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Burlington,
NJ - Bayada Nurses is pleased to announce the first two recipients
of the Dale O'Reilley Scholarship Fund-Miguel Bardowell and Christopher
Welch. The Dale O'Reilley Scholarship Fund was established by the O'Reilley
family as a way to honor and respect the nursing profession and the
Bayada Nurses who cared for Dale from 1997 until her passing in June
2001.
The $500.00 scholarships were made available to the children of the
nurses who cared for Dale in order to assist them in continuing their
education after high school. The scholarships will be presented on September
14, 2001 during a ceremony at the Bayada Nurses Burlington Office. The
ceremony will begin at 8:00 a.m. The office is located at 1816 Mt. Holly
Road, Suite 201, Burlington, NJ.
Miguel Bardowell is the son of Sheila Bardowell, CHHA, who has worked
for Bayada Nurses since July 1995. Miguel will use his scholarship to
attend Burlington County College in the fall. He plans to pursue a bachelor's
degree in accounting. Christopher Welch is the son of Joan Welch, RN,
who has worked for Bayada Nurses since September 1997.
Christopher will attend Gordon College in Massachusetts this fall, where
he will study youth ministry and theology.
In their essays, both Miguel and Christopher paid tribute to the bond
established between their mothers and Dale O'Reilley and the power of
the nursing profession. Christopher Welch wrote, "My mom grew from being
Dale's nurse to becoming her friend. Because of my mom's work at Dale's
home, I have learned many valuable lessons. To appreciate my health
and realize what a blessing it is. Conversely, I realized how people
with health challenges are a blessing to us. They make us stop and remember
how important it is to care for each other."
Dale's husband, and Heather Valteris, Dale's daughter, initiated the
scholarship fund as a way to recognize the dedicated and caring service
of the nurses who cared for Dale in the last years of her life. Both
the O'Reilley family and Bayada Nurses contributed funds for the scholarships.
Bayada Nurses will coordinate the management of the fund on the family's
behalf, and the hope is that the fund can expand throughout the company.
Founded in 1975, Bayada Nurses is an independently owned home health
care agency that employs more than 6,000 nurses, home health aides,
and therapists working from more than 65 offices in 11 states.
For more information on Bayada Nurses or the Dale O'Reilley Scholarship
Fund, please call 609-386-9300. For more information on Bayada Nurses,
go to www.bayada.com.
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