The Board of Directors of The Baptist Health System Foundation are proud to announce the eleventh annual academic Alfred Kahler Scholarship Program. The Foundation will award two $2,500 academic scholarships. 
 

The Foundation will offer one scholarship to a high school senior and one to a returning education student. These scholarships will be used to offset the costs of study at an accredited institution or certified training programs, to help awardees pursue future employment in health care related human services fields, including licensed or registered nursing, medicine, physical therapy, technical support, social work and medical administration.

All application requirements must be submitted no later than May 2, 2012. Winners will be notified sometime in mid to late June. Actual cash disbursements will be made in February of the following calendar year pending evidence of the student's successful completion of one semester of study and evidence of continued enrollment. Awards will be directly made to the students.

To learn more about the Alfred Kahler Scholarship Program please contact Natali Torres at (518) 370-4700 ext 126. Please visit our website at www.bapthealth.com to download a PDF of the Scholarship Application.

The Baptist Health System Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Joe Berman to the Board. Joe joined Golub Corporation in 2009 as the Environmental Certification Specialist, and in-house LEED AP BD&C. His responsibilities include development, implementation and management of all sustainable building and LEED related corporate programming, corporate CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) architecture, internal/external CSR related stakeholder outreach and relations and media strategy development.

A Boston native, Mr. Berman received his Bachelors Degree in the Archaeology of Ancient Eurasia from the University of Massachusetts at Boston and then went on to receive a Masters Degree from University College London Institute of Archaeology, UK in the Archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. In 2009, Mr. Berman received his LEED AP BD&C professional accreditation from the United States Green Building Council.

Mr. Berman is an avid international traveler, hiker and gardener. He enjoys spending time with his family and is an active member of the Mountains and Rivers Order of Zen Buddhism. Joe resides in Glenville with his wife Jenn and children Jasper Fox and Delilah Skye.

Joe's involvement with the Baptist Health System stems from a desire to assist in the growth and development of a very valuable Capitol Region community stakeholder organization. Mr. Berman is an advocate for community stewardship and corporate social responsibility and views membership on the Baptist Health System Foundation Board of Directors as an exceptional opportunity to seve the public good.

We all know someone who is special, somone who has made a lasting impact upon our life. It may be a family member or a friend who has been especially important to you. When we discover a relationship meaningful to our life it gives us a wonderful feeling to be able to honor that individual and perhaps memorialize them in a special way.

A charitable gift is a lasting way to remember a loved one. Your gift in memory of a loved one, whether to remember them, or celebrate the life they are living, helps The Baptist Health System Foundation in so many ways. The Baptist Health System Foundation's mission is to raise funds that support education and innovation related to health care, especially to serve the needs of seniors. Our programs are aimed at improving the quality of life for our Residents and their families.

Our Tree of Life which resides in our Main Lobby here at Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, is a wonderful way to make a special and lasting gift while honoring someone you love.

A $500 donation allows you to have a brass leaf engraved, and we can also arrange a dedication ceremony for your gift where friends and family can attend. Donations in the amount of $5,000 or more will allow you to have you custom crafted message memorialized on an engraved stone and include a personalized dedication ceremony including a celebration reception with your loved ones, officiated by our own Interfaith Chaplain, Mark Chaffin.

For more information on how you can have your loved one included in The Tree of Life, please contact Ruth Tietz, Director of Marketing & Development at Baptist Health System at (518) 370-4700 ext 123.