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We often share news about our programs in Haiti, our support of ReSurge International and Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times, and continually ask for your support. Today, we want to show you how your contributions are making a difference. Because of support Barco’s Nightingales Foundation receives from Barco’s Uniforms, 100% of your donation goes […]

Barco’s Nightingales Foundation continues to support and promote the profession of nursing and to encourage nursing students in their endeavors. With the growing nursing shortage, it’s gratifying to see so many students pursue advanced degrees and training in the filed of nursing. Many of nursing students, like Jodi and others profiled from the University of […]

Please join us for the 6th Annual Walk for Kids! Through this walk, we are able to give even greater services and financial support to the children we serve. Each year we have been blessed to surpass our targeted goal of walkers and money collected and we hope to do that again this year. We […]

Barco’s Nightingales Foundation is guided by an Advisory Board and Nurse Advisory Board comprised of a diverse and accomplished group of professional nurses who exemplify the courageous and dedicated heart of nursing.  We are honored and blessed to have their input, and proud to introduce you to their work through our blog. MarySue Heilemann Dr. […]

Looking forward to 2016 and beyond, we feel that it’s important to first look back and examine all we have accomplished so far with the support of our Community of Compassion.  Our mission is to elevate and promote nursing while honoring the spirit of the profession by focusing on helping children. For the past several […]

Each year, Barco’s Nightingales Foundation donates camperships to Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times, better known as “Camp.” Located on Apple Canyon Road, and surrounded by National Forest lands, Camp delivers on the belief that cancer should not take away the opportunity for a child with cancer to experience the fun, laughter and joy of […]

The mission of the Barco’s Nightingales Foundation is to support the vitality and courageous heart of nursing, while also dedicating ourselves to honoring the spirit of those women and men who choose nursing. We continue our commitment as an advocate for nurses by encouraging the media to change and fight the “stereotypes” of nurses and […]

Most of us take many things for granted, until they disappear. Water for example. It’s not until you experience first-hand how a shortage impacts your life that you can begin to understand what it is like to live without adequate clean water every day. In California, the past two years have shown dramatically how precious […]

Volunteering, with our partners or with other organizations, can be an unforgettable experience. Luckily, there are a wide range of opportunities for nurses to volunteer both locally and abroad. In this blog, we share just a few of the organizations and resources you can turn to when planning your volunteer experience. Keep in mind that […]

We have shared often the amazing and selfless work of our partners ReSurge International and Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times, from performing life changing corrective surgery on burn victims and children with debilitating cleft palates around the world, to working here at home with the youngest patients battling for their lives against cancer. As […]