Berks County Transition Coordinating Council Fund
Grants support the successful transition of youth with disabilities, living within the area served by a Berks County school district, from school to adult life.
Russell S. Bickel Family Fund
Grants improve the quality of communications between health care providers and their patients in Berks County and improve access to palliative or hospice care to patients in need of such care.
Lucy M. Born Fund
When Lucy’s husband, James P. Born passed away, his estate was split between the fund that he established in his name and another fund, The Lucy M. Born Fund, that was created in honor of his wife. Both funds continue to make regular charitable donations, just as Jim and Lucy had wanted.
Grants support Berks Catholic High School, the Catholic Diocese of Allentown, Lifeline of Berks County Inc., and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital (Memphis).
Community General Hospital Foundation/ June A. Roedel Healthcare Scholarship Fund
For a woman who spent so much of her life helping others achieve their goals, a scholarship program named in her memory is a fitting tribute. June Roedel (1929-1996) was a positive, sensitive and caring woman who generously volunteered her time and many talents to charitable organizations throughout the Berks County community. For more than ten years, she played an integral role at Community General Hospital, serving as vice chairman of the hospital trustees in 1987, and as chairman from 1989 to 1992. It was her vision and leadership that helped initiate this scholarship program.
This fund provides financial support to residents of Berks County who undertake or further their career in healthcare by providing scholarship funds for their educational expenses.
Residents of Berks County are eligible to apply as long as they will be attending an accredited educational institution in pursuit of a career in the field of healthcare, with a career goal of fulfilling a local community need involving patient care. Previous scholarship recipients may reapply.
Undergraduate or graduate college students not actually majoring in a healthcare field involving patient care but who solely have a desire for future attendance in a healthcare program (e.g. enrolled or enrolling in pre-med, biology, kinesiology, medical science, or genetics research, with the intent of someday entering the field of medicine to do patient care) are not eligible to receive awards from this fund. However, if such students have documented acceptance and/or are actually enrolled in a program in a healthcare curriculum involving patient care, they are then eligible for consideration of a scholarship and are encouraged to apply.
Beth Lynn Negley Manweiler Award for Compassionate Nursing Care
Deborah Yoder, Class of 1973 established this award, to recognize a member(s) of the graduating class of the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences – Nursing Program, Reading, Pennsylvania, who have showed compassionate nursing care. It was established to honor the memory of Beth Lynn Negley Manweiler of the 1973 graduating class. Beth was universally admired and respected for her lifelong dedication and compassion for others. In 2010, the fund was transferred to Berks County Community Foundation for administration.
The recipient(s) of the award must be a senior nursing student at The Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences – Nursing Program who will graduate with his/her graduating class. This award will recognize that senior student(s) who consistently showed compassionate nursing care during his/her enrollment in the Nursing Program. This should be that senior student(s) who is the nurse “you want to take care of you when you are a patient” and has the “heart of a nurse.” This award is not based on academics.
No application is needed. Award recipients will be selected by the classmates.
Boyertown Area YMCA Endowment Fund
Grants support the Boyertown Area YMCA.
Richard D. and Linda Reed McCrae Clothing Fund
Grants support the purchase of clothing, accessories and other items that promote good grooming for students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades at Muhlenberg Middle School.
Camella Maggs Client Memorial Fund
Grants help Berks County children who are under the age of 18 with physical or learning disabilities discover their strengths and reach their full potential with dignity, in honor of the clients of Lyn Camella and Mark Maggs. A parent, guardian, teacher, social worker, caseworker, or court official may complete the application on a child’s behalf to be considered for a grant.
YMCA of Reading and Berks County Fund
Grants support the YMCA of Reading and Berks County, in honor of Richard Eshelman.
R. David and Jeannette L. Wood Fund
Grants support South Mountain YMCA.
