{"id":4013,"date":"2020-03-17T17:10:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T00:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/?p=4013"},"modified":"2020-05-20T11:36:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T18:36:44","slug":"palomar-will-provide-free-computers-and-food-to-students-on-march-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/palomar-will-provide-free-computers-and-food-to-students-on-march-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Palomar Will Provide Free Computers and Food to Students on March 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"open-para\">Funded by a donation to the Palomar College Foundation, the computers will help students continue their education, as instruction moves online starting March 30.<\/p>\n<p>SAN MARCOS, CA (March 17, 2020) \u2014\u00a0As Palomar College students prepare to take all of their courses in a remote format due to prevention measures associated with the COVID-19 outbreak, college officials announced that free computers will be distributed to qualified students in need on Wednesday, March 18. At the same time, college staff from the Anita &amp; Stan Maag Food &amp; Nutrition Center will also be distributing food to students in need of nutritional support.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a leadership gift from Darlene Shiley, and in partnership with the nonprofit Computers2Kids, San Diego, 300 computers will be distributed to Palomar College students. The distribution will take place between 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. in Lots 1 and 2\u2014the parking area at the front of the San Marcos campus, directly off Mission Road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely grateful to Darlene Shiley as we do everything we can to help students through this unprecedented time,\u201d said Stacy Rungaitis, Executive Director for the Palomar College Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese computers will help so many of our students continue taking their classes and proceed on their intended educational path,\u201d said Acting Superintendent\/President Dr. Jack Kahn.<\/p>\n<p>The donation of emergency funding for student computers also established the Darlene Shiley Challenge Emergency Fund Campaign, administered by the Palomar College Foundation. Those who wish to participate in the challenge in support of Palomar\u2019s students can find information on the Palomar College Foundation website.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Food &amp; Nutrition Center at Palomar has been serving students continuously as the COVID-19 outbreak developed, and on Tuesday, March 17 was taking orders online to be fulfilled at Wednesday\u2019s distribution. The outdoor distribution point is aligned with the concept of social distancing as recommended by public health officials.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/03\/Food-and-Nutrition-Center-2-of-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/03\/Food-and-Nutrition-Center-2-of-1-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/03\/Food-and-Nutrition-Center-2-of-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p>Media contacts:<\/p>\n<p>Julie Lanthier Bandy, Public Affairs, jlanthierbandy@palomar.edu, 760-744-1150 x2365<\/p>\n<p>Tom Pfingsten, Public Affairs, tpfingsten@palomar.edu, 760-744-1150 x2960<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funded by a donation to the Palomar College Foundation, the computers will help students continue their education, as instruction moves online starting March 30. 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