Eyeglass Recycling
STLCC-Meramec is aiding the charity organization New Eyes for the Needy by collecting used eyewear to be recycled for the use of those in need who have eye care needs. One collection box is currently on campus in the office of Darlaine Gardetto, SO 219. Donations may also be sent through intercampus mail to Gardetto. Last year, New Eyes for the Needy was able to provide prescription glasses to more than 5,900 underprivileged U.S. residents. This year the STLCC campus collections will further aid the organization. Additional information is available at www.neweyesfortheneedy.org.
St. Louis Horn Quartet
At 3 p.m. on Dec. 12, the St. Louis Horn Quartet will be performing a recital in HW 102. The quartet, consisting of Cheryl Hoard, Allison Felter, Rebecca Moody, and Carole Lemire, performs a wide variety of music. The performance will showcase a vast range of music, from Classical to the Beatles; Jazz to Christmas standards. Admission is free. At 3 p.m. the following day, Dec. 13, the Meramec Orchestra and the Meramec Chamber and Concert Choirs will be performing carols by John Rutter. The evening will include a carol sing-along. Admission to this event is also free; no tickets are required.
Traveling to Vietnam
This December, Kay Blalock, Ph.D., and Dirk Voss, Ph.D., STLCC-Meramec faculty, will be traveling to Vietnam to volunteer with the English instructors at different colleges. Blalock will be traveling to Ha Noi, Vietnam to help the English language instructor at North Thang Long Engineering and Technical College. Voss will travel to Southern Vietnam to volunteer at Ca Mau Community College. Blalock will return in January 2010; Voss will be serving for a longer period of time for his sabbatical. The faculty will be doing this as part of the Missouri Community College Association (MCCA)/ Vietnam Association of Community Colleges (VACC) Conversational English Language Assistant Program (CELAP).
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