FSW Ambulance Gets Makeover Thanks to JetScape Signarama
May 26, 2015
Florida SouthWestern State College’s (FSW) Emergency Service Programs received a new vinyl wrap for their ambulance this summer thanks to a generous donation from JetScape Signarama, Inc., and the talents of one FSW student.
Joseph Washburn, Program Director of Emergency Service Programs, contacted Director of Communications Teresa Morgenstern who reached out to FSW Foundation Senior Director of Development Paul Bova about replacing the ambulance’s exterior. The older Collier County EMS logos on the ambulance had been fading and didn’t represent the new FSW brand.
They asked FSW Professor Dina Kelm’s art classes to conceptualize a design that would incorporate the Emergency Services Program and the College’s brand.
This spring the FSW Foundation secured a generous donation from JetScape Signarama, Inc. – a local company since 1997 that has completed quality work on numerous city and county vehicles – for the installation of the wrap with FSW student John Alday’s design.
Bova said the project was a great example of collaboration between the College, local business and the community.
“This is what happens when a team and a community comes together to solve a problem,” said Bova. “Our EMT program asked the College and Foundation for assistance and I reached out to the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce to see if they had any members who could help us. They put me in contact with Mike Tissier from Signarama and this is the end product.”
“We wanted to give back to the community,” said Mike Tissier, President of JetScape Signarama, Inc. “It’s a labor of love to transform something old into something beautiful.”
The ambulance was donated to the College by Collier County EMS and serves as an important training tool for future Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and Paramedics in FSW’s School of Health Professions.
For more information about the FSW Foundation, visit www.fsw.edu/foundation. Learn more about the programs offered by the School of Health Professions at www.fsw.edu/sohp.
About the FSW Foundation:
Since 1966, the Florida SouthWestern State College Foundation has been enhancing the quality of higher education for FSW students and faculty. The FSW Foundation has awarded $1.2 million for student scholarships and $700,000 in academic support to the college annually since 2011. The Foundation’s focus is attracting and managing private contributions from individuals, organizations, businesses and other private foundations to support the college’s mission. To learn more about the non-profit, tax-exempt FSW Foundation or to make a gift, visit foundation.fsw.edu.
About FSW:
Florida SouthWestern State College is Southwest Florida’s largest and one of the most affordable institutions of higher education. Annually serving more than 22,000 students globally, FSW offers a variety of nationally-ranked, career-focused academic programs with two- and four-year degrees, and professional certifications. Students are also active in clubs and programs catered to their interests. FSW will debut its intercollegiate athletics program in the fall 2015. Visit www.FSW.edu for more information.
Last Updated: May 26, 2015
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