Barton Auxiliary awards $76,500 to students and Birthing Center
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/19/2017 - 8:20pm
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. – Thirteen students were recently awarded $19,000 in scholarships by the Barton Auxiliary which also gave $$57,500 to the Barton Family Birthing Center for additional services and equipment.
The awards came during a recognition lunch on June 12.
Barton Auxiliary is a group of volunteers who support Barton Hospital, its patients, and the community through. In 2016, Auxiliary volunteers raised funds from The Attic and gift shop sales, holiday fundraisers, and personal donations to fund their recent awards.
Scholarship recipients were selected based on their academic excellence and interest in pursuing a career in medicine or science.
The following students received scholarships toward their higher education:
Wesley Alexander (Douglas High School
Kendra Conrad (South Tahoe High School)
Samantha Forvilly (George Whittell High School)
Caitlin Hannah (South Tahoe High School)
Aspen Kidd (George Whittell High School)
Farrah Kuenzi (Lake Tahoe Community College)
Hunter Langford (Douglas High School)
Jocelyn Lopez (South Tahoe High School)
America Mata (Mt. Tallac High School)
Kelsey McGillivray (Douglas High School)
Lars Ponsness (Douglas High School)
Jorge Reyes (Mt. Tallac High School)
Lek Wei Seow (South Tahoe High School)
Administrative director Kim Simms, RN accepted the Auxiliary’s $57,500 donation to the Barton Family Birthing Center. The additional funds will provide an updated mom and baby monitoring system to allow more mobility while moms are in labor as well as new furniture at the hospital for moms and their families.
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