Press Release

Donneth Granston of East Hartford Awarded Nursing Scholarship - 9/2/2008

Wallingford, CT, September 2, 2008....Donneth H. Granston of East Hartford, an employee with the East Hartford office of Connecticut VNA Partners, has been named a 2008 recipient of Masonicare's prestigious Norma J. Brandt Nursing Scholarship. 

Ms. Granston was one of three scholarship recipients honored at a reception held August 15 in the Henry & Edythe Knapp Auditorium in the Hartog Activities Center at Ashlar Village in Wallingford. She is currently pursuing a degree in nursing at Goodwin College in East Hartford.

The Norma J. Brandt Scholarship Fund was established in 2006 through a generous gift to The Masonic Charity Foundation of Connecticut, the philanthropic affiliate of Masonicare. John O. Brandt, Jr., a Mason from Putnam Lodge No. 46 in South Woodstock, established the fund in memory of his late wife, Norma, a registered nurse with a life-long dedication to the nursing profession.

To qualify, applicants must be a Masonicare employee, the child or grandchild of a Masonicare employee, or be affiliated with a Masonic organization, either as a member or as a child or grandchild of a member.

Employees must be eligible for benefits and employed by Masonicare for a minimum of one year. Applicants must also demonstrate a commitment to the nursing profession and emulate Norma's "love of nursing, positive attitude, and warm, giving nature." This year, scholarships in the amount of $2,000 or more were awarded to the 2008 recipients, and the three 2007 scholarship recipients were given additional funding for the coming academic year.

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Penny O'Neill
Public Relations Manager
Masonicare
203-679-5041
poneill@masonicare.org
www.masonicare.org

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