The 30th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial will be held on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 7 PM in the Pavilion at Young Park in Las Cruces, NM. For your comfort, you may want to bring a folding chair. Musical presentations, as well as some sharing with others, will be part of the evening’s program.
Presented by Red Ribbon Bash, a fiscally sponsored project of NMCF.
Photo by Frank Keillor
Artesia Special Hospital District Healthcare Occupations Scholarships (ASHD) is a fund of New Mexico Community Foundation, offering scholarships to students who reside in the Artesia and surrounding communities of New Mexico. Through the generosity of this fund, ASHD will provide grants to students in the healthcare field for the 2013 school year. Individual scholarship amounts are up to $750 for each semester (fall/spring).
To be eligible for an ASHD Healthcare Occupations Scholarship, applicants must be currently employed by the Artesia General Hospital. They must have at least one semester of college and have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Applicants must be pursuing careers in the healthcare field (administration or operations). The scholarships awards will be determined by financial need, and given for education at accredited institutes of higher learning only. Scholarship awards are to be used for on-campus room and board, the cost of tuition and books, or supplies and equipment required for course instruction, not to exceed the total cost of attendance.
Apply Online: ASHD Healthcare Occupations Scholarship Application
SANTA FE, NM – New Mexico Community Foundation is pleased to announce a Request for Proposal for grants to nonprofit organizations and educational institutions in the northeastern part of the state. Grants ranging from $2,500 – $5,000 will be awarded to support, strengthen, and sustain new or expanding programs within the focus areas of Health Awareness for Disease Prevention, and Arts and Culture Education. The first focus area includes, but is not limited to, obesity prevention, nutrition education, substance abuse prevention, programs related to diabetes or cardiovascular risk factors, prenatal care, and asthma.
As New Mexico’s only state-wide community foundation, these funds represent a unique and much needed opportunity for organizations in rural parts of the state. Eligible organizations must serve people living in San Miguel, Mora, Guadalupe, Colfax, Harding, Union, and/or Quay Counties. Deadline to apply is May 3, 2013. To apply, please download the Northeastern Counties Request for Proposal 2013 document.
For more information and application instructions, contact Denise Gonzales, Director of Community Philanthropy, at dgonzales@nmcf.org.
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El Gancho Fitness & Racquet Club, 104 Old Las Vegas Highway, Santa Fe
9AM start with lunch and prizes at 12:30PM, $50 entry fee
For more information and to register, E-mail Ben at blewinger@nmcf.org
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