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UKIAH, Calif. – First year nursing student Jessica Hernandez is a full-time student at Mendocino College enrolled in the college’s nursing program.
She is the fortunate recipient of a new scholarship from the American Legion’s Forty and Eight Society.
Forty and Eight representative Dennis Alexander contacted the nursing program because the club members wanted to provide a scholarship to a student enrolled in the nursing program who resides in Lake County, the home of the society.
According to staff in the nursing program, Hernandez immediately came to mind. She is a thoughtful, conscientious and hard-working student who lives in Lake County.
She is a graduate of Clear Lake High School and has been employed by Sutter Lakeside Hospital since 2011 as a certified nursing assistant.
Hernandez has always wanted to be a nurse and indicated that her role model is her mother. “My mother has always worked hard and supported and encouraged me to succeed,” she said.
She is following her mother’s example by encouraging her 5-year-old daughter Aleah, who also wants to be a nurse when she grows up.
Hernandez was excited to receive the scholarship and is on track to graduate from the nursing program in the spring of 2020, at which time she hopes to begin her nursing career at Sutter Lakeside.
The Forty and Eight Society is a veterans’ organization in Lake County that is actively involved in programs supporting child welfare, youth sports, training for nurses, Carville Star and other veterans affairs voluntary services.
Members of the Forty and Eight are also members of the American Legion. The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow service members and veterans.
For more information about the Mendocino College Foundation or to donate towards any of their programs, contact Katie Fairbairn, executive director, at
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Community members are encouraged to commit or recommit to healthy, smoke-free lives by participating in the American Cancer Society’s 43rd annual Great American Smokeout event on Nov. 15.
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, accounting for 29 percent of all cancer deaths. In fact, smoking cigarettes kills more Americans than alcohol, car accidents, HIV, guns, and illegal drugs do combined.
Smoking not only causes cancer, but it also damages nearly every organ in the body, including the lungs, heart, blood vessels, reproductive organs, mouth, skin, eyes and bones.
Addiction to the nicotine in cigarettes is one of the strongest and most deadly addictions one
can have.
Each year, approximately 20 million American smokers try to quit, representing more than half of the 37.8 million smokers in the U.S. Only 7 percent succeed. An even greater percentage of smokers (68 percent) report being interested in quitting.
Quitting is hard. It takes commitment, and starts with a plan.
Getting help through counseling and/or prescription medications can triple your chances of quitting successfully.
Support is also essential. Smoking cessation programs, like the California Smokers Helpline (1-800-NOBUTTS), the American Cancer Society’s Freshstart program, Nicotine Anonymous meetings, self-help materials such as books and pamphlets, and smoking counselors or coaches can be of great help.
The American Cancer Society is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to provide support as you make your plan to quit. More information is available at www.cancer.org/Smokeout or by calling 1-800-227-2345.
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, accounting for 29 percent of all cancer deaths. In fact, smoking cigarettes kills more Americans than alcohol, car accidents, HIV, guns, and illegal drugs do combined.
Smoking not only causes cancer, but it also damages nearly every organ in the body, including the lungs, heart, blood vessels, reproductive organs, mouth, skin, eyes and bones.
Addiction to the nicotine in cigarettes is one of the strongest and most deadly addictions one
can have.
Each year, approximately 20 million American smokers try to quit, representing more than half of the 37.8 million smokers in the U.S. Only 7 percent succeed. An even greater percentage of smokers (68 percent) report being interested in quitting.
Quitting is hard. It takes commitment, and starts with a plan.
Getting help through counseling and/or prescription medications can triple your chances of quitting successfully.
Support is also essential. Smoking cessation programs, like the California Smokers Helpline (1-800-NOBUTTS), the American Cancer Society’s Freshstart program, Nicotine Anonymous meetings, self-help materials such as books and pamphlets, and smoking counselors or coaches can be of great help.
The American Cancer Society is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to provide support as you make your plan to quit. More information is available at www.cancer.org/Smokeout or by calling 1-800-227-2345.
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- Written by: Elizabeth Larson
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