Cherry Moffit speaks during the Cochise College Foundation’s annual social meeting in early September. (Photos by Ed Roskowski)
The Cochise College Foundation awarded more than $320,000 for the 2013-14 school year and honored recipients and donors at a dinner in early September.
The foundation is nonprofit organization that promotes student success at Cochise College through scholarships, facilities development and program support. The foundation is led by a board of officers, members and Cochise College staff, and it’s supported by donors who create and contribute to student scholarships.
Benson resident Cherry Moffit is one of the Cochise College students who was awarded a foundation scholarship for this year. The freshman nursing student and single mother spoke at the foundation’s annual dinner held on the Sierra Vista Campus on Sept. 5 about the impact financial assistance has made on her life already this academic year.
“For me, it was important to have the scholarship because it let me focus more on my career in nursing,” she said. “I was able to drop down part time in work. … I’ve always wanted to be a nurse, so I started my career off working as a certified nursing assistant, then became a patient care technician, and now I’m able to progress toward my future as a nurse.”
Moffit began pursuing her goals early; as a high school junior, she started on her CNA license and worked at a nursing home. For the last 11 years, she’s worked in a pediatric ICU as a patient care technician, and during that time, she lost her son in a car accident.
“This tragedy has inspired me even more to pursue my career as a nurse,” she said. “I’m also active with the bereavement committee through my job in the pediatric ICU. It is something very special that holds a true meaning of helping others in need.”
In addition to scholarships, the Cochise College Foundation provided more than $128,000 in support of college programs, including adult education, the art department, athletics, aviation, the Center for Economic Research, the Creative Writing Celebration, the library and student services.
Donors interested in supporting student scholarships and other college activities can do so in a variety of ways, such as establishing an annual or endowed fund, contributing planned gifts, personal property, real estate and matching gifts, or donating cash and making pledges.
For more information about giving to the Cochise College Foundation, visit www.cochise.edu/give or call (520) 417-4100.
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