Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation

October 15 Deadline for Rhoda Rubin Nursing Scholarship

September 21, 2011

SHEFFIELD, MA—The Rhoda Rubin Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund is accepting grant applications through October 15. The Fund annually awards $1,000 to a resident of Berkshire County who is pursuing a nursing degree at Berkshire Community College. Applications are available online or by calling 413.229.0370.

Applicants for the Rhoda Rubin Memorial Nursing Scholarship must be accepted into the nursing program at Berkshire Community College, demonstrate financial need and have been a resident of Berkshire County for five years prior to application. In addition, preference is given to women who are single parents and to graduates of Pittsfield schools.

The Rhoda Rubin Memorial Nursing Scholarship is an endowment of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. Debbie, Ron and Lane Rubin created the Fund in 2005 in honor of their mother, Rhoda Rubin, a nurse and long-time resident of Pittsfield. Rubin worked for the Pittsfield Health Department as a school and public health nurse for more than 28 years, in addition to working evenings at the former Hillcrest Hospital for 30 years.

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation builds stronger communities and improves the quality of life for all residents of northwest Litchfield County, CT; Berkshire County, MA; and Columbia County and northeast Dutchess County, NY, acting as an agent for positive change in the region. Since 1987, Berkshire Taconic has managed a growing collection of charitable funds created by individuals, families and businesses. Each year, the foundation distributes over $7 million through grants and scholarships for programs in the arts and education, health and human services and environmental protection, helping thousands of donors achieve their philanthropic goals and hundreds of nonprofits carry on their good work. Berkshire Taconic is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity.

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