Auxiliary of Charlton Memorial Hospital announces 2008-2009 scholarship winners

For Immediate Release	Contact: Joyce Brennan
July 7, 2009	508-961-5270
	brennanj@southcoast.org
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Pictured left to right: Bethany Bates, Michael Grinnell, scholarship recipients, Maria Resendes, scholarship committee member, Eric Dibiasio-White, Shelby Soule, Chelsea Brown, scholarship recipients, Marilyn Roderick, scholarship committee member.

FALL RIVER, Mass. — The Auxiliary of Charlton Memorial Hospital recently announced $5,000 in scholarship awards for individuals who are pursuing a career in health care.

The Auxiliary presented five $1,000 scholarship awards to area high school seniors at a reception held on June 10 at Bittersweet Farm in Westport, Mass. The awards were presented by the scholarship committee made up of Marilyn Roderick, chairperson, Marion Greer, Maria Resendes, and Susan Smith.

The 2008-2009 Auxiliary of Charlton Memorial Hospital winners are:

• Bethany Bates, a graduate of Westport High School, who will be attending the University Rhode Island in North Kingston, R.I. to pursue a degree in pharmacy.

• Chelsea Brown, a graduate of Dighton Rehoboth Regional High School, who will be attending the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H. to pursue a degree in kinesiology (human kinetics).

• Eric DiBiasio-White, a graduate of Somerset High School, who will be attending the University of Massachusetts in Amherst to study pre-medicine.

• Michael Grinnell, a graduate of Durfee High School, who will be attending the University of Massachusetts in Amherst to study pre-medicine.

• Shelby Soule, a graduate of Apponequet High School, who will be attending Salve Regina University in Newport to pursue a degree in nursing.

The Auxiliary of Charlton Memorial Hospital is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to render service to Charlton Memorial Hospital, its tax-exempt subsidiaries, its patients and to assist in promoting the health and welfare of the community. The Auxiliary raises money throughout the year by hosting fundraisers, a spring fashion show and various cake, jewelry and apparel sales. They also run the hospital gift shop with all proceeds going toward the hospital. For more information or to join please call 508-679-7038.

About Southcoast

Southcoast Health System is a community based health delivery system with multiple access points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and East Bay, Rhode Island. It includes the three hospitals that make up Southcoast Hospitals Group — Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford and Tobey Hospital in Wareham.

Southcoast provides advanced clinical services, such as open heart surgery, angioplasty and heart rhythm services, neurosurgery, weight loss surgery, orthopedic surgery and advanced imaging services. Southcoast is a not-for-profit charitable organization that depends on the support of the community to provide services.

More information is available onlinwww.southcoast.org.

Media Contact

Joyce Faria Brennan
Public Information Officer
Phone: 508-961-5270
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brennanj@southcoast.org