(PRWEB) February 25, 2006 -- WARD’S Natural Science, a member of the VWR Education family, and Victor Highschool partnered to help students in Pass Christian, Mississippi. Victor’s sister school, Pass Christian High School, was leveled by the hurricane. Currently, students in Pass Christian attend school inside large military temporary buildings with a limited amount of materials and resources. In an effort to help the students in Pass Christian, Victor students began to gather materials, supplies, and support. WARD’S Natural Science learned of Victor Highschool’s efforts and offered their assistance in conducting a "Science Lab Makeover" at Pass Christian High School. The teachers at Pass Christian compiled a "wish list" of items from WARD’S website, wardsci.com. WARD’S, together with sister companies Science Kit and Sargent-Welch, then donated $15,000 worth of science room supplies from the list as well as collecting supplementary materials from several other vendors. The Victor students raised an additional $6,000 for supplies, airfare to carry them to Mississippi, and a truck to ship all the donated materials. Once organized, the contents of a fully renovated science classroom and laboratory were shipped from Rochester to Pass Christian.
The truck arrived inPass Christian on January 9 where Victor Highschool and WARD’S volunteers were on hand to assemble, install, and build the elements of a fully functional science laboratory where once only remnants stood. The result of local cooperation was an entirely new science laboratory, a generous gift that will help restore education in Pass Christian.
WARD'S Natural Science was founded in Rochester in 1862 by adventurer and scientist Henry Ward. The company today is the leading supplier of science education materials, preserving the spirit of innovation inspired by Henry Ward.
WARD'S Natural Science is located at 5100 West Henrietta Road. For any questions, interviews, or media requests, please contact Noël France at 585-321-9458 or nfrance @ wardsci.com. For more information on Ward’s Natural Science please visit www.wardsci.com.
Company: WARD'S Natural Science
Contact: Noël France
Phone: 585-321-9458
Fax: 585-34-6174
Email: nfrance @ wardsci.com
