Tag: Community Service

2013 Special Olympics Summer Games SoCal – Volunteers Needed June 8th – 9th

2013 Special Olympics Summer Games SoCal - Volunteers Needed June 8th - 9th

Stanbridge College REACH is continuing its support of the Special Olympics Southern California by gathering volunteers for the 2013 Summer Games June 8th – 9th  in Long Beach. Over 1,100 athletes compete in the Summer Games in six different competitions including: athletics (track and field), aquatics, basketball, bocce, golf, and gymnastics. Hearing the roar of […]

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Stamp Out Hunger: National Letter Carriers’ Food Drive May 6th – May 10th at Stanbridge College

Stamp Out Hunger: National Letter Carriers’ Food Drive May 6th – May 10th at Stanbridge College

Stanbridge College REACH invites you to donate non-perishable foods for the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Food Drive starting Monday, May 6th through May 10th on campus at Stanbridge College. For 1 in 6 Americans, hunger is a reality. Over 50 million people live with the uncertainty of where their next meal will come from. […]

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One Seed at a Time: Stanbridge Students Celebrate the Earth, Restore Upper Newport Bay

In the past two months, Stanbridge College REACH created a partnership with the North Coastal Operations of Orange County Parks, Orange County, California’s regional parks system. This on-going partnership provides the opportunity for REACH volunteers to help restore the natural habitat of the Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve and Ecological Reserve in Newport Beach every […]

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Your Chance for Change: Volunteers Needed to Help the Homeless in April

Your Chance for Change: Volunteers Needed to Help the Homeless in April

Stanbridge College REACH – Beyond the Classroom™ invites you to volunteer to help feed the homeless in April. On a single night in 2012, 633,782 people were homeless across the US. California accounted for 20% of that population. Join us in helping our community with the resources they need to survive day by day. Sorting […]

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Recycling Drive for Outlaw Dogs Starting April 15th

Recycling Drive for Outlaw Dogs Starting April 15th

Stanbridge College REACH – Beyond the Classroom™ asks you to participate in the Recycling Drive for Outlaw Dogs, an Orange County dog rescue co-founded by Kaycee Concepcion, Stanbridge College Occupational Therapy Assistant student. Starting Monday, April 15th recycle your plastic, glass, paper and aluminum to give homeless, neglected and abused dogs a better chance at […]

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Volunteer with OC Parks and Help Celebrate the Earth on Sunday April 14, 2013

Volunteer with OC Parks and Help Celebrate the Earth on Sunday April 14, 2013

Earth Day is around the corner and Stanbridge College REACH – Beyond the Classroom™ is looking for volunteers to help the North Coastal Operations of the County of Orange, OC Parks at Upper Newport Bay with a monthly habitat restoration project on Sunday, April 14, 2013.  Volunteers are needed to help habitat restoration projects that […]

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Stanbridge Student Spotlight: OTA Student Erika Agustin Fulfills the Need

While working as a Behavior Therapist for children with Autism and going to school full-time at Stanbridge College in the Occupational Therapy Assistant program, Erika Agustin still finds time to do what she loves most: helping others. Erika’s schedule is constantly filled with community service activities. Canned food drives for the hungry, toy drives for […]

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Stanbridge Students Help Orange County Access Medical Services and Nutritional Foods

Stanbridge Students Help Orange County Access Medical Services and Nutritional Foods

In March, Stanbridge College REACH community service initiative partnered with Lestonnac Free Clinic, Mariners Outreach and Lighthouse Ministries to sponsor the Orange County Free Medical and Dental Clinic in Costa Mesa. Over 300 uninsured, homeless and recently unemployed people and families received access to medical, dental, physical therapy and pharmaceutical services. Stanbridge students and staff […]

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Stanbridge Student Spotlight: OTA Student and Outlaw Dogs Founder Promotes Animal Rescue

Stanbridge College Occupational Therapy Assistant student and founder of Outlaw Dogs, Kaycee Concepcion speaks for those who cannot. As she sits for our interview, her dog Smuckers, once a foster dog and now a Certified Therapy Dog, sits patiently by her side as a testament to her work and her passion for the last 10 […]

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Free Pantry Organization Needs Your Help in March

Free Pantry Organization Needs Your Help in March

Stanbridge College REACH – Beyond the Classroom is in urgent need of volunteers to help the Free Pantry Organization on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Volunteers are needed to help sort and distribute free groceries and household items to those in need at the Free Pantry Organization in Costa Mesa. The Free Pantry Organization is also […]

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