Thank You!

My name is Mayson Lane, and I am a recipient of a Reach for the Stars Nursing Scholarship at The University of Kansas Health System. I am in my junior year of nursing school at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. I currently work on the health system’s telemetry floor as a nursing associate. I work with such an amazing team and am proud to be a part of the health system.

Since the day before Thanksgiving, I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around the fact I was chosen to receive such an amazing opportunity — I literally prayed on it from the time I wrote the essay!! The journey from finishing my prerequisites, to taking my TEAS and then applying has been such a rollercoaster because life has its ways of knocking you down sometimes but getting back was the true test for me.

I want to thank you for choosing me to be one of the recipients for the most recent Reach for the Stars Nursing Scholarships. This program is allowing me to participate in the community college partnership with the University of Kansas, which was out of my price range when I first started researching it since I was paying for school out of pocket. Now I can complete my ADN and BSN at the same time, debt-free.

Thank you for selecting my application for the Reach for the Stars Nursing Scholarship. Completing my nursing degree has been a goal of mine for a long time, which I will now be able to obtain with the help of your organization.

I would love to greet you, the people who stand behind supporting me through my educational journey.

My name is Lisa-Marie Uketui and I am a recipient of one of the scholarships provided by the Reach for the Stars Nursing Scholarship Program this year. I want to personally thank you for helping make it possible for me to pursue my dream of becoming a nurse. I was so excited to learn this scholarship was available, and I was even more excited to learn I had been chosen to receive it. Your contribution to my education is so generous and will allow me to continue my studies.

My name is Daniela Whyte, and I am an LPN in the General Medicine Department at The University of Kansas Health System’s Main Campus in Kansas City, Kansas. With this letter, I wanted to give a warm and genuine thank you to you, as your scholarship program has helped —— and will continue to help — individuals pursue their dreams, as well as ease financial hardship while doing so. Being chosen to receive the scholarship came as a complete surprise, but I am grateful to have been given this opportunity.

Hi, my name is Starr Wilbert, and I am one of the recipients of the scholarships from the Reach for the Stars Nursing Scholarship Program. I just want to say thank you for choosing me for this scholarship. Being a single parent and not having to worry about this expense is a blessing for me. Finishing school without any debt is a dream come true.