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Recognition
and Awards
MIAH
Volunteers of the Quarter
2. Julius Bolus and Leah Guerrero (Recuperative Care) - Both have
taught almost every Recuperative
Program patient education class offered this spring.
They are ever diligent and take everything and everyone in the
most positive light possible. Julius and Leah
exhibit great enthusiasm and preparation to teach
the patient education classes, and both do an
excellent job presenting the
material to the Recuperative Program patients. Thank
you for your fine work, Julius and Leah! 3. Zauhra Nazery (Community Resource Committee) - Zauhra Nazery is our volunteer of the quarter who created most of the new educational pamphlets. Our resources would not be complete with out her hard work! MIAH Website Nominated for Award May
2011 - The MIAH website was recognized as a Top Nomination for the Anteater
Award
at UCI for Most Outstanding Website!
Recuperative Care Volunteers of the Month April
2011 -
Brigitte Kirshman, Brigitte Kirshman, 1st year Nursing Science: Although this is Brigitte's first year at UCI, she has been taking a very proactive and impressive role in the Recuperative Program, and is one of the program's most dedicated volunteers! She was recently appointed as one of our new Floor Managers, and always does an excellent job interacting with the patients and expressing her passion to serve others. Great job, Brigitte! Eric Kwong, 4th year Biological Sciences: Eric's dedication to the Recuperative Program is evident in the fact that he currently holds the record for the most amount of service hours in the program! Since the beginning, Eric has been loyal to volunteering and always shows enthusiasm and a deep interest in his role as a medical specialist. He currently serves as one of our new Floor Managers as well! Thank you for your great work, Eric! Volunteers Featured on Illumination Foundation Newsletter March 2011
- Congratulations to the volunteers of our Recuperative Care Program
for being featured on Illumination Foundation's February
Newsletter! The newsletter is published here
on their website. Our Recup Care program is now offering new Wednesday
patient education classes from 7-8pm at the Costa Mesa Motor Inn. You
can sign up to volunteer for MIAH events on our calendar!
Huffington Post November 2010 - The Huffington Post
writes about raising awareness about homelessness in Orange County, the
grassroot organization, Illumination Foundation, and the families MIAH
serves at the Costa Mesa Motor Inn. Read
the Article Here
Walter B. Gerken Community Service Award! January 2010 - On Monday, Jaunary
25th, the Illumination Foundation received
the prestigious Walter B. Gerken Community Service Award from the
Pacific Life Foundation! This award is the highest honor given to a
non-profit organization by the Pacific Life Foundation. Paul Leon,
Executive Director, accepted the award presented by the Pacific Life
Foundation!
California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Merit Award! October 2009 - In response to the
challenges of regularly accessing homeless individuals, Orange County
won the California State Association
of Counties merit award for the Mobile Clinic for the
homeless. Our very own president, Emily Hersh-Burdick, attended the
ceremony to represent MIAH with other MUT clinics! For more info, visit the OC's
Blog.
MIAH receives $10,000 Grant! September 2009 - MIAH received a
$10,000 to operates its mobile clinic.
Featured on New York Times! March
2009 - Illumination Foundation and the homeless families MIAH
works with were featured in the NYT
article, "As Jobs Vanished, Motel Rooms Become Homes."
September
2008 - The Mobile Clinic was featured on UC Irvine's webpage here.
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