Portland, OR,
August 6, 2009 – Stroke Camp Northwest
is pleased to announce this year's winners of the Stroke Camp
Northwest Student
Scholarship. Our sincere congratulations
to Rashidah Hasan, Lucy Hinds, Jessica Hofferber (not pictured above),
Sara Vank, and Mago Weston. They'll each receive funds to cover camp
fees for
this
year.
Stroke Camp Northwest would like to thank all our candidates for applying. Special thanks to the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation for their generous donation that made this year's scholarship a reality.
Portland, OR, April 8, 2009 – Stroke Camp Northwest was honored
to receive the 2009 Carter Award for excellence in campus-community
partnerships at the annual Portland State University Simon Benson Awards
Dinner.
The award
was presented by former first lady, Rosalyn Carter, on behalf of the
Jimmy & Rosalynn
Carter Partnership Foundation (JRCPF), a organization that provides
grants to recognize the best practices in school-community projects
and the best
new ideas for student-led community service projects.
As the award winning community-university partnership team, Stroke
Camp Northwest will receive $10,000 for capacity building and scholarships
for students and campers in need.
Above, former first lady Rosalynn Carter with Stroke Camp Northwest faculty, staff and supporters at the awards ceremony.
Stroke Camp Northwest was honored to be among the other laudable 2009 Carter Award finalists, including Portland State University’s Community ESL Project and the Portland Public Schools Migrant Education Program.
Forest Grove, OR, May 11, 2009 – Faculty and suppoters of Stroke Camp Northwest were pleased to learn that the program had been awared one of the four 2009 Faith Gabelnick Endowed Fund for Community Service Awards.
Wishing to honor the significant contributions made by Dr. Faith Gabelnick during the eight years of her presidency (1995 - 2003), the Board of Trustees of Pacific University established the Faith Gabelnick Fund for Community Service in May 2003. Emphasizing the importance of service learning, community partnerships, and philanthropy as tools to promote an informed, engaged citizenry, President Gabelnick worked tirelessly to link theory to practice at Pacific, leaving a legacy reaching far beyond the confines of campus and stretching well into the local and national communities. The Faith Gabelnick Endowed Fund is to provide a permanent resource for support of University programs or projects designed specifically to engage students and faculty in the pursuit of community service and altruism.