You can donate online to support our cause by going to: https://www.gofundme.com/f/deborah-smith-scholarship-fund or by cheque payable to Susan Smith c/o ” Deborah Smith Scholarship Fund” (mail all cheques to Susan Smith 76 Front Street P.O. Box 252 Campbell’s Bay Quebec J0X 1K0) or send an e-transfer to rememberdebbie2014@gmail.com
We are currently working with the local high schools in choosing the most suitable candidates.
2015 Recipients of The Deborah Smith Scholarship Fund
The first recipients of “The Deborah Smith Scholarship Fund” went to two local nursing students Morgan Hobbs who had graduated from PHS and will be continuing her nursing studies at Heritage Campus in Hull and Emma Jewell who graduated from ESSC and is now attending the French CEGEP in Gatineau. Congratulations to both recipients.
2016 Recipients of The Deborah Smith Scholarship Fund
November 2016 we presented three local students with bursaries from “The Deborah Smith Scholarship Fund” to continue on with their education as a registered nurse.
Hollie Kingsbury is attending her first year of nursing at the Heritage College Campus in Hull, Emma Jewell is attending her second year of nursing at the French CEGEP in Gatineau and Morgan Hobbs is attending her third year of nursing at the Heritage College Campus in Hull. We are proud to support these local students in pursuing their education in a registered nursing program .Congratulations !!!
2017 Recipients of The Deborah Smith Scholarship Fund
November 2017 we presented three local students with bursaries from “The Deborah Smith Scholarship Fund” to continue on with their education as a registered nurse.
Julia Lafleur (missing from the picture) from Ecole Secondaire Sieur de Coulonge will be studying nursing at Cegep Heritage College. Hollie Kingsbury from Campbell’s Bay attending her second year of nursing at the Heritage College Campus in Hull. Shania Hodgins attending her third year nursing at Ottawa University. Congratulations to all the recipients.
2018 Recipient of The Deborah Smith Scholarship Fund
In 2018 there were no graduates from the local high schools that were registered in the nursing program this year, we decided to present a cheque to Hollie Kingsbury from Campbell’s Bay who is now in her third year nursing at Cegep Heritage College in Hull. Congratulations Hollie for pursuing your dream.
2019 Recipients of The Deborah Smith Scholarship Fund
November 2019 we presented two local students with bursaries from “The Deborah Smith Scholarship Fund” to continue on with their education as a registered nurse.
Morgan Benoit is attending her first year in nursing at Cegep Heritage Campus in Hull and Melody Freeland is attending her first year in nursing at Ottawa University. Congratulations to both recipients
2020 brought COVID and unfortunately there were no Pontiac High School Students registered in the nursing program.
2021 Recipient of The Deborah Smith Scholarship Fund
November 2021 we presented one local high school student from PHS with a bursary from “The Deborah Smith Scholarship Fund” to continue on with her education as a registered nurse. Congratulations to Emma Beaudoin.
Remember Debbie 
I started the Pontiac Nursing Program in August 2013. In June 2015, I had baby and decided to continue with my dream of becoming a nurse, despite this new challenge, and continued in the program at the Hull campus. I received the Debbie Smith Memorial Bursary in the fall of 2015. It helped me so much with my expenses for my winter semester with my books, parking at school as well as parking at the hospital for clinical and my travelling expenses. I will be returning to Hull for the winter 2017 semester to take medical surgical nursing as I was unsuccessful this last semester. I am hoping to take it in the fall but currently the program is full.
I did not know Debbie personally but my mother knew her and told me she was a very kind woman and a great nurse. I also had the pleasure of meeting Susan, her sister, when she awarded me with the Bursary last fall. She shared a story with me that is similar to my situation and her story gave me hope for pursuing my dreams of becoming a nurse. It is a very intense program but I know with hard work and dedication, I will get there one day and I am so proud and honored to be able to say that Debbies memorial Bursary has helped me with getting toward that day. Thank you so much for that.
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