Skaggs Foundation reaches scholarship milestone

The Skaggs Foundation announced reaching a milestone in their efforts to improve health care education in the region.

The foundation passed half a million dollars in scholarships awarded since 2002.

“The impact this has made throughout the years in not only the individuals receiving the scholarships but also the lives they have touched reaches farther than what we could imagine,” Skaggs Foundation’s Grace Nash, who oversees the scholarship program, said in a statement. “We are empowering individuals to reach their full potential while doing our part to help fill vacancies in the local healthcare industry with quality, highly skilled individuals.”

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(Story by Jason Wert, bransontrilakesnews.com)