Edward Foundation awards $36,000 in nursing scholarships
The Edward Foundation has awarded $36,000 in nursing scholarships to eight employees of Endeavor Health Edward Hospital who are pursuing a degree or advanced degree in nursing.
The foundation awarded $10,000 each to Jacqueline Moecher, of Naperville, a clinical nurse manager in cardiac telemetry at Edward Hospital in Naperville, and Natalia Fuks, of Minooka, a patient care technician at Edward Hospital’s Plainfield Emergency Department.
The scholarships were in honor of Peter Veit, who gifted the foundation with $120,000 after his death in 2014 in recognition of the care he received from the Edward nursing staff, a news release said.
Moecher, Fuks and six other employees also were awarded $2,000 scholarships.
Recipients who live in Naperville are Sandi Darnell, a registered nurse at North Naperville Immediate Care; Jamie Hilgeman, a certified medical assistant at Endeavor Health Center on Hobson Road; and Maria Huerta, a registered nurse in the oncology department at Edward Hospital.
Other recipients are Aurora resident Brittany Lewis, a registered nurse in employee health at Edward Hospital; Plainfield resident Saundra Sobczak, a registered nurse in the Plainfield Emergency Department, and Alsip resident Alexis Trubitt, a patient care technician at Edward Hospital.
DuPage Foundation awards $100,000 in nonprofit grants
The DuPage Foundation has awarded $100,000 in grant money to 10 DuPage County nonprofit organizations, including some that serve the Naperville area.
The money is being distributed as part of the foundation’s inaugural cycle of the Capacity Building grant program.
BrightSide Theatre, the one Naperville-based group to be awarded funding, will receive $10,000 to pay for a marketing consultant to boost ticket sales and program registrations.
DuPage Pads and NAMI DuPage were each awarded $15,000, the release said. Pads plans to use the funding to help cover the cost of a new associate director of quality assurance to ensure compliance with its public grant funding and data management. NAMI DuPage will use its portion to hire a consultant to help build sustainable revenue sources.
Bridge Communities received $14,600 to support the cost of FreeWill, an estate planning tool that will help increase planned giving, the news release said.
The foundation’s Capacity Building grant program was launched last fall to help local organizations improve their internal framework and promote long-term sustainability, the release said.
Naper Settlement planning to hold several March events
Naper Settlement will present several programs in March designed for history lovers, families and adults, a news release said.
In anticipation of the opening of the museum’s exhibit in May, “Selling Kroehler,” the settlement will present a “Your Friendly Neighborhood Historian” lecture on the history and legacy of the Kroehler Manufacturing Co. The presentation will take place at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, at the settlement, 523 S. Webster St. Registration is $10 per person. Participants can bring a lunch to the lecture.
Families can explore light, color and iridescence through family-friendly activities at “Family STEM Night: Over the Rainbow.” The program, geared to families with children 12 and younger, will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 6. Registration is $8 per person.
At 7 p.m. Thursday, March 13, Connie Martin will discuss plantation songs and spirituals used in regions of the South that aided freedom seekers as they headed to Canada. The program, “Your Friendly Neighborhood Historian: Hidden Messages in Negro Spirituals on the Underground Railroad,” is $10 per person and registration is required.
An adults-only event, “Game by Beer: One Night Werewolf,” will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27. Those 21 and older can enjoy adult beverages while playing the strategy and deception game, “One Night Werewolf.” Preregistration and a valid ID are required.
To register and for more information, go to www.napersettlement.org.