Arlington Heights Nurses Club Awards Scholarships
The Arlington Heights Nurses Club introduced its 2017 - 2018 scholarship winners to members at their May meeting. Five outstanding nursing students were honored to receive scholarships to help fund their nursing education.
The Scholarship Committee of the Nurses Club was genuinely impressed by the qualifications of the following five nursing students. Two of the winners, Gabrielle Saunders and Suzanne Volpe, are students at Harper College. Another winner, Kyle Pietro, attends Chamberlain College. Loyola University is the nursing school attended by Khrystyne Halatyma. Jaclyn Kanners is a doctoral candidate at Rush University in Nurse Anesthesiology.
The Arlington Heights Nurses Club has served the Arlington Heights Community since 1938. It offers a Lending Closet, free to residents of Arlington Heights, which provides durable medical equipment such as walkers, canes, wheelchairs, crutches, and bathing equipment.
Housed in the Arlington Heights Senior Center, 1801 W. Central Road, Arlington Heights, the Lending Closet is open 10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; noon-3 p.m. Mondays; and 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays. For details call the Lending Closet at (847) 797-5315. Donations are always appreciated to help keep this volunteer operation going.
Scholarship assistance to local nursing students and registered nurses who wish to further their nursing education continues to be a top priority for the club. The mission of the Arlington Heights Nurses Club includes dedication to philanthropy, education, and community service. For more information about the club please contact president, Dale Ford. We always welcome new members.