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Arnetta’s Story

Greetings, my name is Arnetta Scruggs, a warrior… In January of 2023 I was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). I went to the hospital thinking I was lightheaded, and they would give me some fluids and I would go home. After numerous blood testing in the ER, the doctor came in the room and said we need to admit you, it’s your kidneys. This same month I was looking for a house after my truck was stolen and vandalized a couple month prior and I was leaving my job that I love to pursue my full-time job as an Executive Director of an organization that I founded, Bloom Project!

In the last 10 months I have been hospitalized three times. I had COVID for the second time and got an infection from being in the hospital. I am presently on PD dialysis and have to get a partial hysterotomy because I was informed, I have fibroids and a blood clot in my left leg.

Who is Arnetta?

Arnetta Patrice Scruggs was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After graduating from Wayne High School, she attended and graduated from Tennessee State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and minor in Mass Communications, where she co-hosted a radio program.

Since moving to Indianapolis, Ms. Scruggs completed her practicum with the John H. Boner Community Center, where she worked alongside the Executive Director on the Legacy Project for the Super Bowl. She completed all coursework and received her Master’s Degree at IUPUI School of Social Work in July 2011.

Ms. Scruggs has had the opportunity to serve at various nonprofit and youth-centered organizations in various capacities, including project management, program implementation, pro bono services, and college/career readiness. She served as a School Social Worker at Renaissance School for MSD Warren Township Schools.

Ms. Scruggs is also an accomplished entrepreneur, as she is the CEO of her own event coordinating business, “Chosen One Productions” and Executive Director of the Bloom Project, Inc, which was named after her grandfather, the late Ezell Stephens. Through her event coordination, she has managed various weddings, parties, family reunions, youth conferences, and charity events, including being the official event coordinator for Nard Hollins’ Charity Challenge.

Ms. Scruggs is an active member of Alpha Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., serving as a Chapter Hostess, Cheer and Courtesy Chair and former Co-Chair of the #CAP (College Application Process) program.

Ms. Scruggs hard work and determination has caught the attention of many and she has had the opportunity to receive the following awards: 2019 IBJ Forty Under 40 Honoree, Indiana Minority Business’ Champions of Diversity Honoree, University High School’s Trailblazers Award Recipient, Ivy League Outstanding Transfer Soror, Marion County Bar Association Service Award, Omega Psi Phi Citizen of the Year, Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males Service, NCAA Community Service Champion, Steward Speakers Recognition, Inner Beauty New BOY Community Super Hero Award, Fort Wayne Alumnae of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Educational Development Award, Innopower Excellence in Education Award, InspireHer Women’s History Month Honoree, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Iota Lambda Chapter’s Community Partner Award, and Alpha Mu Omega Chapter Gisele Casanova Outstanding Leadership Award Recipient

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