×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ (CFK) Foundation received $26,761 from the Lower Keys Women’s Club (LKWC) to establish an endowment to support the nursing scholarship they have funded for the last 58 years. The endowed portion of the donation will be invested, and its returns will be used to fund scholarship awards for student nurses in perpetuity. The expansion of this scholarship program comes as both CFK and LKWC celebrate their 60th anniversaries.

 

“While we have awarded CFK nursing scholarships since 1967, endowing our scholarship is a major milestone to secure that legacy into the future,” said Fran Martini, LKWC President. “Our members can take pride in their hard work to achieve this level of impact and enjoy watching it grow to help aspiring nurses in our community for years to come.”

 

The club fundraises throughout the year for the scholarship, and recently launched a new initiative, the Flamingo Friends of LKWC, to further enhance their support.

 

The LKWC Nursing Scholarship is $1,000 and available to students who are pursuing an Associate in Science in Nursing or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at CFK. To be eligible, a student must be a Monroe County or Miami Dade resident, satisfy a minimum of eight credit hours for the award term and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0. Applications for the LKWC scholarship and other opportunities for the spring semester will be open in mid-September. Interested students are encouraged to explore scholarship opportunities on the College’s website at: .

 

For more information about donating to the CFK Foundation to benefit CFK students and programs, contact Dr. Lana Gaspari, CFK Vice President of Advancement and CFK Foundation Executive Director, at 305-809-3214 or foundation@cfk.edu.

 

Additional information about scholarship opportunities and resources to help students pay for college, such as federal aid and tuition payment plans, can be found on CFK’s website at cfk.edu/paying-for-college/.