NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. May 29, 2019 — The AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach Auxiliary and Foundation have both awarded scholarships to New Smyrna Beach High School seniors.
The AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach Auxiliary awarded $6,000 in total to three students: William Fox, Kaitlynn Hunsberger and Daniel “Kai” Roche.
The AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach Foundation awarded Miranda Pawlak with a $3,000 scholarship from the Charlie and Elaine Meyer Scholarship fund.
In 2008, Charlie and Elaine Meyer established this endowed scholarship to provide a New Smyrna Beach High School student with a scholarship to pursue a medical degree. Each year, an AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach Foundation committee reviews the applications and selects the recipient.
About AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach has 109-beds and is one of the six hospitals in Flagler, Lake and Volusia counties that composes the AdventHealth Central Florida Division - North Region. Formerly known as Florida Hospital New Smyrna, the organization’s parent company changed the name of all wholly-owned entities to AdventHealth on Jan. 2, 2019. Based in Altamonte Springs, AdventHealth is a connected system of care. With more than 80,000 team members, AdventHealth is one of the nation’s largest faith-based health care systems with nearly 50 hospitals and hundreds of care sites in nearly a dozen states. With the mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ, AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach provides whole person care to heal the body, mind and spirit. For more information about AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach, visit AdventHealthNewSmyrnaBeach.com.
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The AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach Auxiliary awarded $6,000 in total to three New Smyrna Beach High School seniors. Pictured from left to right: AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach Auxiliary President Steve Kenney, scholarship recipient Daniel “Kia” Roche, scholarship recipient Kaitlynn Hunsberger, scholarship recipient William Fox, and AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach Auxiliary Vice President Cynthia Couch.
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