2017:  ASCLS Provided HOPE in San Diego

Photo taken by Ginger Weeden

ASCLS provided HOPE in San Diego by supporting SAY San Diego.  Members of the ASCLS Promotion of the Profession Committee (PPC) and travel grant receipents collected school supply and monetary donations at the 2017 ASCLS Annual Meeting in San Diego.  SAY San Diego advances the vision of opportunity, equity and well-being for all San Diegans. They have partnered with youth, adults, families and communities since 1971 to reach their full potential.  ASCLS donated 5 boxes of school supplies and $655 in donations to help those SAY San Diego serves.  PIctured with the travel grant receipts and PPC members was SAY San Diego President & CEO Nancy Gannon Hornberger.

2016:  ASCLS Provided HOPE in Philadelphia

We appreciate everyone's participation in the 2016 HOPE event.  In collaboration with Philabundance, the ASCLS Promotion of the Profession Committee (PPC) collected donations of non-perishable food items and monetary donations at the 2016 ASCLS Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.   Philabundance seeks to drive hunger from local communities today and end hunger forever.  Philabundance serves nine counties, five in Pennsylvania and four in New Jersey, through direct distribution programs and approximately 350 agencies to get food into the hands of those that need it the most.  ASCLS donated 50 pounds of canned goods and $700 in donations to help feed those Philabundance serves.  Our canned goods donations were delivered to the Sunday Breakfast Rescue in Philadelphia.

2015:  ASCLS Provided HOPE in Atlanta

Photo taken by Tracy Matthews

Thank you to everyone who supported the 2015 ASCLS HOPE project during the annual meeting. ASCLS members donated $1515 and 5 boxes of hygiene kits for the homeless youth in Atlanta. StandUp For Kids  - Atlanta works toward this mission through volunteers who go to the streets in order to find, stabilize and otherwise help homeless kids improve their lives. These volunteers walk the streets in the evening distributing food, clothing, hygiene products, resource information, referrals, and offering an 888 number where the kids can reach a StandUp For Kids counselor.  Thank you for helping us provide HOPE to those less fortunate.

2014:  ASCLS Provided HOPE in Chicago

ASCLS gave back to the 2014 host city by providing HOPE to the Gads Hill Center.

Photo taken by Tracy Matthews

Thank you to everyone who supported the year's ASCLS HOPE project during the annual meeting. ASCLS members donated $1600 and 8 bags of school supplies.  The Gads Hill Center serves low–income families, children, teens and adults in the Chicago area with programming for early childhood education, academic support, social-emotional development and family support. The Gads Hill’s Teen Connection program provides hand-on learning in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). With strong peer support and mentorship, Teen Connection has helped more than 60 teens, who will be the first in their families to attend and graduate from college, achieve their academic goals and resist external pressures, such as gang recruitment. This is a great program for future medical laboratory scientists!

2013: ASCLS Provided HOPE in Houston

Thank you to everyone who supported the 2013 ASCLS HOPE project during the annual meeting - Camp for All in the Houston area.  ASCLS members donated $1958 and one barrel of camper supplies, such as board games, markers, and more.  Camp for All provides camps for children and adults with chronic illnesses such as sickle cell anemia, cancer, and metabolic disorders and also offers sibling camps so that the brothers and sisters of patients may enjoy the same experience.

2012:  ASCLS Provides HOPE in Los Angeles - a Success!

During the ASCLS Annual Meeting, the Promotion of the Profession Committee hosted a Back to School Supply Drive in conjunction with The Kids in Need Foundation (KINF) of Los Angeles. The event was a success resulting with a total of the donation of $1665 and two overflowing barrels of back to school supplies.

2011:  ASCLS Provides HOPE in Atlanta - Kids in Need

During the ASCLS Annual Meeting, the Promotion of the Profession Committee hosted a Back to School Supply Drive in conjunction with Kids in Need, a subsidiary of the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB). The event was a success resulting with a total of 486 pounds of supplies and $1086 in monetary donations. Thank you to the attendees who supported this project! Judy Stamps, ACFB Coordinator, commented that this amount was over and above the usual amount collected during a Kids in Need drive.

2010:  ASCLS Provides HOPE in Anaheim - Orange County Food Bank

As a new feature during the ASCLS Annual Meeting, the Promotion of the Profession Committee hosted a food drive to benefit the Orange County Food Bank in Anaheim. The event was a success resulting with a total of 640 pounds of nonperishable food and $2,430 in monetary donations. Thank you to the nearly 125 donors for supporting the project! Norma Franco, Food Bank Coordinator, commented that people often forget that the need for donations is year round, not just during the holiday seasons. This donation will benefit the 23,000 individuals and 300 non-profit agencies served by the food bank each month.