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Scholarship Opportunities in Central Oregon
The Gordon and Sandy Kelly Caregiver Education Fund was started with a generous gift from the family of Gordon and Sandy Kelly in appreciation of the compassionate care they both received from St. Charles caregivers. The fund provides scholarship support to St. Charles nurses and other caregivers who wish to further their careers in health care. If you would like to make a donation, please call the Foundation at 541-706-6996 or click to donate online. Please ensure “Gordon and Sandy Kelly Caregiver Education Fund" is selected as the donation designation.
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(St. Charles caregivers ONLY)
The Twylla Mae Knake Refresher Scholarship is for people who would like to re-enter the nursing profession and who are in an approved nursing re-entry program. It was made possible by Kathleen Kemple Adams to honor her mother’s legacy. If you would like to make a donation, please call the Foundation at 541-706-6996 or click to donate online. Please ensure “Twylla Mae Knake Refresher Scholarship" is selected as the donation designation.
St. Charles Foundation is currently raising money for an endowment fund. The Dr. Lowery-North Nursing Scholarship and Education Fund will support nursing education for years to come. Dr. Lowery-North, who passed away Aug. 4, 2020, practiced emergency medicine for three decades and served his country as a flight surgeon in the Air National Guard. He always made time to mentor younger physicians and he highly valued the nurses he worked with and the nursing profession as a whole. “My favorite thing in life,” he said, “is helping people find their ideal jobs or experiences and then helping them … find pathways to help them achieve that.” His namesake scholarship will continue that legacy by helping nurses pursue their nursing career goals. The scholarship will be administered by St. Charles Foundation. If you would like to make a donation, please call the Foundation at 541-706-6996 or click to donate online. Please ensure "Dr. Lowery-North Nursing Scholarship and Education Fund" is selected as the donation designation. Scholarships will be available beginning in 2024.
Each year, one graduating senior is awarded a $1,000 Children's Heart Scholarship toward their continued education. This scholarship is sponsored jointly by the Children’s Heart Center of Central Oregon and the Children’s Heart Fund of St. Charles Foundation.
The Cascades East Area Health Education Center (CEAHEC) offers several scholarships for high school seniors and college students currently pursuing healthcare careers. St. Charles Foundation partially contributes to the scholarship program. For more information, go to the CEAHEC website.