Seeding Labs has been collecting scientific equipment donations for 10 years and donating it to talented scientists in developing countries to spearhead growth in solving challenges such as global disease, feeding growing populations, and protecting our planet. Donated equipment...
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5 Tips for a Low-Stress Assessment
Have a quality assessment in your future? Don’t let it get you down. AABB News spoke with actual assessors to find out how to pass an inspection. Here are five tips for keeping your blood bank, donor center, laboratory or transfusion service quality assessment from becoming...
Read more »DREAM Christmas Empowers Scholars
DREAM Alive’s DREAM Christmas Celebration, hosted at the Indianapolis Colts’ complex, brings joy to children and their families who have been forced from their homes to emergency shelters due to domestic violence. The Christmas season is an especially tough time of year, and...
Read more »Helmer Scientific Product Donations Chill the World
In 2017, Helmer Scientific donated life-saving cold-chain and blood bank equipment to multiple countries as part of its generosity program, Chill the World. This equipment will help make safe blood accessible in low resource countries and will permit these medical facilities to...
Read more »Filling Shoeboxes with Love
Operation Christmas Child is an annual event that provides a “Shoebox” gift to children in need throughout the world. Each child receives a shoebox that is packed with treasures from toys and books to toiletries, school supplies and clothes. Samaritan’s Purse has delivered...
Read more »Work-based Learning Opportunity Makes a Difference
The Excel Center, opened in 2010, is a free public high-school for adults who want to earn a high school diploma. This exceptional program is operated by Goodwill Education Initiatives, Inc. through Goodwill of Central/Southern Indiana. There have been 2,803 graduates since...
Read more »Walking for Alzheimer's Care, Support and Research
The Walk for Alzheimer’s is held annually by the Alzheimer’s Association in 600 communities nationwide. It is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Participants of all ages and abilities are encouraged to participate...
Read more »Building Rube Goldberg Machines Inspires Students
Helmer Scientific continues to build relationships with youth through the Horizons program, a non-profit organization aimed at closing the gap for low income children in inner-city Indianapolis. Volunteers from Helmer visited St Richard’s Episcopal School recently as part of the...
Read more »Summer Interns Providing Hope
The 2017 Helmer Scientific Summer Interns recently participated in a community service event. Each year the summer interns choose an event to participate in as part of their intern experience. This year’s group volunteered with Hands of Hope, an adoption and orphan care...
Read more »An Incredible Journey to College
Starfish Initiative is a non-profit organization that inspires, encourages and prepares promising, economically disadvantaged students for college and career success. The program pairs economically disadvantaged high school students one-on-one with college-educated volunteer...
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