Nursing Students Moore and Thomas are Recipients of California Forty & Eight’s $1,000 Scholarship
On April 6, Jeannette Moore (left) and Nancy Thomas were presented with $1,000 nursing scholarships by the California Forty & Eight (40&8) Solano Voiture Locale 395 at the Vallejo Veterans Building.
Jeannette Moore is a Mexican American mother of six and started the Solano Community College Nursing Program in 2023. “There have been many challenges along the way but I am not only grateful but blessed to be able to say I am not only pursuing my goal but living it. I want to be able to represent my raza and let them know que si se puede,” she said.
Nancy Thomas is a wife, mother of three, the first college graduate in her family, and a student nurse extern at a local hospital. She is planning to work in an Intensive Care Unit then become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. “I am passionate about caring for other people while promoting a positive experience and building a caring connection with patients,” she said.
The 40&8 has been issuing nursing scholarships since 1941 and formally established their nursing program in 1955. For more information about 40&8’s charitable activities and scholarships, please visit https://www.cafortyandeight.org/
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