Brad Martin Joins Healthy Learners as Director of Development and Marketing
April 12, 2021 | Press Releases
BRAD MARTIN JOINS HEALTHY LEARNERS AS DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Healthy Learners, a faith-based non-profit that provides students with access to essential medical, dental and vision care so that they have the opportunity to reach their full potential, has named Brad Martin as director of development and marketing. In this…
HEALTHY LEARNERS WELCOMES TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS
March 11, 2021 | Press Releases
PRESS RELEASE COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Healthy Learners, a faith-based non-profit that connects school-aged children to health care providers to help remove barriers to school success, announces two new members to the Healthy Learners Board of Trustees. They are: Jocelyn A. Clarkson and Dillon Chewning. “As we guide Healthy Learners into the future, it is…
2020 Annual Report Released
February 12, 2021 | General News
We are happy to share with you the 2020 Healthy Learners Annual Report. As we look back on last year, it is easy to focus on all that was negative. Yet through the challenges there were definitely bright spots. For Healthy Learners these bright spots were plentiful! We saw communities coming together to care for…
Aimee Clark Joins Healthy Learners As Community Manager for Upstate Region
January 28, 2021 | Press Releases
Healthy Learners has named Aimee Clark as community manager for its Healthy Learners Upstate program, which currently covers students in Greenwood County. Healthy Learners is devoted to removing children’s Health Barriers to Learning with love and compassion. As community manager, Clark provides oversight and management of the Healthy Learners Upstate…
Staff celebrate 15 years of service
January 4, 2021 | Awards
Please join us in celebrating the following five Healthy Learners staff for reaching their 15 year milestone with our organization! Alice Balentine (Greenwood) Elaine Copeland (Greenwood) Delia Newell (Dillon) Shelley Thomas (Allendale) Gwendolyn Walker (Allendale)
Greenwood Women Care Awards $74,000 to Nonprofits
December 9, 2020 | Press Releases
Ten area nonprofits were awarded grants totaling $74,000 in late October. The grants were awarded by Greenwood Women Care (GWC), an initiative of the Greenwood County Community Foundation. This is very exciting news for an organization who has granted over $121,000 in 18 grants Greenwood County nonprofits in just two, short years. GWC Members are…
21st Annual Healthy Learners Champions for Children Golf Tournament in Memory of George Younginer Tees Off November 2
October 20, 2020 | Press Releases
21ST ANNUAL HEALTHY LEARNERS CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN GOLF TOURNAMENT IN MEMORY OF GEORGE YOUNGINER TEES OFF NOVEMBER 2 Scott and Jaimee O’Neal to receive 2020 Champions for Children Award at tournament COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Healthy Learners is holding its 21st annual Healthy Learners Champions for Children Golf Tournament in Memory of George Younginer on…
Virtual spelling bee raises funds for Healthy Learners
October 1, 2020 | Events
It didn’t take the business sense of an e-n-t-r-e-p-r-e-n-e-u-r for the staff at Healthy Learners to realize they had to reinvent their biggest fundraiser – a spelling bee. Healthy Learners is a local nonprofit dedicated to removing health barriers to learning. They work with school nurses, who identify health issues, contact with parents and connect…
Healthy Learners Launches New Website
September 1, 2020 | Press Releases
Healthy Learners launched its new website on September 1, 2020 The newly redesigned website features Healthy Learners’ new branding and tagline Love Is In Our Mission. The website can be viewed on desktop, tablets and all mobile devices at www.healthylearners.com. The new branding, tagline and website are part of the organization’s new strategic direction focusing…
Amanda Metzger Joins Healthy Learners as the New Director of Community Engagement
January 1, 2020 | General News
Healthy Learners has named Amanda Metzger as director of community engagement for the organization. In this role, Metzger is responsible for increasing community involvement of existing counties served by Healthy Learners and those targeted for program expansion, enhancing public visibility, expanding community and statewide collaborations, and cultivating relationships with current and prospective funders and contributors.…
Tom Keith Selected as the Recipient of the 2019 Healthy Learners Champion for Children Award
October 8, 2019 | Events
Healthy Learners announced Tom Keith as the recipient of the 2019 Healthy Learners Champion for Children Award. The Healthy Learners Champion for Children Award recognizes and honors an individual who has served as an advocate for children and brought attention to the needs of underserved children in the community through volunteer time, financial support and…
Healthy Learners Names New Executive Director
September 24, 2019 | Press Releases
Amy Splittgerber joins non-profit that connects children to health care The Healthy Learners Board of Trustees has selected Amy Splittgerber as the new executive director of the organization, which is a faith-based non-profit that connects school-aged children to health care providers to help remove barriers to school success. Splittgerber has more than 20 years of…
Melanie Alphin Joins Healthy Learners
August 21, 2019 | Press Releases
Just in time for back-to-school! Melanie Alphin joins Healthy Learners as the Midlands Program Manager. Healthy Learners is pleased to announce its recent hire of Melanie Alphin, who joins the Healthy Learners team as a Program Manager for Healthy Learners Midlands. Within this role, Alphin will provide oversight and management of the Healthy Learners Midlands…
Making a Difference: The Stories of Three Healthier, Happier Students and Families
May 31, 2019 | General News
Healthy Learners announces Joanne Bamberg-Jackson as new Director of Operations
April 12, 2019 | Press Releases
Healthy Learners, a ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System, is proud to announce that Joanne Bamberg-Jackson has been named Director of Operations. In this role, Bamberg-Jackson will lead human resources for the corporate office and other offices throughout the state. She also will oversee all procurement needs and manage budgets and cost projections…