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Local retirement community announces scholarship recipient
Covenant Shores and Covenant Retirement Communities award Paul V. Peterson Scholarship to Brian Vanderkooy
Covenant Shores and Covenant Shores and Covenant Retirement Communities (CRC), a non-profit, faith-based, senior living organization headquartered in Skokie, Ill., announce a scholarship recipient who is part of the Paul V. Peterson Scholarship program.
Covenant Shores employee, Brian Vanderkooy, has been awarded $1,000 to continue pursuing his education while being employed at the Mercer Island senior living community. CRC recognizes and supports lifelong learning as a powerful means that can provide young adults skills and values needed to be capable and compassionate individuals.
Recipients of the Paul V. Peterson Scholarship are current employees within the CRC system and are chosen based on essays and criteria demonstrating clear educational and career pursuits that are consistent with CRC values.
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Vanderkooy is currently employed as an administrative assistant and has been at the community since 2014. He plans to pursue an associate degree in business administration at Chemeketa Community College. Before being an administrative assistant, Vanderkooy was a certified nursing assistant (CNA), and then a Health Unit Coordinator.
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Chicago-based Covenant Retirement Communities (CRC) is the nation’s sixth largest, non-profit, senior services provider. It serves 5,000 residents at 15 retirement communities in 10 states and offers independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, and rehabilitation. Through CRC’s LifeConnect® Wellness Partnership, residents can access resources and opportunities that are designed to enrich the mind, body, and spirit and complement each person’s unique journey. CRC is a ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church and has been serving seniors since 1886. For more information, visit www.covenantretirement.org, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
Photo: Covenant Shores Executive Director Bruce Erickson (left) congratulates Brian Vanderkooy (right) on being a Paul V. Peterson Scholarship recipient.