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“Next to my wedding date, I have always considered this my second favorite day of the year,” said Elizabeth Wise, President, Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono at the LVHN Pocono Foundation's 27th Annual Grant & Scholarship Reception.. “The generosity of so many allows the LVHN–Pocono Foundation to provide scholarships for tomorrow’s health care professionals and much-needed resources to local organizations that improve the quality of life and health in our region. Every year the members of our selection committees continue to be inspired by what motivates our scholarship recipients to pursue careers in health care. Equally impressive is the amazing work our community grant recipients are doing with such limited funding. The LVHN-Pocono Foundation is pleased to announce this year’s award recipients who also share our mission to heal, comfort and care for our community.”
The 13 Monroe County community organizations that were honored through the generosity of the Dr. Alberta Finch Children’s Health Endowment Fund [$7,300] and the Dr. Claus G. Jordan Endowment Fund [$41,878] include the following:
- American Red Cross
- Center For Vision Loss – Monroe County
- Developmental Education Services of Monroe County
- Family Promise of Monroe County
- Garden of Giving
- Monroe County Youth Employment Services
- Monroe County Meals on Wheels
- Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network
- Pocono Area Transitional Housing (PATH)
- Pocono Family YMCA
- Pocono Services for Families & Children
- Salvation Army of East Stroudsburg
- Women’s Resources of Monroe County
As a result of our nursing and health care scholarships - the R. Dale Hughes Nursing Scholarship Endowment, Jennie Cramer Memorial Nursing Scholarship, Robert A. Gordon Nursing Scholarship, Dr. Elmo J. Lilli Healthcare Scholarship and the Sean P. Cunningham Memorial Scholarship Endowment - with a combined total of [$38,850], the following area high school and college students received scholarships:
- Kaylee Hunter – Hughes Nursing Scholarship
- Anisa Hakim – Jennie Cramer Nursing Scholarship
- Alex D’Antonio – Jennie Cramer Nursing Scholarship
- Alex D’Antonio – Robert A. Gordon Nursing Scholarship
- Myles Betancourt – Dr. Elmo J. Lilli Memorial Healthcare Scholarship
- Kennedy Brown – Sean P. Cunningham Memorial Scholarship
- William Mirams – Sean P. Cunningham Memorial Scholarship
- John Kerprich, Jr. - Sean P. Cunningham Memorial Scholarship (CRNP)
The Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Pocono Heroes Fund awarded grants totaling [$12,000] to the four respective EMS agencies serving LVH–Pocono: Bushkill Emergency Corps, Pocono Mountain Regional EMS, Suburban EMS, and West End Community Ambulance Association.
The Valerie M. Hodge Memorial Pediatric Dental Center, which provides dental care for the uninsured and underinsured of Monroe County, has also raised a total of [$36,764] through the Valerie M. Hodge Memorial Pediatric Dental Center Endowment.
In addition to these grants and scholarships, four LVH–Pocono departments received grants from the William B. Cramer Medical Staff Equipment Endowment [$41,878] to enhance the medical services provided to the community within these service lines.
The Pocono Health Foundation Endowment also provided funding [$19,156] to the LVH–Pocono Clinical Services Department and LVH–Pocono Security Department for a transport monitor and MOAB training respectively.
The Community Health Endowment continues to provide funding to programs and organizations serving the community. This year [$9,000] was awarded to the East Stroudsburg Fire Department Acme Hose Company No. 1 to assist with costs related to the purchase and maintenance of a ladder truck.