Category: Vocational Nursing

Give from your heart: February Blood Drive at Stanbridge College

Give from your heart: February Blood Drive at Stanbridge College

Stanbridge College REACH – Beyond the Classroom™ invites you to give from your heart and donate blood to save a life February 19, 2013 at the Red Cross Blood Drive on campus with extended hours from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Donors of all blood types are needed, but eligible donors with blood type O […]

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Stanbridge Spotlight: Athletic Champions Turn Passion for Sport into Physical Therapy Education

Stanbridge Spotlight: Athletic Champions Turn Passion for Sport into Physical Therapy Education

Passion, dedication, persistence and teamwork are all characteristics embodied in an athlete’s journey for glory. But for world-class athletic champions, Lauren Barber and Grace Reynolds, both with dreams of Olympic gold, these characteristics are now helping them towards a new goal: a degree in the Physical Therapist Assistant program at Stanbridge College. Before meeting in […]

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Stanbridge Students Granted Huntington Beach Hospital Silver Anchor Auxiliary Scholarship

Stanbridge Students Granted Huntington Beach Hospital Silver Anchor Auxiliary Scholarship

Janice Martinez and Elizabeth Hipple, nursing students at Stanbridge College received scholarships from Huntington Beach Hospital’s Silver Anchor Auxiliary to help fund their educational goals. The scholarships were given based on factors including the student’s goals and accomplishments in the healthcare field. Stanbridge College spoke with Janice Martinez, current student in the part-time nursing program, […]

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Over 250 Homeless Receive Christmas Meals and Gifts from Stanbridge Santas

Over 250 Homeless Receive Christmas Meals and Gifts from Stanbridge Santas

During the holiday season, Stanbridge College REACH amplified its efforts to help the homeless in Orange County. Staff came together to raise funds to purchase new sleeping bags, shoes and socks for over 250 homeless people in Costa Mesa. In November, volunteers from Stanbridge surveyed those in attendance at Lighthouse Ministries to find out shoe […]

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Over 65 Orange County Lives Given Second Chance from Stanbridge Blood Donors

Over 65 Orange County Lives Given Second Chance from Stanbridge Blood Donors

This December, Stanbridge College students, staff and faculty rolled up their sleeves and donated the greatest gift of all: blood. 25 blood donors donated 23 units of blood. According to the Red Cross, this was 121% of the goal they projected to the area hospitals. Each unit of blood goes to helping save one live. […]

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Over 150 Christmas Toys Donated to Needy Children from Stanbridge College

Over 150 Christmas Toys Donated to Needy Children from Stanbridge College

This year, over 150 children will wake up on Christmas morning to find a brand new toy waiting for them under the Christmas tree because of the support and donations from the Stanbridge College community. In our recent Children’s Toy Drive, students, staff and faculty donated over 150 toys to the U. S. Marine Corps […]

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Students Stand Against Hunger at Stanbridge College

In its continuing efforts to serve the homeless population and needy in Orange County, Stanbridge College has created a new partnership with Free Pantry Organization in Costa Mesa. Every fourth Saturday of the month, the Free Pantry Organization provides over 8,500 lbs of free groceries and fresh food as a healthy food alternative to those […]

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Help Orange County Stay Healthy! Volunteers Needed at Free Medical Clinic

Help Orange County Stay Healthy! Volunteers Needed at Free Medical Clinic

Stanbridge College REACH Beyond the Classroom™ encourages you to volunteer for the Orange County Free Medical and Dental Clinic & Festival on Saturday, November 11, 2012. Sign up to help those without access to basic healthcare services. The Orange County Free Medical and Dental Clinic & Festival is hosted by Mariners Outreach. They are looking […]

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Give Them Nothing to Fear: Children’s Halloween Costume Drive at Stanbridge College

Give Them Nothing to Fear: Children’s Halloween Costume Drive at Stanbridge College

Every child deserves to have a frightfully fun Halloween celebration. But many homeless or low-income families in Orange County can’t afford to buy or make costumes for their children. This October, Stanbridge College encourages you to donate new or gently used Halloween costumes to homeless children in need of a little spooky excitement. Halloween Costume […]

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Keep Southern California Healthy! Help Break Flu Shot World Record with Davita Dialysis

Keep Southern California Healthy! Help Break Flu Shot World Record with Davita Dialysis

Stanbridge College encourages its Hemodialysis and Nursing students to take part in helping Davita Dialysis break the world record for the number of flu vaccinations in a 24 hour period. The event will be held next Wednesday and Thursday, October 10th and 11th in LA and Orange County. Volunteers are needed to help as time […]

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