Aboriginal Nursing Scholarships Available Now! January 26, 2010 OTTAWA — TD Bank Financial Group and the Canadian Nurses Foundation (CNF) are partnering once again to offer scholarships for Aboriginal nursing students studying at the Bachelor, Master, Nurse Practitioner and PhD levels. Funds have been secured for the next two years, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. Together with the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada, the CNF is encouraging all applications. Award values range from $3,000 - $6,000. The deadline for applications is March 31, 2010. Information and application forms are available on the Canadian Nurses Foundation website, www.cnf-fiic.ca. For inquires, please call 1.800.361.8404 ext. 242 or email info@cnf-fiic.ca Canadian Nurses Foundation The Canadian Nurses Foundation supports world-class Canadian healthcare by raising funds to advance nursing scholarship and research, and recognizing professional excellence in Canada’s nurses. The Foundation recently launched Nursing 4.0, a fundraising campaign to raise $4 million over four years for the next generation of nursing and healthcare. Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada Now in its 35th year of operation, the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada strives to improve the health of Aboriginal people, by supporting Aboriginal Nurses and by promoting the development and practice of culturally safe healthcare and nursing practices. In advancing this mission, the Association engages in activities related to recruitment and retention, member support, consultation, research and education. TD Community Giving: Making a Difference Together Children’s health, literacy and education, and the environment are the three primary areas of focus for TD’s community giving. The major flagship programs within these areas are: TD Children’s Hospital Fund, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation and the TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, TD Canadian Children’s Book Week, TD Canada Trust Scholarships for Community Leadership, and the TD Summer Reading Club. In addition, through the support of our customers and employees, TD is involved with a host of national, regional and local programs in support of diversity, arts and culture and other causes. In 2007, TD donated $33 million to more than 2,000 charities and not-for-profit organizations across Canada. |