The Health Foundation and TD Canada Trust have been supporting the education of health professionals in the area for the past 16 years with the annual Education Awards. This spring saw $16,637 worth of awards being paid out, with half of the funds being paid by TD Bank.
Ross Fisher, Executive Director of the Health Foundation, says many of the awards are going to nurses improving their skills, getting a bachelor of Nursing or a Masters of Nursing. He also notes that they try to encourage conferences in the city, so that an educator can reach the maximum number of students and professionals don’t have to leave the area to improve their skills. They also fund equipment for educational purposes.
This program has gone on to inspire similar programs in other communities. Les Arnelien, Branch Manager for TD Canada Trust says it’s because the program itself meets two of the main areas TD focuses on when giving back to the community, health and education.
“We were one of the first communities to start this, and over the past 15 years we have given out $170,000 worth of donations to the Scholarship fund... We recognize how important it is to give back to the communities and how important education is to our residents in Yorkton and area.”
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.
