Binghamton University’s PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Scholars to help renovate HCA preschool in Johnson City
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Participants in Binghamton University’s School of Management (SOM) student honors program, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Scholars, will renovate both indoor and outdoor areas of the HCA (Helping Celebrate Abilities) preschool at 18 Broad St., Johnson City, from noon-5 p.m. Friday, April 20.
Representatives from HCA, Binghamton University students, alumni professionals from PwC in New York City and community members will provide the finishing touches to a yearlong renovation of the preschool. The outside area will be transformed into a handicapped-accessible garden that will also function as an outdoor classroom with a newly installed pergola, fencing and flower beds. Inside the building, a mural designed by one of the scholars will be painted on one of the walls, with interactive sensory units to be installed on many of the other walls.
The PwC Scholars have worked with HCA since the beginning of the school year to prepare. In the fall, they held a garden clean-up day to clear the space needed for the renovations. They also painted stones with the preschool students that will be placed in the garden. In addition, the scholars provided help for HCA’s Thanksgiving feast at the preschool, as well as their annual “A Tasteful Day with HCA” fundraiser.
The PwC Scholars held a number of events throughout the year to raise $15,000 that will be used for the improvements. Their efforts included a trivia night, a “date” auction that let students bid on networking events with professionals, and a stock-trading competition that pitted students and alumni against one another.
HCA invites friends, family and community members to the preschool to unveil the final renovations at a celebration from noon-1 p.m. Friday, May 4. More information will be made available closer to the event.
HCA has been providing services to people with disabilities of all ages since 1947. Its mission is to develop, establish and maintain multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment services for developmentally and physically disabled persons and their families; plan and implement individualized programs designed to increase to the greatest possible degree the individual’s physical, social, intellectual and emotional abilities; and enable developmentally disabled persons to remain in the community, develop to their fullest potential and become independent functional members of society.
The School of Management Scholars Program, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), is for students of exceptional merit. Students are selected for their strong academic achievements and extracurricular accomplishments. Each year, the PwC Scholars identify a local initiative to engage in community service/fundraising as a way to give back to their community and foster stronger ties with the city of Binghamton.
For more information, contact Dina Layish at dlayish@binghamton.edu or 607-777-6854.