June 18, 2008

SCSDB News                                             

South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind

  A Palmetto Gold School                                                    For Immediate Release

 Media contacts:

 Sharon Goolsby, Public Information Office: (864) 577-7505

sgoolsby@scsdb.org

 

Katie Rice, Public Information Office:  (864) 577-7506

 krice@scsdb.org

 

 

SCSDB’s Hearts and Hands Award Goes to SmileMakers

 

Spartanburg, SC  – SmileMakers of Spartanburg was presented the 2008 Hearts and Hands Award from the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB) Board of Commissioners. 

            The SCSDB Board of Commissioners established the Hearts and Hands Award in 1997 as an opportunity to recognize local civic clubs or organizations that provide exemplary and extraordinary service to SCSDB students and programs.

            SmileMakers received the award for its partnership with SCSDB of more than eight years providing students in the Industrial Skills Development Program (ISDC) with job training and work opportunities helping them prepare for competitive employment.  In addition to providing financial support to the ISDC program, their management team demonstrates a genuine commitment to the partnership and works with the SCSDB students and staff to ensure safety, quality and a professional business relationship.

            The SC Department of Education named SCSDB a Palmetto Gold School for its

 academic accomplishments and a Red Carpet School for its outstanding customer service.  SCSDB is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf and the

SC Department of Education.  SCSDB offers programs for preschool, elementary, middle school, high school, sensory multidisabled, vocational and postsecondary education students, as well as a variety of outreach services through regional centers located throughout the state. The main campus is located in Spartanburg. The school’s web site address is www.scsdb.org and its toll-free telephone number is 1-888-447-2732.