We at the Scudder Association Foundation, would like to express our deepest sympathies to our British relatives and friends regarding the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. The British Commonwealth was blessed to have a truly unique and historic individual, a force to be reckoned with.
Good evening, everyone. I am very glad that you are participating in this second virtual Annual Meeting of the Membership of The Scudder Association Foundation, Inc. after another extremely challenging year. A warm welcome to all the Members who are not Board Members and are participating by telephone. You may use the chat feature to send a message. Alternatively, if you wish to address the meeting you may signal the meeting supervisor, and we will activate your microphone. Please wait until the end of the presentations to do this.
Recent Word from our friends at CMC Vellore Foundation is... CMC Vellore Hospital,President J.V. Peter, sent word to New York, that,"”Although the second wave continues to wane, albeit slowly in our region, we are on guard to ensure that we are prepared to face...
For over 200 years the Scudders have provided direct medical care and comfort to the peoples of India. For over 100 years Scudder families have provided financial support to those medical services through the philanthropic efforts of the Scudder Association Foundation. It is a tradition we have quietly continued. However, not since the turbulent period of Indian Independence in the 1940’s, has the work begun by the Scudders and continued by the thousands of graduates of the CMC Vellore and Scudder Memorial Hospital medical programs come under a graver threat to the welfare of the communities they serve, than now.
As most of you are aware, there is a health crisis of unimaginable proportion in India today. While our prayers and thoughts go to all of the people there who suffer, the scope of the Covid infection is too vast for our Foundation to mitigate the crisis nationwide. We can though, and we must, do what we can for those Institutions, founded by our family, to see that they weather this unprecedented epidemic.
PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS AT THE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS OF THE SCUDDER ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION, INC. November 16, 2020 Charles S. K. Scudder, President Good evening everyone. I am glad that you are participating in this virtual Annual Meeting of The Scudder...
And nothing brightens Christmas morning like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir! To that end, our resident Historian Chair, Margery Boyden, has sent us a link that will support our Christmas prayer, that your Christmas be filled with all the love and joy, this special...
Recently Rajaratnam Abel, contacted our President Charles Scudder, whom he met last year on the Scudder Foundation's bicentennial return to India. Abel was putting the finishing touches on his most recent book, Dr. John Scudder: World's First Medical...
The Scudder Association met in Hull, Massachusetts at the Nantasket Beach Resort on October 12- 14, 2018. The Reunion was very special this year. It was held in the Boston area to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Dr. John Scudder and his wife Harriet’s departure...
The Arrangements Have Been Made Imagine being 25 years old with a young bride and departing from Boston's Fulton Dock on the 8th day of June 1818. Dr. and Mrs. John Scudder began a four (4) month journey to Calcutta, and on to Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The...
The Scudders are coming! October 12 -14, 2018 Come with us this fall as we gather in Boston for our next Annual Meeting and to celebrate Dr. John Scudder and his wife, Harriet, sailing for the far east in 1818 to begin the Scudder’s long tradition of medical...
The Scudder Association is embarking into uncharted waters (for us) by launching a social media effort to reach out to current and potential members. In the coming weeks, we will be "Friending" and "Connecting" with cousins around the world. It is an exciting time to...
