Gwen Cook
Academy Students are heading to India to build a health center
Twelve St. Johnsbury students are in the village of Poriyar, India helping to improve the lives of some of their most impoverished people.
The project was coordinated by the Academy’s Colwell Center for Global Understanding. While there, the group will build a small health center in the village, which is located in the coastal region. The area was struck by the catastrophic Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Other projects they hope to accomplish are to install smokeless stoves in homes, to create and educate about malaria and pre-natal care, and to begin the process, which would start health files for the area.
The people living in the village, which has a population of around 7000, are all members of India’s Dalit caste and are known as “untouchables.” They all suffer from severe poverty as well as high illiteracy. The unemployment rates are very high in the area.
They left for India on February 12th and they will return on March 3rd. The students have been meeting every other week since the start of the school year to prepare and plan for the trip. They were in charge of researching cultural and health issues that the area faces as well as fundraising the $5000 to build the health center and to help pay for the group’s other projects for Poriyar.
The chaperones for the trip will be Colwell Center director Glenn Ehrean and the Academy’s Director of Health and Wellness, Sarah Garey.
The idea for this service trip began two years ago as a senior Capstone research project. Ehrean refined the proposal and then got the proposal approved by the Academy Headmaster, Tom Lovett.
The project got a lot of help and support from Ann Peck, who is the director of the Help-Kids-India, Inc. Help-Kids-India, Inc is a non-profit organization based in Topsham, Vermont that helps to provide education to underprivileged children in rural Indian villages by starting small schools. These schools are called chreches. Peck helped to identify the Poriyar region’s needs and potential solutions to the problem. She will also accompany the students while they are in India.
Ehrean wanted to stress that the trip is not a travel tour. They wont be traveling at all actually. Instead, they will be doing hard labor and hopefully improving the access to community health for the entire village.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Exercise Science Press Release
Lyndon State College
1001 College Road
Lyndonville, VT 05851
(802) 626-6200
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT
February 10, 2010 Robert Huyler B.A.
robert.huyler@lsc.vsc.edu
LSC exercise science students will attend New England spring conference
Lyndonville, VT– On April 16th, exercise science students will attend the spring New England American College of Sports Medicine conference (NEACSM).
The theme of the seminar is “To Cut or Run: Prevention and Treatment Strategies for Obesity.” The speakers for the conference are foremost and high-ranking figures in the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Many respected professionals will speak on topics of controlling obesity through exercise and diet.
The students who will be attending are taking a full semester one-credit course called Professional Experience AHS-1260, which will prepare them to get the most out of the conference. It is being instructed by Robert Huyler, who is a National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) certified personal trainer.
The students are required to practice their networking skills while attending the conference. They also need to pay special attention and hopefully gain insight into the most cutting edge research within their field.
The follow up to attending the conference is the completion of a two page reflection paper on the conference as well presenting proof that they networked as best as they could.
The conference will be held at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.
1001 College Road
Lyndonville, VT 05851
(802) 626-6200
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT
February 10, 2010 Robert Huyler B.A.
robert.huyler@lsc.vsc.edu
LSC exercise science students will attend New England spring conference
Lyndonville, VT– On April 16th, exercise science students will attend the spring New England American College of Sports Medicine conference (NEACSM).
The theme of the seminar is “To Cut or Run: Prevention and Treatment Strategies for Obesity.” The speakers for the conference are foremost and high-ranking figures in the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Many respected professionals will speak on topics of controlling obesity through exercise and diet.
The students who will be attending are taking a full semester one-credit course called Professional Experience AHS-1260, which will prepare them to get the most out of the conference. It is being instructed by Robert Huyler, who is a National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) certified personal trainer.
The students are required to practice their networking skills while attending the conference. They also need to pay special attention and hopefully gain insight into the most cutting edge research within their field.
The follow up to attending the conference is the completion of a two page reflection paper on the conference as well presenting proof that they networked as best as they could.
The conference will be held at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Hospital gets new head of purchasing department
Mountain East Medical Center’s Johnny Toler has been promoted to head of the purchasing department.
Toler has filled the position, which was previously filled by Bob Wilkinson, who had been with the company since 1975. Wilkinson will be taking a job with City Memorial Hospital.
“This hospital means a great deal to me and my family, and I will give my best efforts to making our purchasing department the best,” says Toler. “I learned from a fine man-Bob Wilkinson- and I hope I can continue to build on the foundation he established.”
