Kiwanis helps dream of nursing come true

Dawn Cooper, a resident of Sisters since 2005, has received a grant from the Sisters Kiwanis Career Opportunity Fund that will allow here to pursue a profession in nursing, her ambition for many years.

At a recent Kiwanis meeting where she was recognized for the grant, Cooper told members that the funds would allow her to start on the nursing career path that had been her desire since she helped provide care for her father, ill with cancer.

Cooper will begin classes this summer that can lead to a Certified Nursing Assistant certificate, a pre-requisite for her goal of a bachelor's degree in nursing. In her application for the Kiwanis Career Opportunity Funds, Cooper noted that the career path she is choosing "follows closely to the one I am already on, that is to serve my community and to assist those in need."

Cooper currently works as a family advocate for the Family Access Network in Sisters. Cooper, a mother of two, also stated that her career request is about "providing a better future for my children, and demonstrating to them that it never is too late to go back to school."