IMPACT : Largest Matching Challenge
The PHSC Foundation embarked on many historic fundraising goals in 2019 . Support from community partners and local philanthropists assisted the team in achieving a record year for the many opportunities . The Foundation ’ s board member and planned giving chairman , Seth Mann and his daughter and PHSC alumna Sarah Mann , provided staff with assistance to attain nearly half of the $ 1 Million Nursing Scholarship Challenge goal .
The late Roy and Martha Hardy were local humanitarians passionate about assisting
Seth and Sarah Mann their community who could not afford medical services . Upon
the passing of Roy and Martha Hardy , the Hardy Benevolent Trust Fund , Inc . Board elected to distribute the balance of the Fund to an organization with the ability to magnify the impact of the available funds . Creating the largest matching opportunity in the PHSC Foundation ’ s history , the Hardy
Benevolent Trust Fund provided $ 430,000 to establish the Roy T . and Martha B . Hardy Endowed Scholarship Fund at PHSC . The support from Seth and Sarah carried forward the beliefs of Roy and Martha Hardy and the Hardy Fund Board Members . The endowed funds will provide 23 scholarships annually in perpetuity .
Recording the largest matching opportunity in the PHSC Foundation ’ s history , the Roy Hardy Benevolent Fund provided $ 430,000 to establish the Roy T . and Martha B . Hardy Endowed Scholarship Fund at PHSC .