IRVINE, CA, April 04, 2012 (Press-News.org) Stanbridge College staff recently raised funds for the Low Vision Center at St. Mary's Medical Center in Long Beach, supplying 50 children with eyeglasses. The Low Vision Center provides free vision screenings to children in preschool and elementary school grades and offers low cost optical aids to those suffering from impaired vision or blindness. Many of these children come from low-income or impoverished families who cannot afford vision screening or eyeglasses.
The funds raised by Stanbridge College went to helping these children receive eyeglasses to aid them in their education. Many of the children wrote thank you letters and drew pictures expressing their gratitude. Some of the children said that after receiving eyeglasses they were able to see the classroom whiteboard clearer, stay focused on school work, and have begun to see an improvement their grades.
One fourth grade student wrote, "Thank you for the glasses that you've granted me. Now my sight has improved, I read clearly and I can study better. Please continue to help kids like me. Thank you so much and God bless you always."
The fundraiser is part of Stanbridge College's REACH Beyond the Classroom Service Learning and Civic Engagement initiative. REACH encourages students, staff and faculty at the college to support local and global charities and causes by volunteering their time and donating funds and items. Students are able to give back to local non-profits by using their skills learned in the classroom and earning credit in a structured learning environment. In the past, Stanbridge has supported children in need through organizations including Project Hope School, Orangewood Children's Foundation and CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County.
For more information regarding community service at Stanbridge College please visit http://www.stanbridge.edu/reach.
About Stanbridge College
Irvine-based Stanbridge College is a co-educational technical college with an annual enrollment of over 800 students. Founded in 1996, Stanbridge is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Career Schools and Colleges, ACCSC. Stanbridge College offers diplomas and Associate, Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Allied Health and Information Technology. In addition to its Orange County campus, Stanbridge College offers online programs including RN to BSN Degree Completion.
Stanbridge College has also been recognized by Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc. as a 2009, 2010 and 2011 America's Best Technical Colleges award recipient. Stanbridge is a 2008-2009 School of Excellence Award Recipient from the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), and maintains one of the highest continuous pass rates on the NCLEX-PN National Nursing Board Exam in California since 2007 with a 96% cumulative pass rate. Stanbridge College has been named to the 2009, 2010 and 2011 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. For more information, please visit http://www.stanbridge.edu or call (949)-794-9090.
Irvine, California based Stanbridge College is a co-educational technical college with an annual enrollment of over 650 students. Founded in 1996, Stanbridge is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Career Schools and Colleges, ACCSC, and offers Diploma, Associate and Bachelor of Science degree programs in Vocational Nursing, Occupational Therapy Assisting and Information Technology.
Stanbridge College has been recognized by Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc as a 2010 America's Best Technical Colleges award recipient. Stanbridge is a 2008-2009 School of Excellence Award Recipient from the Accrediting Commission of Career schools & Colleges (ACCSC), and maintains one of the highest continuous pass rates on the NCLEX-PN National Nursing Board Exam in California since 2007 with a 96% cumulative pass rate. Stanbridge College has been named to the 2009 and 2010 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. For more information, please visit http://www.stanbridge.edu or call (949)-794-9090.
50 LA and OC Children Receive Eyeglasses from Stanbridge College
Stanbridge College staff raises funds to supply 50 elementary school children with eyeglasses from the Low Vision Center at St. Mary's Hospital in Long Beach, California.
2012-04-04
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[Press-News.org] 50 LA and OC Children Receive Eyeglasses from Stanbridge CollegeStanbridge College staff raises funds to supply 50 elementary school children with eyeglasses from the Low Vision Center at St. Mary's Hospital in Long Beach, California.