The Board of Directors of the Northumberland Hills Hospital Auxiliary is reminding all NHH student volunteers that applications for its annual Dixie Mikel Scholarships are being accepted until Thursday, July 30.
Dixie Mikel Scholarships, in the amount of $1,250 each, are awarded annually by the NHH Auxiliary Board to a successful applicant(s) who has:
• Accumulated a minimum 80 volunteer hours at Northumberland Hills Hospital;
• Been accepted to, or is attending, a post-secondary institution taking courses that lead to a medical degree in health sciences, nursing, medical research or biotechnology.
This scholarship was created in memory of the late Yvonne (Dixie) Mikel, wife of a prominent local physician, Dr. Don Mikel, and a long-time supporter of the Auxiliary at the former Cobourg hospital site. Mrs. Mikel is credited with founding the Student Auxiliary Volunteer program which continues to this day, in expanded form, at NHH.
The Dixie Mikel Scholarship is presented annually, generally in late fall and early winter.
If you are an NHH Auxiliary student volunteer and would like to apply for this year’s Dixie Mikel Scholarship, please visit https://nhh.ca/document/dixie-mikelscholarship-application
For details on the Auxiliary Board’s scholarship opportunity and current volunteer opportunities, including application forms, please visit the Volunteers tab of the hospital website.
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