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OCEAN CITY
LIONS MAKE NURSING STUDY POSSIBLE
FOR TWO NEW ATLANTIC GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS
Berlin, Md.-May 2006 brought the graduation of seven Atlantic General Hospital nursing
scholarship students and a fresh opportunity for five more of the Shore's future
nurses, who joined the AGH family through the James G. and Nancy W. Barrett
Scholarship Program this fall.
The program, which pays for tuition, books and health insurance for its nursing
students in exchange for working at Atlantic General Hospital during school and
a commitment to the hospital after graduation, is made possible by several
community supporters.
One notable supporter, the Lions Club of Ocean City, sponsors three scholarship
students on an ongoing basis. With the fall semester, two new scholarship
students, Mitra Fooks and Flor Strang, joined Demiah Carpenter, a registered
nursing student who entered the program in 2005, as recipients of the Lions'
generous sponsorship. To date, the Ocean City Lion's Club has sponsored seven
nursing students through the hospital's scholarship program.
The scholarship program was created in 2000 to address workforce shortages
within the healthcare industry. The Lions found in the program a way to invest
in the futures of area youth as well as the community by helping train and
employ them right here in Worcester County.
"Supporting the program was an easy decision for us," said John Roeder,
president of the Ocean City Lions Club, "It allows us to help students in
Worcester County and, through this program, they will more than likely remain
here as professionals."
Two
scholarship recipients sponsored by the Ocean City Lions pose with members (from
left) Ed Montgomery, Jim Starr and Bill Jones during a recent visit. Lori
Kneisel (left) graduated in May and now works full time as a registered nurse at
Atlantic General Hospital. Demiah Carpenter will graduate in 2008.
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