera Walsh of Bredenbury

• Dan Wlock of Yorkton

• Tania Meadows of Yorkton

The recipients of The Health Foundation’s scholarship awards are:

• Cosmin Coltea of Yorkton

• Loretta Erhardt of Togo

• Sheri Ferris of Ebenezer

• Candice Nelson of Norquay

• Justin Ruf of Canora

• Suzel Spykerman of Yorkton

• Sandra Sutter of Springside

• Sylvia Airey of Yorkton

• Brittany Dempsey of Foam Lake

• Megan Husak of Yorkton

• Shallaine Kelly of Canora

• Dawn Kennedy of Preeceville

• Sheri MacGillivray of Kamsack

There is an award for a workshop that will be held in 2016:

• Sharon Clark will coordinate an Infection Prevention & Control workshop which is designed to improve infection control practices in healthcare facilities.

In addition an award has been made to Jacqueline Gotengco, with the Cornerstone Therapies Stroke program for the purchase of a SaeboGlove which will aid therapists in assisting stroke patients with their recovery and therapy.

Since TD Bank Financial Group and The Health Foundation started this program in 2002, there have been 358 awards totaling $333,941. The Health Foundation normally grants up to $24,000 in educational awards, but if some awards are unused those funds are carried forward and made available in the next round of applications.