Fleming nursing scholarship applications available
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio is accepting applications for the Barbara Fleming Memorial Nursing Scholarship. The scholarship is meant to promote the career of nursing.
Therefore the scholarship money may be used toward a degree as a Licensed Practical Nurse, a degree as a Registered Nurse, or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The scholarship is to be used to pay school-related expenses toward any of these degrees.
The scholarship offers a minimum award of $500, and will be paid directly to the vocational school or college where the student is enrolled.
Barbara Fleming, in whose honor the scholarship is made possible, was a resident of Mennonite Memorial Home from 1997-2000, was trained as a nurse and throughout her life exhibited the caring nature that characterizes the profession of nursing.
Applications are available by contacting:
Mennonite Memorial Home
410 W. Elm St.
Bluffton, OH 45817
Applications are also available at mhcoliving.org and clicking on the MHCO Logo on the home page or clicking on the “News” tab on the home page.
A completed application must be returned to the above address by March 31.
Questions:
Direct questions to Scholarship Committee coordinator; 419-358-1015, x263.
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