Photo Release -- Sanford-Brown Campuses Celebrate Successful "Give Back Day"
October 28 2010 - 4:58PM
More than 3,300 volunteers from Sanford-Brown, a leading provider
of health care education, rallied around community health needs and
causes in a nationwide "Give Back Day" on October 20, 2010. This
heightened level of community service involved students, faculty
and staff in activities at more than 30 campuses.
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In some cases, events spanned the week, as it was also Breast
Cancer Awareness Month. On Oct. 17, students and staff from
SBI - Garden City participated in the American Cancer Society
Making Strides for Breast Cancer Awareness walk. Students and staff
walked in memory of Leah Carbonell, a valued colleague and friend
who lost her battle with breast cancer in January. More than 100
students, faculty and staff walked as Team Leah and raised more
than $5,700 for the American Cancer Society.
On the same day, more than 240 students, faculty and staff from
SBI Campus - Melville, SBI - White Plains and SBI - NYC,
participated in the American Cancer Society Making Strides for
Breast Cancer Awareness walk in New York. Through their combined
efforts, they raised nearly $10,000 for the American Cancer
Society.
On Oct. 20, SBC - Tinley Park (Ill.) sent 25 students and
faculty to plant a 'ribbon' of 500 pink tulips in the garden in
front of the Tinley Park Village Hall in honor of Breast Cancer
Awareness. The American Cancer Society brought out cancer
survivors, and Mayor Edward Zabrocki of Tinley Park came out to
view the event.
In Milwaukee, the giving will continue as Sanford-Brown College
(SBC) - Milwaukee announced that it is partnering with Columbia St.
Mary's and New Life Presbyterian Church to staff the New Life-West
Family Resource Center and offer its services to the Milwaukee
community. The wellness resource center celebrated its grand
opening on October 19, 2010. Several community leaders attended the
grand opening, including Dr. Steve Guell, president of
Sanford-Brown College - Milwaukee, Dr. Terrell Cistrunk of New Life
Presbyterian Church and Bill Solberg, community services director
of Columbia St. Mary's.
The New Life-West Family Resource Center is designed for the
residents of Milwaukee to receive free health screenings and
wellness education and will be open every Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sanford-Brown College - Milwaukee medical assistant students and
faculty will help staff the free health center, checking vital
signs, answering questions and assisting nurses. The students will
assist in screening clients for high blood pressure, heart-rate
irregularities, weight issues and other health concerns, and then
hospital nurses will offer evaluations. Clients will be referred to
physicians or treatment clinics if medical procedures, further
treatment or medication are necessary. The students will also
assist in ongoing wellness education programs including healthy
cooking classes, diabetes management seminars, healthy pregnancy
programs, healthy eating classes and more.
Other events around the country included:
- 26 pets were micro-chipped (St. Peters, Missouri)
- 35 dental screenings and cleanings for free (Missouri
College)
- 60 bags of trash were collected from a bike path (Cranston,
R.I.)
- 70 massages administered at a nursing home (Pittsburgh)
- 200 bags of groceries were assembled at a food pantry (Skokie,
Ill.)
- 400 meals were delivered in conjunction with Meals on Wheels
(Dallas)
- 559 units of blood were collected (Brown College/Minneapolis,
Cleveland, Dearborn, Garden City, Hillside, Indianapolis,
Monroeville, Pittsburgh, San Antonio and Vienna)
- 3100+ pounds of food were collected (Cleveland &
Dearborn)
"It has been gratifying to see the results of this inaugural
Give Back Day," said George Grayeb, senior vice president of the
Health Education Strategic Business Unit of Career Education
Corporation, parent company of Sanford-Brown schools. "We look
forward to further developing the relationships with charitable
organizations in the communities where Sanford-Brown's students and
faculty live."
About Sanford-Brown
The Sanford-Brown name dates back to 1866 when Rufus C.
Crampton, a professor at Illinois College, established a school to
meet the growing educational demands of post-Civil War
America. Today, there are 21 campuses bearing the name
Sanford-Brown College (SBC) and there are 14 other affiliated
campuses operating under the names of Sanford-Brown Institute (SBI)
and SBI Campus-an affiliate of Sanford-Brown. Sanford-Brown is
a career training and non-degree and degree-granting institution.
Programs vary by location. Sanford-Brown Colleges and
Institutes are part of the Career Education Corporation
(NASDAQ:CECO) network of universities, colleges and schools.
Most Sanford-Brown Colleges and Institutes are accredited by
the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
(ACICS). SBI - Monroeville and Pittsburgh are accredited by
the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).
Sanford-Brown does not guarantee employment or salary. For
more information about the Sanford-Brown schools please visit
http://www.sanfordbrown.edu/.
Additional photos available upon request.
CONTACT: Career Education Corporation
Andrea Meyer
(847) 585-3937ameyer@careered.com
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