Toler, who has a background in pharmacy, has been with MEMC for over 13 years and previously held the position of assistant head of the department. Toler’s wife, Carolyn, is head of the department of gynecology at Mountain East Medical Center.
“Johnny Toler is a person we can all depend on to do whatever is necessary to keep this department going,” says hospital administrator Harry Illscott. “I have great faith in him and in this hospital.”
Toler has filled the position, which was previously filled by Bob Wilkinson, who had been with the company since 1975. Wilkinson will be taking a job with City Memorial Hospital.
“This hospital means a great deal to me and my family, and I will give my best efforts to making our purchasing department the best,” says Toler. “I learned from a fine man-Bob Wilkinson- and I hope I can continue to build on the foundation he established.”
Toler, who has a background in pharmacy, has been with MEMC for over 13 years and previously held the position of assistant head of the department. Toler’s wife, Carolyn, is head of the department of gynecology at Mountain East Medical Center.
“Johnny Toler is a person we can all depend on to do whatever is necessary to keep this department going,” says hospital administrator Harry Illscott. “I have great faith in him and in this hospital.”
Fact Sheet- Exercise Science
Lyndon State College
1001 College Road
Lyndonville, VT. 05851
802-626-6200
Fact Sheet
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
February 2, 2010
Gwendolyn Cook
Public Relations consultant
802-626-6200
Gwendolyn.Cook@lsc.vsc.edu
Exercise Science program at Lyndon State College receives prestigious accreditation
What: LSC’s exercise science program was accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
Who: Exercise science program at Lyndon State College
Where: Lyndonville, Vermont
When: Exercise science programs will require CAAHEP accreditation in the very near future. Any person who wishes to take the national undergraduate certification exam in exercise science (American College of Sports Medicine Health Fitness Specialist) will need to be graduates of accredited programs such as CAAHEP and NSCA.
Why: Exercise science program has been National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Recognized since 2005. With both the CAAHEP accreditation and the NSCA, this makes LSC one of only five schools in the nation to be accredited with both. With this recent accreditation, the program will be able to offer even more. The application included a self-study, program organizational chart, faculty biographical sketches, an explanation of educational outcomes and other data.
President Carol A. Moore said in an email to the Lyndon community, “Congratulations to the Exercise Science faculty. Thank you for your commitment and dedication to offering the highest quality programming and for seeking to continually improve the Exercise Science program.”
1001 College Road
Lyndonville, VT. 05851
802-626-6200
Fact Sheet
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
February 2, 2010
Gwendolyn Cook
Public Relations consultant
802-626-6200
Gwendolyn.Cook@lsc.vsc.edu
Exercise Science program at Lyndon State College receives prestigious accreditation
What: LSC’s exercise science program was accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
Who: Exercise science program at Lyndon State College
Where: Lyndonville, Vermont
When: Exercise science programs will require CAAHEP accreditation in the very near future. Any person who wishes to take the national undergraduate certification exam in exercise science (American College of Sports Medicine Health Fitness Specialist) will need to be graduates of accredited programs such as CAAHEP and NSCA.
Why: Exercise science program has been National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Recognized since 2005. With both the CAAHEP accreditation and the NSCA, this makes LSC one of only five schools in the nation to be accredited with both. With this recent accreditation, the program will be able to offer even more. The application included a self-study, program organizational chart, faculty biographical sketches, an explanation of educational outcomes and other data.
President Carol A. Moore said in an email to the Lyndon community, “Congratulations to the Exercise Science faculty. Thank you for your commitment and dedication to offering the highest quality programming and for seeking to continually improve the Exercise Science program.”
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A good press release is well written to the point that when it is turned into an actual news story. Upon reading this one, I felt that it was ready to go straight to print. The title was catchy and the story well written and appealing enough for me to want to read it straight through.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/volkswagen-of-america-announces-january-sales-83370002.html
This press release is well done because it emphasizes growth in America. They make sure to point out numerous times that there has been a gain in profits which is a very important thing and will appeal to readers, given the depression our country is facing. Having lots of stats are good things to include in a press release concerning sales figures.
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This press release is very negative. They state the closing of the common share offering and the reasons why it is closing but offer no positive outlook for the future. At the end of the press release they say that the announcement includes many forward-looking statements but they say quite clearly that they will not update them according to changes occurring. They don't care about including forward-looking statements and I think that the press release emphasizing that fact doesn't make for a very good release.
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