Foundation News
Santa Cause 2020: Toys for Joy
This year’s holiday season was in danger of being canceled as many families struggled to cope with the pandemic fallout and restrictions. Many families faced food insecurity, inability to pay rent, utilities, or phone bills and wondered if they would be able to put a new toy under the Christmas tree for their children. AUHS
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AUHS Foundation Receives Donation From Dao Medical Group
The AUHS Foundation extends their acknowledgment and warmest thanks to Dao Medical Group of Garden Grove for recently contributing a monetary donation of $5,000 to the general fund to support community outreach programs. Dr. Michael Dao, Founder and Leading Physician of Dao Medical Group, presented the donation check to Ms. Lieu Suss, Program Director of
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Providing Thanksgiving Meals To-Go for the Homeless
November 22, 2020 was a day filled with jubilance and thanks. The AUHS Foundation and its team of volunteers gathered together at Second Samoan Congregational Church in Long Beach to give out free Thanksgiving meals, hygiene kits or sleeping bags, to the homeless population near downtown Long Beach. While there are many members in the
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A Touch of Thanksgiving for the Public
The month of November is a time of gratitude, reflection, and humility. While there are many Americans who are making plans to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with their loved ones over a hearty and warm meal, there are those who unfortunately do not have the necessary essentials to prepare a homecooked Thanksgiving meal for themselves
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Giving Back to Those in Need
AUHS Foundation, in collaboration with the American University of Health Sciences (AUHS) and Walgreens Pharmacy, located on Anaheim Street in Long Beach, provided free flu shots for the public on October 24, 2020. Robert Yagar, the Pharmacy Manager at Walgreens, along with AUHS Assistant Professors of Clinical & Administrative Sciences, Dr. Joseph Kunchandy and Dr.
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Free Flu Shots for the Community
On Saturday, September 19, 2020, AUHS Foundation, in collaboration with the American University of Health Sciences (AUHS) and Walgreens Pharmacy, located on Anaheim Street in Long Beach, provided free flu shots for the public. The event, held from 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., was located at the campus parking lot at AUHS on 1600 E.
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A Helping Hand for the Public
On September 3, 2020, the American University of Health Sciences Foundation (AUHS Foundation) donated back to school supply tote bags to 310 disadvantaged and low-income elementary school students to prepare and enhance their educational learning for the new school year. AUHS Foundation would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude and thanks to Kayne Anderson Rudnick
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Sharing Our Blessings This Holiday Season
The holiday season is a time to reflect on all of the things that we have to be thankful for. Part of reflecting back on our blessings, though, is understanding that there are those in our world as well as those in our own community who are not nearly as fortunate as we are.
9th Annual Santa Cause Toys for Joy Event 2018
By Crystal E. Valenzuela, AUHS Student On Friday, December 14, 2018, American University of Health Sciences Foundation hosted nearly four hundred men, women, and children at the 9th Annual Santa Cause Toy Giveaway. AUHS’ BSN nursing students, as well as staff and faculty, arrived on campus at approximately ten o’clock in the morning to begin
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“Acts of Love” – November 2019
AUHS expresses gratitude to God through giving and serving others so that they can enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday. The AUHS Foundation organizes and hosts two Giving Thanks events for community members who are homeless and come from a low-income background. The first Giving Thanks event was in conjunction with the foundation’s quarterly Acts of Love
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