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Cholera 101
Cholera in Haiti…here’s what you need to know: Cholera: waterborne illness spread by drinking water containing the organism Vibrio cholera. In the absence of latrines or public sewage systems, the world’s poor often drink from the same river or stream used for defecation – infecting water supplies. While boiling water kills these bacteria, many people cannot afford [...]
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WATE6: “Outreach Program collecting formal dresses for Haiti”
It has begun! Donation boxes are being set out at every Prestige Cleaner’s in Knoxville this weekend where you can help out a great cause by donating prom/formal dresses that you no longer wear. Locals in Knoxville will be able to buy the donated dresses at great prices($25-$200) in March and all proceeds will go to [...]
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Deacon Ben Johnston reports: Another exciting chapter of progress in Boucan Care, Haiti
Each trip ends up having several purposes. The primary purpose of this trip was to inspect the construction for the new high school that is being built by the Xinergy Corporation in Knoxville. David Hutchins, the architect, and I did inspect the 8 room classroom building and the composting latrine. The construction is way ahead of [...]
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Students Breaking Ground at South Bound
November 10th, Give Haiti Hope at UT had their Breaking Ground at South Bound benefit concert in the Old City of downtown Knoxville. Club members worked hard to put on a great show. Students chose the opening local band: The Mountain Kings, whose loud and upbeat music was followed by the softer tones of The Sweetest Sleep. This one-man-band, [...]
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Volunteer Spirit: Channel 8 WVLT Feature