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VIRGINIA NURSES FOUNDATION

VIRGINIA NURSES FOUNDATION. ….A LEGACY OF CARING FOR NURSES AND NURSING. Agnes D. Randolph VNA President, 1911 Accepted $1,000 from Commissioner of Health Goal – build a cottage for nurses suffering from TB at the Catawba Sanatorium. A Charge for Fund Raising.

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VIRGINIA NURSES FOUNDATION

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  1. VIRGINIA NURSES FOUNDATION ….A LEGACY OF CARING FOR NURSES AND NURSING

  2. Agnes D. Randolph VNA President, 1911 Accepted $1,000 from Commissioner of Health Goal – build a cottage for nurses suffering from TB at the Catawba Sanatorium

  3. A Charge for Fund Raising • VNA, Alumni Associations and Districts raised $4, 057.84 for the construction and furnishing of “The Cottage” • Cottage would accommodate 6 nurses • Each to pay $1.00 per day for their “care and comfort associated with treatment for TB”

  4. 1950 Agnes D. Randolph Fund “Miss Hammer moved and Miss Scanner 2nd motion to include provisions for TB treatment for nurses at Piedmont Sanatorium Golden Jubilee

  5. Simultaneous Initiative • VNA members, as early as 1920, began to support nursing education, first by loan and then by scholarship through philanthropy. • Smith-Mcleod funds generated to provide short-term emergency funds for nursing student loans - $300 at a time, up to a total of $2,000.

  6. Board Action • By 1968 no need for Agnes D. Randolph Funds. • Board moved to deplete funds and move them to the Smith-McLeod Fund.

  7. Smith-McLeod-Montgomery • Incorporation as a tax deductible entity of VNA in 1970 • Through out its history, education support took on a variety of forms: loans, scholarships, directed scholarships (NP’s) • Finally, in 1989 funds directed to support nursing research, “to nurses who conduct research while pursuing nursing degree”

  8. Centennial Celebrations • In preparations for our centennial, Board approved the transformation of the Smith-McLeod-Montgomery Fund to the Virginia Nurses Foundation • Newly organized VNF sponsored our three events: Outstanding Nurses (1999), Pioneers (2000) and Centennial Nurses (2001)

  9. Our Future Plans

  10. How Can You Help? • Make a financial commitment • Volunteer your time and talent for • Gala ’08 (planning, sponsors, program) • Major donors (corporations, businesses) • VNF Board membership • VNF fundraising committees

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