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Media contacts:
Sharon Goolsby, Public Information
Office: (864) 577-7505
Katie Rice, Public
Information Office: (864) 577-7506
The
school is hoping to obtain donated vans for use in its service departments. The school’s housekeeping department uses old
vans to move equipment across the 160-acre campus. Its maintenance department converts
older vans into moving tools sheds that can quickly meet multiple requests in
the school’s 38 buildings. The
transportation department uses vans to transport tools and staff to school bus
breakdown sites. Technology and media
departments also use vans to deliver all types of equipment to classrooms, labs
and offices.
“Older vans are still very
useful for use with maintenance needs in our campus environment,” said Jennifer
Lauer, director of Human Resources and Safety. SCSDB
currently has four vans used by the
housekeeping and maintenance departments.
These vans all have clocked more than 200,000 miles and one is 20 years
old.
“We have maximized the use of our service
vehicles and it would be wonderful if our facilities employees, who work so
hard to keep things running smoothly for the students, could have more reliable
vehicles,” said Lauer.
Persons interested in
donating a van or other vehicle may call the Walker Foundation (864) 577-7582
for details. The Walker Foundation is
the schools’s fund-raising arm.
The SC School for the Deaf and the Blind is a
specialized instructional and resource center. It provides services statewide
for individuals who are deaf, blind or sensory multidisabled, their families
and the professionals who work with them. SCSDB offers programs for preschool,
elementary, middle school, high school, sensory multidisabled, vocational and
postsecondary educational students, as well as a variety of outreach and
support services. The main campus is located in
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