Moore County Health Foundation & Amarillo College Foundation Nursing Scholarship Luncheon

Amarillo College Moore County Campus

The Moore County Health Foundation and the Amarillo College Foundation are teaming up to provide nursing scholarships for Moore County nursing students.

The Spring Scholarship Luncheon was sponsored by Amarillo College and the Moore County Hospital, with more than $10,000 raised for a scholarship fund for Moore County residents to attend the RN program at Amarillo College’s Moore County Campus. Over 80 community members, college and hospital staff attended first time event and listened to Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, President of Amarillo College, relay happiness principles from Shawn Achor’s book: The Happiness Advantage.   Cheryl Clark, with Ad Rem Land Company, was the major underwriting sponsor at the Florence Nightingale Level. Clara Barton Level sponsors were: The Honorable Billie Faye Schumacher; Pure Element (Harold and Stacey Grall); Dumas Economic Development, Mike Running, Amarillo College Moore County Campus, Renee Vincent; Ben and Alexa Maples, Kathie Fuston, Steve Fuston. Other table sponsors were: Valero McKee Refinery, Shannon and Rachel Gillespie, Mert and Freda Keeney, Brenda and Mike DeBons, Jane Ellen Abondano and Lt Col Edward Rothrkug Ret.

Moore County Health Foundation’s signature fundraising event, The Harvest, is scheduled for Saturday August 27^th at the Moore County Regional Airport. Proceeds from The Harvest will also be dedicated to fund nursing scholarships for students living in Moore County to attend the Amarillo College Moore County Campus RN program.  Michael Martin Murphy will be the featured entertainment. The Dumas Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting for the new hanger at the Moore County Airport at The Harvest. If you would like to make a tax deductible contribution to the Amarillo College Foundation or the Moore County Hospital Foundation, please contact Alexa Maples at 934-7242 or Kathie Fuston 934-7804.

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Hatching In the Classroom Program

Attached are photos from Mrs. Raymond’s Class and Mrs. Mayfield’s Class at Sunray Elementary School. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Moore County just completed the Hatching in the Classroom Program in the elementary schools in Moore County. The Hatching in the Classroom program is targeted for

Elementary Students in Kindergarten – 4^th grade. The students go through the 21 day hatching process and experience life from egg to chick. They experience the life process by way of egg and incubator and observed the day by day development of a chick and how that relates to other life processes. The students get to examine embryos, observe blood vessels developing inside the egg and learn how the chick develops from day one. This project introduces complex concepts and develops an appreciation for life and life science. This process invites children to make a hands-on connection to life cycles and life sciences.  We greatly appreciate all of the teachers who went through this program with their students, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Wieck for their donation of the fertile eggs and the Family Farm Store for their donation of chick feed.

Day of Caring Presented by Moore County United Way

The United Way of Moore County conducts a Day of Caring every year. On this day, local volunteer workers donate their time and effort to do one-time service projects for the elderly or disabled. The projects are small home improvement tasks the elderly or disabled are unable to do themselves. The volunteers are from all walks of life. They are from churches, companies, civic groups, and many other organizations. If you are interested in participating please contact the United Way of Moore County office at 935-2571.

If you would like to sign up a team, or if you are an individual willing to help, please contact Roxann Allen at 935-2571U