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Letter from the President
Dear Friends,
Thank you for generously giving to the Nursing Foundation of Pennsylvania (NFP). Your
support helps the foundation to achieve its mission of ensuring nurses for tomorrow. For
nearly 35 years, NFP has provided resources to nurses with scholarships and educational
programming through a partnership with the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association.
Recipients of NFP scholarships – both students and nurses returning to school – are
able to advance their education and do meaningful work.
NFP presents an opportunity for you to give back to our respected profession. Most
of us have experienced nursing care or will experience nursing care for ourselves or
our loved ones. NFP scholarships enable recipients to focus on their learning so that
they gain the most value from their rigorous education. This a time for those who have
benefited from highly qualified nurses to step up and invest in the profession. A highly
educated nursing workforce fosters high standards of professional nursing practice.
I invite you to join us in our endeavors so that nurses and our future nurses are well-pre-
pared to practice, become leaders in the profession, promote health, and transform healthcare
for the benefit of all.
Sincerely,

Margarete L. Zalon, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN
President, Board of Trustees