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Starting 4/16 Canned Food Drive Week to Help Eliminate Hunger in OC

Starting 4/16 Canned Food Drive Week to Help Eliminate Hunger in OC

Stanbridge College REACH is excited to announce its first monthly Canned Food Drive starting April 16th! We are asking for donations of canned food items to donate to the Second Harvest Food Bank Orange County to support their mission to eliminate hunger in Orange County. Who are we supporting? Since its founding, the Second Harvest […]

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Stanbridge Spotlight: Nursing Instructor Writes Children’s Book for Upset Tummies

Stanbridge Spotlight: Nursing Instructor Writes Children’s Book for Upset Tummies

Stanbridge College Nursing Instructor, Anne Garrett, RN, looks at a CT scanner and thinks of it as if it were a space ship in Star Wars. According to her husband, Haydn, Mrs. Garrett can understand how “little people” think. With eight grandchildren, ages ranging from three to twelve, she would often write stories to them […]

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Stanbridge College Opens Children’s Eyes to a Better Education

Stanbridge College Opens Children’s Eyes to a Better Education

In January of 2012, Stanbridge College staff 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 […]

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Stanbridge College Showers Military Babies with Love and Support

Stanbridge College Showers Military Babies with Love and Support

In February, Stanbridge College gathered supplies and food for the families of Wounded Warriors based out of Camp Pendleton in San Diego, CA. The college ran a two-week long donation drive and collected diapers, wipes, formula, food and pacifiers. At the end of the two weeks, Stanbridge delivered the donations to their REACH Community Service […]

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Stanbridge Spotlight: Nursing Student Nominated for Senior Care Humanitarian Award

Stanbridge Spotlight: Nursing Student Nominated for Senior Care Humanitarian Award

Stanbridge College Vocational Nursing student, Lisa Daniels loves what she does. “I am a Social Worker/Case Manager at a skilled nursing facility in Costa Mesa.  I have the pleasure of working with seniors, their families and their physicians everyday, toward the same goal…great care,” stated the term 1 nursing student. Last fall, alongside fellow senior […]

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Stanbridge College Helps Carry the Weight: Over 25 OC Homeless Receive Donations of Suitcases

Stanbridge College Helps Carry the Weight: Over 25 OC Homeless Receive Donations of Suitcases

Stanbridge College January Suitcase Donation Drive gathered suitcases, tote bags, and duffel bags for over 25 less fortunate and impoverished people in Orange County. The two-week long drive helped provide people who are homeless or living in temporary housing like motels and shelters with durable protection for their belongings in the cold and rainy months. […]

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Support our Troops’ Toddlers! Stanbridge College Baby Food & Diaper Drive for Wounded Warrior Families

Support our Troops’ Toddlers! Stanbridge College Baby Food & Diaper Drive for Wounded Warrior Families

Stanbridge College is once again partnering with Words of Comfort, Hope and Promise to support our military and their families with the February Baby Food and Diaper Drive. Since September 11, 2001, nearly 42,000 military men and women have been injured in combat. Their families and love ones remain by their side, sacrificing so much […]

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Be the Heartbeat of Those in Need: Stanbridge College March Blood Drive 3/26/12

Be the Heartbeat of Those in Need: Stanbridge College March Blood Drive 3/26/12

Stanbridge College is hosting its American Red Cross Blood Drive on Monday March 26th from 12:00pm to 6:00pm. The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be parked in the Stanbridge College parking lot outside of building 2041. Date: Monday March 26, 2012* Time: 12:00pm – 6:00pm Location: Stanbridge College Parking Lot Registration: Email Victoria Sauer at vsauer@stanbridge.edu […]

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Be the Change: Help Serve a Meal to the Homeless of Orange County 1/28

Be the Change: Help Serve a Meal to the Homeless of Orange County 1/28

Stanbridge College is looking for leaders who will help our local community by preparing and serving a meal to the homeless at Lighthouse Ministries on Saturday, January 28, 2012. Volunteers will be able to prepare food, set up the dining hall, serve meals and give a little bit of hope and care to someone in […]

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Get out of Town! Travel Health and Safety Tips from the AOTA

Get out of Town! Travel Health and Safety Tips from the AOTA

Generally traveling and vacations are meant to help people avoid stress from work, home or school commitments, but many times it ends up doing the opposite. The America Occupational Therapy Association has provided several tips for staying safe and healthy while traveling to help reduce stress and avoid strain or pain. Some of the major […]

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