Above / Scholarship recipients are Huda Jaleel, Katherine Andersen, Vrinda Tadepalli, Gayathri Bajali and Sufiyah Siddiqui; back: Hanh Nguyen, Supervisor, Volunteer Services, Edward Hospital; Louis Sands, President, Edward Foundation Board; scholarship recipients Adam Borbely, Vaitheswaran Gopiram, Cynthia Carlos, Yunus Khan and Yagnesh Lokesh, and Yvette Saba, President, Edward Hospital. (Photo courtesy Keith Hartenberger for Endeavor Health)
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The Edward Foundation has awarded $20,000 in scholarships to ten Endeavor Health Edward Hospital student volunteers. Student volunteers greet visitors, deliver flowers, transport patients, and assist behind the scenes at the hospital. Each of the students, who attends an area high school, will receive a $2,000 scholarship.
Scholarship recipients…
- Katherine Andersen, Naperville Central High School
- Gayathri Balaji, Metea Valley High School
- Adam Borbely, Naperville Central High School
- Cynthia Carlos, Plainfield North High School
- Vaitheswaran Gopiram, Naperville North High School
- Huda Jaleel, Plainfield North High School
- Yunus Khan, Plainfield North High School
- Yagnesh Lokesh, Waubonsie Valley High School
- Sufiyah Siddique, Naperville North High School
- Vrinda Tadepalli, Metea Valley High School
To be eligible for the scholarships, volunteers must be a high school senior, have a minimum of 100 hours of service at Edward Hospital, maintain at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale), demonstrate leadership qualities through department contributions and attendance, and maintain excellence in conduct and attitude in representing Edward Hospital.
Edward Foundation since 1990
The Edward Foundation was established in 1990 and has raised more than $61 million in its mission to support Edward Hospital’s community healthcare initiatives, invest in advanced diagnostic and treatment technology, attract world-class medical professionals and deliver the highest quality care to almost 1.7 million patients within the area it serves. To make a donation to or for more information about the Foundation, call (630) 527-3954 or visit www.edwardfoundation.org.
