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Parents of Lynn students killed in Haiti earthquake start charities

Parents of Lynn students killed in Haiti earthquake start charities
On Jan. 12, four Lynn University students and their professors were in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on a volunteer aid trip when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck, paralyzing the country and crushing the hotel where they were staying.

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The long road to recovery in Haiti: Some close-ups

The long road to recovery in Haiti: Some close-ups
Church World Service July 28, 2010 Port-au-Prince, Haiti – In northern Haiti, members of a community-based group began a feeding program for those displaced by the January 12 earthquake. In the southern coastal city …

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Help Haiti Now — Volunteer Opportunities Abound!

Help Haiti Now — Volunteer Opportunities Abound!
Six months after the earthquake, Tonic presents a new and expanded comprehensive list of volunteer opportunities in Haiti.

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Vemma donates over $315,000 as nutritional supplements for children in Haiti and Tennessee

Vemma donates over $315,000 as nutritional supplements for children in Haiti and Tennessee
Vemma Nutrition Company has donated in excess of $315,000 of its premium children’s supplement, Vemma NEXT™ to Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) as a first step in an ongoing donation partnership with the New York City-based nonprofit. This first donation has been earmarked primarily to assist with long-term relief efforts in Haiti spearheaded by K.I.D.S. and Operation Compassion, giving …

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Vemma(R) Gives Over $315,000 in Children’s Nutritional Products to Supply Vital Nutrition to Children in Haiti and the …

Vemma(R) Gives Over $315,000 in Children’s Nutritional Products to Supply Vital Nutrition to Children in Haiti and the …
Vemma Nutrition Company has donated in excess of $315,000 of its premium children’s supplement, Vemma NEXT⢠to Kids in Distressed Situations as a first step in an ongoing donation partnership with the New York City-based nonprofit.

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Economic lessons from Haiti

Economic lessons from Haiti
The laws and rules of economics still stand, even though buildings, bridges, and Haiti’s national economy collapsed in the massive earthquake that struck the country on Jan. 12.

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My Week in Haiti

My Week in Haiti
It’s more expensive to construct a building that can withstand an intense earthquake. Imposing US building codes in Haiti wouldn’t have saved hundreds of thousands of people; it would simply have made them homeless all these years.

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Hundreds of volunteers package 40,000 meals for relief to Haiti

Hundreds of volunteers package 40,000 meals for relief to Haiti
Packaging tens of thousands of meals isn’t the most glamorous volunteer job, but it is one of the most rewarding for student volunteers of the Interact Club at Midlothian High School. Last spring, the students packaged 12,000 meals for needy families around the world.

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Haiti in their words: George Pleitez

Haiti in their words: George Pleitez
Earplugs do wonders for a good night’s sleep in communal sleeping quarters. Cold shower and no privacy for changing seem to be par for the course. Meager breakfast rations, being at the end of the line, made for a good start to my diet.

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Haiti in their words: Jeffrey Chvilicek

Haiti in their words: Jeffrey Chvilicek
We’ve been “in country” for 36 hours — what a transition it has been! The journey began in February when all the planning started gaining momentum. The week before departure was a maze of normal working days, packaging hundreds of pounds of supplies, and trying to make it to children’s events. Friday involved thousands of miles of travel with very little sleep. Saturday started at 0300 (0100 …

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