Scholarship available for local current, future nursing students Submitted photo WILMINGTON — In 1982 the U.S. Congress designated May 6 to be “National Recognition Day for Nurses.” May 6 is also the first day of “Nurses Week” which concludes on May 12 — renowned nurse Florence Nightingale’s birthday — which coincides with “International Nurses Day”. Each year International Nurses Week has a theme; this year’s is: “A voice to lead – A vision for future healthcare.” The local voice for Nurses Training is Clinton County Voiture 992, of the 100-year-old national, invitation-only veterans charitable organization known as La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux (The Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses — The 40 & 8).