Our Virtual Awards Gala was a Success!
If you missed it,
WATCH THE GALA HERE
View the Program Book​
View the Award Winners

THANK YOU TO OUR 
2020 GALA PRESENTING SPONSOR
WELLSPAN HEALTH!
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2021 Key Dates and Information

Call for Scholarship Applications:
1/25/21 through 3/31/21

• The online application will be posted on 1/25/21.
• Visit our Scholarships page for details about the criteria.
• Spread the word with our Scholarship Poster.
• Scholarship recipients to be announced in May 2021.

Call for Nightingale Award Nominations:
4/1/21 through 6/2/21

• The online application will be posted on 4/1/21.
• Visit our Awards page for details about the criteria.
• Download our Awards Poster and Patient Choice Poster. 
• Award finalists to be announced in July 2021.

Sponsorships and Gala Program Acknowledgements Due:
9/20/21

• Sponsor a Nursing Award or Scholarship.
• Place a half- or full-page ad in our Gala program booklet.
• Submit a tax-deductible donation.
• Visit our Support Us page for details.

Nightingale Awards Gala

• Friday, October 22, 2021
• Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel
• Later in the year, we'll have details on the Awards Gala page.
• Everyone is invited to celebrate nursing with us!

It's the Patient's Choice!
We encourage patients and their family members to nominate a nurse for our Patient Choice Award!
Nomination window is open 4/1/21-6/2/21.
Visit the Patient Choice Award page for the details about the award and how to easily nominate your incredible nurse. 

In 1989, Jayne (Carson) Felgen, Chief Nursing Officer at (the former) Osteopathic Hospital in Lancaster, recognized the need to promote and support nursing in Pennsylvania, as an essential strategy to recruit and retain nurses, in order to meet the state's future healthcare needs. Jayne and other visionary nurse leaders were the driving force behind the establishment of the Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania (NAP) -- a statewide, non-profit organization, focused on recognizing exemplary nursing practice, and granting scholarships to students pursuing degrees in nursing at all levels. A volunteer Board of Trustees, consisting of individuals who are leaders in nursing, business, industry, and other healthcare fields, has guided the organization since its inception.  Through the past thirty years, NAP has provided close to 200 nursing scholarships totaling over $330,000 and has honored over 550 Pennsylvania nurses at its annual gala. 

"The greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affairs whilst the world whirls as a maddening dreidel."
Florence Nightingale