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Educational Scholarships

by | Feb 7, 2022

Applications are now being accepted for Scudder Foundation scholarships. Scholarships are available to those applicants pursuing studies advancing careers in the areas of the medical arts, humanitarian arts and education, as well as ministerial and spiritual guidance Studies.

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JAWADHI HILLS APPEAL

JAWADHI HILLS APPEAL

by | Aug 9, 2021

Please join our effort to help Christian Medial College (CMC) build a maternity hospital in the Jawadhi Hills region of South India. The Scudder Association Foundation (SAF) is working to continue the legacy of Aunt Ida’s calling to provide desperately needed care for women in childbirth.  As you know, Ida responded to the pleas of these women by dedicating her life to their care.

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News From Our Friends In Vellore

News From Our Friends In Vellore

by | Jun 12, 2021

“On behalf of the institution, I wish to place on record our appreciation…we are overwhelmed at the efforts taken by you all to raise funds for the COVID work at CMC. This has definitely taken a huge pressure off us.”- Dr. J.V. Peter. Thanks to the incredible generosity of CMC’s network of alumni, family, and friends, the Foundation raised over $1.41 million in support of CMC’s fight against the second deadly wave of COVID-19.

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CMC Vellore Update May 26th, 2021

CMC Vellore Update May 26th, 2021

by | Jun 3, 2021

To support CMC COVID response, we have made two wire transfer equaling just under $550,000 (thus far) and we have also raised $852,602 (in cash contributions) towards our goal of $1.25 million. am also pleased to report that in collaboration with Montefiore Medical Center and New York City Health & Hospital, we have assembled of list of new ventilation equipment and PPE supplies valued at $3.4 million that are scheduled for air shipment to India – with CMC as the designated recipient of these pre-approved Gifts-in-Kind.

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CMC Vellore Update – May 8, 2021

CMC Vellore Update – May 8, 2021

by | May 9, 2021

Having just completed a zoom conference with JV Peter, Chandra Singh and others, I am compelled to share with you that the Supreme Court of India just hours ago appointed a 12-person team to provide the guidance needed to help resolve the current healthcare crisis in their country. Two of twelve people assigned to this task force were from CMC – Drs. Cherry Kang and JV Peter.  Impressive!

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“What Goes Round, Comes Round,” Again, History Can Repeat Itself – Scudders Launch a Maternity 2.0 Campaign

“What Goes Round, Comes Round,” Again, History Can Repeat Itself – Scudders Launch a Maternity 2.0 Campaign

by | Apr 15, 2021

After Ida Scudder bore witness to the deaths of three expectant mothers, Ida determined, “I could not bear to think of these young girls as dead…I must go home and study medicine and come back to India to help such women.”  On her return, Dr. Ida Scudder began a professional journey that would touch tens of thousands of patients and impact millions of lives.

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Jawadhi Hills Campaign – Background Information

Jawadhi Hills Campaign – Background Information

by | Apr 15, 2021

The Jawadhi Hills (also Javadhu, Jawadhu, Javadi Hills) are an extension of the Eastern Ghats mountains about 40 miles south and west of Vellore.  This range of granite peaks is 50 miles wide by twenty miles long, reaching an altitude of 4000 feet. Their height is sufficient to produce rainfall, which leaves them clothed in green, in vivid contrast to the dry plains surrounding Vellore.

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SAF is Proud to Sponsor a 2:1 Matching Gift Campaign to Open a Maternity Hospital in Jawadhi Hills, South India

SAF is Proud to Sponsor a 2:1 Matching Gift Campaign to Open a Maternity Hospital in Jawadhi Hills, South India

by | Apr 15, 2021

Scudder Association Foundation is Proud to Sponsor a 2:1 Matching Gift Campaign to Open a Maternity Hospital in Jawadhi Hills, South India. With your help, our partner organization, Christian Medical College Vellore, will build and staff a maternity hospital in the Jawadhi Hills of India to address the unacceptably high maternal and infant mortality experienced by women now living in this remote and underserved region.

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3 Knocks and a Miracle

3 Knocks and a Miracle

by | Jan 31, 2021

Share in the 24 hour celebration of Aunt Ida Scudder's 150th around the world birthday party. Last December, CMC Vellore staged a virtual 24 hour celebration of Dr. Ida Scudder birthday. The virtual celebration followed the sun around the world spotlighting the...

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What Is GivingTuesday?

What Is GivingTuesday?

by | Nov 30, 2020

"GivingTuesday this year is December 1st and was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past seven years, it has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate...

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Support Our Education Grant Program

Support Our Education Grant Program

by | Nov 15, 2017

The Scudder Association is founded on promoting and supporting the spirit of service. While a great deal of that service has been abroad, the education and training has long been encouraged and facilitated here by the Scudder Association.

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Christian Medical College – CMC

Christian Medical College – CMC

by | Nov 15, 2017

CMC Vellore was founded by an American, Dr. Ida S. Scudder. Born in South India in 1870, she spent most of her childhood in the US and was educated there. In 1899 was one of the first woman graduates of Cornell Medical as a doctor, she returned to Vellore to provide...

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