The Riverside Press-Enterprise
School district presents Outstanding Community Partner Award
The Board of Education of the San Bernardino City Unified School District recently presented its inaugural Outstanding Community Partner Award to Loma Linda University Health for its longstanding support of the district’s 46,000 students.
J.C. Belliard, representing Loma Linda University Health, received the award, a mahogany plaque made by students in the Bing Wong Elementary School ISTEAM Lab, at the Sept. 20 Board of Education meeting.
Loma Linda University Health doctors and medical students have provided training for hundreds of San Bernardino City Unified School District students. And at least one of those students used the knowledge she gained from Loma Linda’s training to save the life of a loved one who was having a medical emergency, according to a news release.
Loma Linda also supports school lies through district fami- free immunization clinics and food pantries. And in September, Loma
Linda University Health kicked off a new effort to get young people and families more involved in outdoor recreational activities.
“Partners like Loma Linda University Health are invaluable because they help us better serve families and students,” Ginger Ontiveros, the district’s chief communications and community engagement officer, said in the news release. “We are grateful to have them in our corner.”
Loma Linda University Health has also worked with students in Indian Springs High School’s Academy of Manufacturing and Product Development Design pathway to help students gain experience in designing and making prosthetic limbs.
San Bernardino City Unified School District launched the Outstanding Community Partner Award as a way to recognize the contributions of its many educational partners. The award will be presented monthly.