Remington College-Dallas Campus Students Bring Valentine’s Day Celebration to Buckner Children and Family Services
Kids get cards, sweet treats, cookies to decorate
Dallas, Texas – (February 8, 2011) – Remington College-Dallas Campus students will be helping create a special Valentine’s Day celebration for kids at three Buckner Children and Family Services afterschool programs.
On February 14, from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., students in the Remington College Pastry Arts Diploma Program and Culinary Arts Degree Program will play Cupid and deliver Valentine Care Packages that include:
- A Valentine card from the Remington students
- A fudge brownie
- A heart-shaped crispy treat
- Cookies
- A lollipop
Students and instructors will also bring large heart-shaped sugar cookies and will help the kids design and decorate their own cookies.
“Our students will be creating some very special treats and can’t wait to share them with some very special children,” said Sandra Cohen, Pastry Arts Program Chair.
Students will deliver the goodies to three Buckner Afterschool Program locations:
- Buckner at Hillburn Hills Resource Center, 2603 Hillburn Dr., Building 6
- Buckner at Simari Ridge Resource Center, 3460 S. Loop 12
- Buckner at Wynnewood Community Center, 2006 Didsbury Circle
20-30 kids are expected at each site.
The Remington College Pastry Arts Diploma Program is designed to help prepare students turn their taste for baking into a fun and challenging potential career[i]. Students in the Pastry Arts Diploma Program have the opportunity to learn how to create and artfully present breads, cakes and pastries.
Remington College-Dallas Campus offers several degree and diploma programs, including Business Administration, Computer and Network Administration, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Cosmetology, Medical Assisting, Medical Billing and Coding and Pharmacy Technician.
For more information, call 1-800-448-6405.
About Remington College: Remington College is a common name used by all 20 campuses of a privately-owned, non-profit, post-secondary educational institution with its home office in Heathrow, Florida. Through its campuses, Remington College offers diplomas, bachelor’s and associate’s degrees in a variety of fields, including: cosmetology; nursing; healthcare; criminal justice; business; electronics; information technology; and more. Course offerings vary by campus. Remington Colleges, Inc. and its predecessor companies have been part of the higher education community since 1985. For more information, please visit http://www.remingtoncollege.edu/. For the latest news about Remington College, visit http://today.remingtoncollege.edu/.
About Buckner: Buckner Children and Family Services (www.buckner.org) is part of Buckner International, a global faith-based ministry dedicated to the restoration and healing of children, families and senior adults. Established in 1879 as the Buckner Orphans Home in Dallas, Buckner is one of the three oldest businesses in continual operation in Dallas and currently serves more than 400,000 people each year in 11 countries worldwide.
Media contact:
Frank Wolff
Wellons Communications
407-339-0879 office
407-637-6000 cell
Frank@wellonscommunications.com
[i] Employment after graduation not guaranteed.