NEWS RELEASE

  

For Immediate Release – April 1, 2013Media Contact:  Alicia Steger 516.572.9634E-mail:  alicia.steger@ncc.eduncc.edu/newsreleases

Nassau Community College Partners With Care for Sandy in a Photo Scanning EventSunday, April 7 from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

 

Garden City, NY – Nassau Community College has partnered with the organization Care for Sandy in an event to help restore photos damaged as a result of Superstorm Sandy. The scanning event will take place on Sunday, April 7, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Building G on the NCC campus. On that day, Nassau Community College’s Art Department students and faculty will scan up to 50 damaged photos per guest, which will then be posted on the Care for Sandy (Cherished Album Restoration Effort) website to be “adopted,” retouched and then restored to their original state. Although this entire process may take several months, the restored high-resolution files will ultimately be returned to their owners.   “I am thrilled that the Art Department’s students, faculty and staff are teaming up with Care for Sandy in providing this critical first step to helping families get their precious photos restored,” said NCC Photography Professor Carolyn Monastra. “Approximately 150 Nassau students have already been working on retouching previously scanned photos, but this event will put them directly in touch with families who experienced the devastating effects of the storm firsthand. It’s also a wonderful opportunity for our students to gain professional experience while giving back to the community.” In addition, about a dozen students from the Studio Photography class will take family portraits of guests while they wait for their scanning to be done. Families will be emailed a digital file of their portraits a few weeks after the event. All guests will sign in on the first floor of the G Building and then proceed to the Photo Lab in room GC 23 in the basement. Those interested in attending this event can call the Nassau Community College Art Department at 516.572.7162 or visit the Care for Sandy website at careforsandy.org/events-faq . Ref: 1662.4/1/13/170 About Nassau Community College Nassau Community College, part of the State University of New York, is an institution where nearly 23,000 full- and part-time students and almost 15,000 continuing and professional students start and continue their successful journey through higher education. More than 70 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island. As the largest single-campus two-year college in New York State, Nassau Community College maintains a national reputation for excellence. For more information, visit www.ncc.edu .